Challenge: #66- Writers Choice, 200 words
Note: A break from my other stories, because I couldn't think of a plot to fit 200 words. This is called "Ode To Bob" and I'd like to dedicate this to my own Bob's: Little Dog and Big White Dog (Both of which have names, but those are more common).
The story, by my count, came out to 196 words. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure...
I stared at my carpet and one thought came to mind: Yuck.
I exchanged glances with Bob, who shook his head and lowered it into his hands. "Laundry Room, Go." I commanded, but he didn't budge.
I passed him on the way to the kitchen, giving him a good kick. I wadded up a bunch of paper towels like a glove and side-stepped towards the steaming mess of dog puke.
I don't know what Bob ate, but it was a good guess that he wasn't supposed to.
Weilding a can of Lysol in my other hand, I reached for the pile, grasping it and closing my hand around it. I had enough towels to not feel the squishyness of it, but I could feel the warmth.
"Yuck, eww, nasty." I complained, holding the wad in front of my face, kicking the trash can open and dropping it in.
I double scrubbed my hands with dish soap, figuring if it was good enough to eat off of, it was good enough to clean dog-yack germs off my arm.
As if on cue, the phone rang. I slid across the counter and grabbed the reciever, nearly dropping it out of my slippery hands.
"Yo Babe." Came a familiar voice.
"Yo yourself," was my usual response, but today I jumped to the jugular of the problem. "Bob puked on the rug."
"Did you get Ella to clean it?" He asked, voice full of laughter.
"Ella could have cleaned it?" Came my tiny voice.
The End
Tucker and Casey (my dogs that usually go by the forementioned nicknames) are always hurling in places they shouldn't, and their recent incident inspired this. I won't go into detail, but it involved a bird, carpet stain remover and a garbage bag.
But, we love them anyway. This is a tribute to all pets and their owners.
I figured we all needed a little comic relief, and sorry I couldn't get this to you sooner. Esentrik
