BONG! BONG! BONG... The clock struck midnight and the day of jokes had begun. Lucy had dealt herself out of the last round of bridge, and gone into the bedroom, where she could think about her mischievous plans to fool Fred, Ricky, and Ethel out of $100.00. She realized that Ricky was her main target, and she had to figure out something very very sneaky and clever in order to fool him! But instead of fooling of them, she had a better idea.........
The Next Morning.....
As Ricky woke up, he realized that any step he took today, could result in getting fooled by Lucy. He had to be very clever with every step he took, look anywhere before saying or doing anything, be almost TOO careful.
He slowly got out of bed, and looked both ways before stepping down and tiptoeing quietly to the bathroom. He checked above the door, behind the door, below the door, either side of the door, NOTHING. He was safe. He checked his toothpaste. Still toothpaste. His toothbrush was the same way he had left it yesterday. He brushed his teeth, and carefully rinsed his mouth with only one cup of water, careful to make sure it was clean and untouched. He put on some clothes, and made his way to the kitchen, where he ate scarcely a thing.
"Good morning, Ricky," piped Lucy.
"Good morning," he muttered back.
"Here's your breakfast. Bacon, eggs, and orange juice," Lucy said with a grin.
"I'm not hungry," he replied with a leering eye.
"Ok," said Lucy.
"Good bye," said Ricky.
"Where are you going?" asked Lucy.
"To the club," said Ricky.
"Ok," replied Lucy.
"Wait a minute," eased out Ricky, "what do you mean by ok? You want me to go to the club, don't you? That is where you are planning to fool me out, isn't it?"
"No, I don't care where you go," replied Lucy with a paranoid look on her face.
"Ok, fine, then I am just staying home today," murmured Ricky.
"Fine," said Lucy back.
"Wait a minute," started Ricky again, "what do you mean fine? You want me to stay home because you knew that I was going to stay home, and that is exactly where you want me, well no sir. I am going to the club," stated Ricky firmly.
"Well, ok." said Lucy back.
"Wait a minute....." started Ricky AGAIN!
"Oh, really Ricky," Lucy grunted as she pushed him out the door.