A young woman stands at a kitchen sink, looking out the window at a squirrel attacking a birdfeeder she had just filled with sunflower seeds. She’s preparing to make espresso, and has just turned on the coffee grinder. She bangs on the window to get the squirrel to stop feeding on the seed.
Young woman: Get off my feeder you stinker!
The young woman runs over to the back door, bangs on it a couple of times. A small orange cat named Henry runs over to the door in hopes of escaping into the backyard. The squirrel remains on the feeder. The coffee grinder is still running.
Young woman: Dammit.
The young woman opens the door, trying to keep the small orange cat from escaping with her foot. The coffee grinder is still running.
Young woman: Henry!
The small orange cat leaps over the foot and runs towards the squirrel on the feeder, chasing it around the roof of the gazebo several times. The sound of footsteps running down stairs is heard in the background. The young woman runs outside, grabs the small orange cat, who is hissing and spitting, runs back inside, slams the door shut, drops the small orange cat, runs over to the coffee grinder – which is still running – and shuts it off. She doses coffee grinds into the portafilter of the espresso machine, locks it into place, and starts making espresso.
A young man appears from the hallway.
Young Man: What the hell is going on down here?
Young woman: Nothing, I’m just making my coffee and trying to get the squirrel off the feeder.
The small orange cat is at the backdoor, meowing loudly.
End Scene.
2 comments:
You're the hero of the day...able to avert multiple potential disasters all at the same time!
you said "stinker!"
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