The Pet Thief

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ood icebox door squeaks. Cage birds cui cui cui. Milk carton Freda hand takes. Need another block of ice. Icebox door shuts. Tails flicker, Tortoiseshell, tabby, mackerel come Miaou, miaou. On ceiling shadows Black fingers cross, fall. On wobbly table Milk carton sits. On brown sofa my botty sits. Bunny my arm hugs. Dirty pink socks kick. Collar tag Bunny fingers flick. Dirty nose, chubby red cheeks puff. Holes in black Freda sweater. Black sweater Freda hands lift. Pale white tummy. Tummy grey tshirt hides. Elbows, pointy white. Chin, pointy. Forehead shines. Black sweater pulls, greasy yellow hair falls, blinkblink, blue eyes. Blue eyes my eyes. My eyes hide. Aquarium mice scurry, tumble, hug, kickkickkick. Lantern fluttery moth bumps, Bdddda bdddda Shadows gutter. My knee purring Black Bart cheek rubs. Bunny fusses. Chim chimney, chim chimney. Cheroom cheroo. Chubby Bunny cheek soft my fingers pinch Peach Bunny eyes, my eyes. Brown eyes has Bunny. Grey eyes. Papa. Warm sweater. Hairy chin. Cold nose honk honk. Papa. Black sweater falls Poof paper bits cat hair dust feathers spin on wood floorboards. Fweet fweet fweet whistle shadows. Chicken Little cluck clucks, cage bars ruffly white feathers. Grey tshirt Freda hands lift. Hand hand tummy shows nonee nonee elbow elbow bruise arm chin cheek nose eyes peek peek. Greasy yellow hair falls, taps damp forehead. On dusty wood floorboards Grey tshirt falls. Enjoying the show, Papa. Freda says. Pale throat. Long cord necklace hangs. Hook has necklace. Freda turns, pale skin flashes, cages elbow bangs Oops wings flaflaflap Cats pripprip flickery lantern light. Nonees, shadows. Bdddda bdddda. W Bunny cries, dirty socks kick, stripe meridien little fists pull. Tears snots hollers drool. My kisses on hot fuzzy Bunny hair Shh shh shh shh. Bloody hell, Im hurrying, leetle one, kayate kayate. Plastic bottle Freda hand grabs. Long tubes, bottle cap. Plastic bottle cap Fingers twist. Milk carton hand grabs. Milk pours from bottle Googoogoogoogoog. Freda says, Only till my milk really starts to come in. It is a little. See. Nonee tip fingers pinch. Shivery white drop. White drop finger rubs fussy red Bunny mouth. Little red mouth bites. Bottle Necklace hook hangs. Bottle hangs, tubes hang, down. Milk lappy white, seesaw, seesaw. Christ thats cold. says Freda, nonees hands rub. Miaou. blue Korat cries. Sofa cats snuggle sidebyside. Goffin cockatoo sighs. Chicken Little clucks co co co. White tape roll. Freda hand takes. White tape black cross fingers tear wshht. Bottle cap tube. Long tube fingers pinch. Tube fingers wind down, up, soft nonee tube wraps. Tube fingers tape to nonee. White tape fingers tear wshht. Tube tip to nonee tip, fingers tape. Wshht. Tape tape crosses. Tube tape crosses. White crosses tape makes. Now the other one. Freda says. Black crosses fingers White tape tears wssht. Bottle cap tube hangs. Fingers tape tube to nonee. Fingers tear white tape. White crosses tape makes. Cawing Freda says, Youve seen me do bride of Frankenstein five times now, but each times like the first, innit. Or maybe youre just stymied by stiff pink nipples. Bunny Freda hands take from my hands. Bluegreenyellow wings flap flap cages. Red Bunny mouth hollers, hurts my ears There there, little foo foo. Freda says. Soft fuzzy hair Freda arm cradles. Dirty pink socks kick. Fweetfweetfweet Nonee Palm lifts Fingerthumb pinches tape tip tube. Little red lips fingerthumb rubs tip. Soft pink tip Little red lips nip. Here, darling. Freda says. Komm schon. Red mouth sucks nonee, tube. Red mouth moves. Red mouth opens, red gums show. Bunny cries, red eyelids hide grey Bunny eyes. Nonees Shadows hanging bottle bumps. Bottle Freda hand squeezes. Forgot to prime the pump. Freda says. Tube milk fills. Bunny mouth opens, fussy. Okay, okay. Christ. Hush lil one, hush. Lets try again. Nonee Freda palm lifts. Thumb presses. Red mouth nonee tickles. Red mouth opens Red gums red tongue Tip tube rushes little red mouth. Bunny whimpers, hurty tummy. Little red mouth sucks. Soft fuzzy hair Freda hand pets. Chubby Bunny cheeks red, wet. Milky wet, little Bunny chin. So. Freda says. Bdddda bdddda. Moth flutters, lantern. Black Bart paw bats, moth spins, paws catch, paws tump tump floorboards. Broke moth glitters. Black Bart sits. Chicken Little clucks. Arms rock. Freda says, Can I tell you a little secret, Oboy. You were my first rescue of our kind. It took me a long time to find you, to find the...