Kill Russell
Kenny Wilson lied on his side, looking at the General Electric alarm clock with its artificial wood finish thru blood shot eyes. The red digital numbers stared back at him without blinking. 4:07 AM. He decided he lied as motionless in bed as anyone humanly possible could without sleeping . He spun around, sat up and set his feet flat on the floor. He remained there sitting at the edge of his bed for a moment...thinking.
He looked back over his shoulder at his wife sleeping. She was quiet. Peaceful. He then turned back to look in the direction he was facing, across the room at the birdcage. There was Russell. His wife's parrot, also sleeping peacefully. Russell was perched on his throne inside a five foot high golden palace like a silent prince. However, during the day he sat upon that very same perch and cast insults down at Kenny like the mighty Zeus on Mt. Olympus hurling down lightning bolts at the sinners.
Only problem was Kenny was a good guy. A very good guy. He didn't deserve to be attacked by a foul mouthed, feathered wise ass. But Russell was Linda's baby through out all these years. She loved and pampered him to extreme measures. So extreme many had wondered if when Linda gazed upon Russell she saw the baby boy she and Kenny could never have. That is why Kenny put with Russell. He knew it.
But Linda laughed uncontrollably when Russell laced into Kenny with his acid tongue."Hey jerky...get up off your ass and answer the door. Squawk "
"Grandpa , pickup your cane and get us some ice cream Whistle " He quietly rose from bed..
"Unlatch the door, real easy & quiet. He's sleeping, so is she. I can grab him around his head and neck before he knows what hit him. She'll never hear me snap his neck. I can hide the body & just say we must of left the cage door unlocked and he flew out during the night", the thoughts flashed in his mind. As he approached the cage, he tripped over the huge container of premium bird seed & came crashing down into the carpet. He woke up the whole house. "Hey cheesecake, did you have a nice trip?" , squawked Russell. Linda heard and laughed.
Kenny hated that goddamned' bird.