Jason arrives home with Francis´s carrier in hand.

He sets it down and opens the door for Francis to come out.

Jason (in a hurry): sorry buddy. You´re on your own now. I have to go. See you later okay?

Jason leaves as Francis exits his carrier, sleepy.

Cat (yawning): yeah, yeah… have a good day…

As Francis enters the kitchen, the Pen comes along.

Pen (angry): Francis!
Cat (startled): what..?

Realizes it’s the Pen.

Cat (cont.): Oh… it´s just you.
Pen: I beg your pardon…
Cat: you know what? I´m in a good mood. All´s forgiven.

Pen: are you high on something?
Cat: It depends…
Pen: what?

Cat: You asked me if I was high.
Pen: It was a rhetorical question …
Cat: if it was rhetorical, then why did you ask it in the first place?

Pen: You´re impossible, did you know that?
Cat: Oh but you´re mistaken. I´m very possible. I´m right here, in front of you.
Pen: You´re crazy, that´s what you are.

Cat: so you keep saying. But the truth of the matter is, you absolutely and unequivocally love me.

The Pen is left speechless.

Cat (cont.): what?
Pen: You´re doing it again…
Cat (clueless): doing what?

Pen: spitting out words you´re too brainless to know.
Cat: did you ever think that, maybe, I´m not as stupid as you think?
Pen (dead serious): No.

Cat: just face it stick, I´m a lot smarter than you give me credit for.
Pen: yeah, okay… no. I don´t think so.
Cat: and what makes you think I care what you think?

Pen (outraged): Francis!
Cat (clueless): what?
Pen: are you cheating on me?

Cat (dead serious): yes!
Pen: what?
Cat: yes, it´s true. Now let´s get a divorce. And since this is my house, you´re going to have to move out and find another place to haunt. And Pen?

Pen (utterly clues): what…?
Cat: let´s never see each other again.
Pen: you wish.
Cat (sys): haa… well, it was worth the try. Bye stick.

Pen: where´re you going?
Cat: bed, I´m tired.
Pen: you just got home.
Cat: yes and now I want to sleep.

Francis turns his back to the Pen and walks away before “it” can utter another word.

Pen (frustrated): what the hell?!

The end!

2018_ Joana Teixeira