Francis, the cat, is in his living room, laying on the floor, belly up.

He´s staring at the ceiling, bored out of his mind.

The Pen comes along.

Pen: Hey there fur ball.
Cat: hi Pen.
Pen (surprised): Hi…?

Cat (looks at “it”, upside down): yes, hi.
Pen: No “get lost”, “shut up” and or “Go die!”?
Cat: No. Not today.

Pen: because it´s New year´s eve?
Cat (starts laughing): Ha! Ha! Ha!
Pen (confused): why are you laughing?
Cat: you´re joking right?

Pen: joking about what?
Cat: Pen, it´s Christmas Eve!
Pen: No, it´s not.
Cat (turns around): yes, it is.

Pen: no. It´s New Year´s Eve.
Cat: where did Christmas go?
Pen: it ran away on a pony.
Cat: I´m serious!

Pen: Just how much did you have to drink?
Cat: How the hell should I know? It´s not like I take a measuring thingy with me whenever I drink something.

Pen: Francis, seriously answer me this…
Cat: what?
Pen: How stupid can you get?
Cat: I´m a cat.

Pen: so?
Cat: I´m awesome.
Pen: You´re an idiot, that´s what you are.
Cat: Pen?

Pen: what?
Cat: Merry Christmas.
Pen: stupid, retarded cat, it´s New Year´s Eve!
Cat: NO it´s NOT!

Pen: you crazy, drunkard cat, just because you believe something, doesn´t make it true!
Cat: why are you so riled up about this?

Pen: I´m not riled up about anything! You´re just…
Cat (interrupts): looks like you are.
Pen (upset): don´t interrupt me!

Cat: I didn´t.
Pen: yes, you did!
Cat: did I?

Pen: Francis, you´re seriously…
Cat (interrupts again): Yes Pen?
Pen (angry): stop doing that!

Cat: I didn´t do anything…
Pen: you interrupted me while I was talking!
Cat: did I now?
Pen: Francis?

Cat: what?
Pen: you… you…
Cat: pen?
Pen: what?

Cat: Merry Christmas!
Pen (incredibly upset): Christmas is over you stupid fur ball! It´s New Year´s Eve!
Cat (turns around and starts to walk away): Merry Christmas!

Pen: Get back here you stupid cat!
Cat (from a distance): Ha! Ha! Ha!

Pen: crazy drunkard cat!

The end!

2018_ Joana Teixeira

Happy New Year!