Francis, the cat, is in his kitchen, happily eating Pizza.

The Pen enters the kitchen and as soon as “it” spots Francis a huge grin comes over “it´s lips”.

Pen (yelling/trying to scare the cat): Hello Francis!
Cat (unaffected/doesn´t stop eating): … what?

Pen: I said hello, you wrecked cat!
Cat (looks up/mouth dripping with tomato sauce): hello. Now go away and let me eat.

Pen (curious): where did you get that pizza?
Cat: what?
Pen: What? What? What´s that? Your word of the day?

Cat: Go away!
Pen: No.

Francis rolls his eyes and resumes eating his yummy pizza.

The Pen gets angry.

Pen: Hey!
Cat: What do you want?
Pen: where did you get that pizza?
Cat: who cares?

Pen: I care, hence the question.
Cat: Don´t you have something better to do?
Pen (auto-response): No.

Cat: Please go away.
Pen (surprised): Please? Francis have you been drin…?

Rethinks…

Pen (cont.): … who am I kidding? Of course you have…
Cat: You seriously have issues…
Pen: You have issues, I´m just…

Cat (interrupts): crazy, demented, obnoxious… I can go on, but you catch my drift.
Pen: It´s official.
Cat: what is?
Pen: You´ve been possessed.

Cat: I´m what?
Pen: Possessed.
Cat: possessed by what?

Pen: I don´t know. Some crazy writer dude with serious issues.
Cat: You´re the one with issues.
Pen: Seriously now Francis, where did you learn those words?

Cat: I´m a very well-read cat.
Pen: You don´t know how to read, you stupid cat!
Cat: I watch TV!
Pen: That´s not…(sys)…

Cat: Will you go away now?
Pen: No.
Cat (sys): huh…

Pen: Francis?
Cat: what?
Pen: where did you get that pizza?

Cat: why are you so interested in knowing, huh?
Pen: You stole it didn´t you?
Cat (deflects/looks to the side/barely a whisper): no…

Pen (yelling): thief!
Cat: shut up…
Pen: I didn´t know this side of you Francis.

Cat: You don´t know everything about me.
Pen: yes, I´m starting to get that.
Cat: Great!

Francis rethinks…

Cat (cont): Just to be sure, what side is that?
Pen: Bad kitty!
Cat (auto-response): Stupid Pen!

Pen: You truly are a disappointment…
Cat: great! Now go away…

Francis resumes eating.

The Pen opens “its” mouth to say something more but gives up as “it” watches Francis blissfully eating his pizza.

The Pen “sys” loudly, trying to catch Francis´s attention.

Francis ignores it and continues devouring his meal.

The Pen gives up and leaves.

Francis lifts his head and watches as the Pen leaves.

Suddenly a huge burp comes out of Francis´s mouth.

Pen (from afar/yelling): PIG!
Cat (breaks out laughing): Ha! Ha! Ha!

The end!

2018_ Joana Teixeira