The Mysteries of Max: Books 25-27 by Nic Saint

Author:Nic Saint [Saint, Nic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Puss in Print Publications
Published: 2020-12-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

“Max, Brutus and I want to apologize for the way we spoke to you yesterday,” said Harriet, looking as contrite as I’d ever seen her look. Brutus, too, gave me apologetic glances, and the couple’s performance warmed the cockles of my heart.

“That’s all right, you guys,” I said therefore. “No bad feelings.”

When I looked up, though, I noticed how Gran was standing nearby, arms crossed in front of her and impatiently tapping her foot.

“And what else did we discuss?” she asked now. “Harriet? Brutus?”

“Oh, Gran, do we have to?” said Harriet, and that warm fuzzy feeling I’d been experiencing dissipated to some extent. It was obvious now that those apologies weren’t exactly heartfelt but had more to do with Gran’s gentle—or not so gentle—coercion.

“Max, we’re going to offer you…” Gran prompted.

Harriet rolled her eyes, then said, reluctantly, “Max, we’re going to offer you half of our kibble for the next two weeks to show you how sorry we are for the way we treated you.”

“And now say it like you mean it,” said Gran, who was a tough taskmaster.

“That’s all right,” I said. “I don’t want your kibble—and frankly speaking I don’t want your apologies either. At least not like this.”

“Not like what?” asked Harriet, looking surprised.

“It’s obvious that you’re not really sorry,” I said.

“But I am sorry,” said Harriet.

“Yeah, especially since Gran threatened to ground us for a month if we didn’t apologize,” grunted Brutus.

“Oh, God,” I said, and started to walk away. With friends like Harriet and Brutus, I meant to say, who needs enemies, right?

“No, Max, but I really do mean it,” said Harriet quickly. “I never should have laughed at your… accident.”

“And I shouldn’t have made that crack about your sixteen-pack,” said Brutus, though judging from the gleam in his eyes he still thought it was a pretty good joke.

“Look, if you guys want to make fun of me, that’s fine,” I said. “But don’t pretend that we’re friends, because friends don’t say nasty things about each other, and they certainly don’t make fun of a friend’s misfortune.”

And with these words, I was off. Having terminated our friendship once and for all, I felt a lot better, actually. I now realized I only had one true friend and that was Dooley.

“I told you that actions have consequences,” I heard Gran admonish my former friends.

Inside, Odelia and Chase were having breakfast, and Dooley was lounging on the windowsill, enjoying a bit of sunshine before the day turned into another scorcher.

“Hey, Max,” said Odelia, and inspected my belly. “Looks like your fur is coming in already.” She patted me on the head. “Pretty soon now you’ll be back to your old self.”

I nodded a little morosely. It’s never a lot of fun to break up with one’s friends, and I was smarting a little I have to admit.

Odelia must have noticed I was in a bit of a funk, for she said, “Chase and I are going to try to talk to Bobby Garibaldi today. Wanna come?”

I perked up a little at that.

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