10-31-2021, 01:34 AM
He broke the silence, “Why don’t you stay with me? I like having you around.”
“Nah, you like to destroy things and you stink like rotten eggs.”
He laughed again, leaving her to wonder if this was maybe a bad idea. She could out drink most anybody but as she opened the third and last bottle she had her doubts about this plan of hers.
Suddenly his head dropped. She poured another round and urged him to drink up. Finally he slumped to the side, dropping a silver disk of some kind. She pulled out her .38 and grabbed the disk just as several of his servants surrounded them. “No need for the gun ma’am. He’s been defeated...again. We’ll just get him on back now” He turned his scaly head toward her and winked “He’s gonna have one hell of a headache “ Then they all faded out, leaving her with the device.
“See ya later Ol Slew Foot” she whispered quietly.
She expected a complicated sequence that went far beyond control,alt, delete and snorted when the saw the button that was simply labeled UNDO. She looked at Penny and Bella “Well girls, should we see what this button does?”
The dogs didn’t answer but their wagging tails seemed to indicate a yes.She pressed the button and felt like her soul had been ejected from her body.
When she opened her eyes she saw the light had changed to green and the vehicles behind her were honking impatiently. She dropped the melted silver object, pet her dogs and drove on. She turned her head at a couple at the crosswalk. The woman’s white suit sparkled brightly in the sun. As the man made eye contact she saw the most stunning pair of blue eyes and smiled.
She decided to forgo the trip to Doc Campbell’s and headed straight to get ice cream for herself and the two pups.
“Nah, you like to destroy things and you stink like rotten eggs.”
He laughed again, leaving her to wonder if this was maybe a bad idea. She could out drink most anybody but as she opened the third and last bottle she had her doubts about this plan of hers.
Suddenly his head dropped. She poured another round and urged him to drink up. Finally he slumped to the side, dropping a silver disk of some kind. She pulled out her .38 and grabbed the disk just as several of his servants surrounded them. “No need for the gun ma’am. He’s been defeated...again. We’ll just get him on back now” He turned his scaly head toward her and winked “He’s gonna have one hell of a headache “ Then they all faded out, leaving her with the device.
“See ya later Ol Slew Foot” she whispered quietly.
She expected a complicated sequence that went far beyond control,alt, delete and snorted when the saw the button that was simply labeled UNDO. She looked at Penny and Bella “Well girls, should we see what this button does?”
The dogs didn’t answer but their wagging tails seemed to indicate a yes.She pressed the button and felt like her soul had been ejected from her body.
When she opened her eyes she saw the light had changed to green and the vehicles behind her were honking impatiently. She dropped the melted silver object, pet her dogs and drove on. She turned her head at a couple at the crosswalk. The woman’s white suit sparkled brightly in the sun. As the man made eye contact she saw the most stunning pair of blue eyes and smiled.
She decided to forgo the trip to Doc Campbell’s and headed straight to get ice cream for herself and the two pups.