I'm back from camp, so that's good, even though I miss it a lot! This is a pretty long chapter, so be happy. I have no clue how I got this idea, but I like it! Enjoy!
The commitment party of Maureen and Abby was small. Only their closest friends and family were there. Of course, it was what happened AFTER the party that was so exciting.
"I'm bored," Collins said suddenly, taking a swig of Stoli, "We should go do something courageous. Hey, let's go moon people on the highway!"
Everyone groaned.
"Let's not and say we did," Mel said sarcastically, staring longingly at the beer bottles nearly everyone was holding.
"Let's celebrate Maureen and Abby style," Roger suggested, a devilish glint in his eyes.
"Um, no," Joanne said, rubbing her growing stomach, "Why don't we just hang out in the apartment?"
"Hell no!" Mimi protested, "That's so boring! We're always in the apartment. Let's do something fun!"
"How about bowling?" Mark suggested.
"No way!" Roger said, "Bowling is so boring! How about…bungee jumping?"
"That'd be fun," Mel said, "But notice the lack of cliffs and bridges. That, and it's, like, three in the morning. We've been partying forever."
"Better idea," Mark said, "We can go to the animal shelter and play with all the little puppies!"
Everyone seemed quite partial to this idea.
"I've always wanted a puppy," Mimi mused.
"So did Angel!" Collins added.
"I had so many pets when I was a kid," Roger said, "Cats, dogs, turtles, fish, birds, gerbils- you name it, we had it. It was weird not having anything like that when I left home."
"So it's agreed," Joanne said, "We're going to go to the shelter and get a puppy. Great, just what we need. If you guys haven't remembered, we're going to have two little kids around in less than nine months."
"All the better!" Roger exclaimed, "Every kid deserves to have a puppy."
Joanne rolled her eyes. "Alright, let's go."
It didn't take very long to walk to the shelter.
"Damn!" Mimi said, jiggling the doorknob harshly, "It's locked! They must be closed for the night!"
"I guess that makes sense," Mark mused, checking his watch, "Seeing as it's almost three thirty in the morning."
Mel groaned. "That sucks!" she grumbled, "I was really looking forward to seeing all the little doggies."
"And being a pregnant woman with weird cravings we shouldn't deny you that," Collins said, "Now, let's somehow open this door and just pop in for a few moments to see the animals."
Joanne shook her head. "No, that's trespassing. I'll see you guys at home. Anyway, you'll need someone to bail you out of jail."
With that, Joanne began walking back to the apartment but Collins grabbed her wrist. "Live a little!" he said, "Now, if you start running after I let go I swear I'll tackle you down. Now, you wouldn't want any harm to happen to the baby now would you?"
Joanne shook her head, defeated. "Fine, I'll stay."
Satisfied, Collins released Joanne and pulled a bobby pin out of his jacket and quickly undid the lock.
"Where the hell did you get a bobby pin?" Roger asked, an amused smile on his face and Collins put it securely back in his coat.
"It was Angel's lucky bobby pin." Collins said simply before disappearing into the darkness of the shelter.
The other bohemians slowly followed their friend and were greeted by loud barking.
"Make it stop!" Mel yelled, covering her ears.
"Aw, this one is so cute!" Mimi said, going over to a cage with a little black and white puppy with floppy ears and a long tail.
Suddenly, a sly smile crossed Collins' face. "You know, all these animals seem pretty lonely and sad. Wanna know what would make them happy?"
"A bone?" Mark questioned.
"No dumbass," Roger said, smacking the back of Mark's head, "The same thing that made us all happy- freedom. Isn't that right Collins?"
Collins nodded. "That's right! Now, will you guys please help me unlock these cages?"
It didn't take long until every cage was opened and Collins carefully made his way to the main door. "RUN MY PRETTIES!" he yelled, opening the door and letting the dogs run into the moon-covered streets, "RUN TO FREEDOM! HAVE A GREAT LIFE BITCHES!"
Suddenly, the darkness was filled with bright, blue and red lights.
"Shit," Roger grumbled, "THE COPS! SCATTER!"