Bombalurina walked into the Junkyard. I hadn't really noticed her at first, but as she and Cassandra winked at every tom, I thought about having to talk to her. I slowly approached her.
"Hello," I said, "So, it would be most enjoyable if I accompanied you to the Jellicle Ball."
"Ok, first of all, none of that made sense. Second of all, I am not going to the ball with a nerd like you. I need someone more...my level. You know, curious, contrary. Someone...not you." She said poking my chest. I walked away, muttering to myself.
"Rejected...the protector...rejected..rejected..." I kept going until I bumped into another tom doing the same thing.
"Oh, sorry, good sir." I said to him.
"It's ok, Rum Tum Tugger. Did a gorgeous queen reject you too?" Alonzo asked me.
"So it seems. Who was the queen that rejected you, kind fellow?" I asked.
"Cassandra. She cart-wheeled into my life today. I asked her to the ball and she said I was a dork." He explained.
"Ah, the same with Bombalurina. She said that I wasn't at her 'level.'" I said to the white and black tom.
"What should we do?" He asked me desperately.
"We need to change. If we really love these queens, then we'll have to be like them." I said.
"You're right. What if we became...hmm...different?" Lonz suggested.
"If we became the opposite of what we are now, we can win their hearts!" I exclaimed.
"Let's get to it." Alonzo said, nodding to me. We started the process of becoming immature idiots.
Still shorter than you're used to, but the next one will be longer, I promise!