grandma by William Gray

grandma by William Gray

Author:William Gray [Gray, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter 7

“Shit,” Caleb said.

Looking at Hunter, Caleb idly scratched the cat’s back as he fought with the anger inside. “I NEED to tell this story, Hunter. Need to. And his telling me no only makes me want to do it more. Devin might be a genius. Might be, Hunter. Might be. But he really doesn’t seem to understand human psychology very much. Which, honestly, seems a bit odd, since he’s the editor of an investigative journalism site. Seriously, cat. You’d think someone whose job depended on an acute understanding of humanity would exhibit a little more empathy and understanding,” he said.

“Meow,” Hunter responded.

“Yeah, well, I’m glad you agree. Say, what do you think about some chicken, huh? You want some chicken?” Caleb asked.

Hunter jumped up, excited at the prospect of a meal. He purred and rubbed up against Caleb, trying to win points through flattery.

Caleb smiled and pushed the cat’s tail out of his face. “You just want me for my food,” he said. Then he shook his head at the crude joke that suddenly popped into his mind. Something involving being used for his chicken. “Come on, puss. Let’s go have a snack. But you gotta promise me something, okay? You have to promise to eat that damn bird if he gets out of line. Okay? We have a deal?” Caleb asked.

“Meow,” Hunter said, hopping down and trotting off toward the door, glancing back to make sure Caleb was following.

“You know, you’ve got it pretty good, cat. Seriously. Do I own you or do you own me? You sleep all day, then make me feed you at your leisure and clean up your nasty little shits. Maybe I need to try to come back as you in the next life, if such a thing exists,” Caleb said, grunting as he stood up and moved toward the door. He frowned as Hunter meowed at him, urging him to hurry up. “I know, I know. I’m coming. I’m coming. Why’d I have to say the magic word again?” he asked, sighing.

It didn’t take long to arrive in his smallish kitchen. There, he opened up a can of Hunter’s preferred brand of cat food and deposited it unceremoniously on the floor. Then Caleb grabbed a half-empty can of yerba matte from the fridge, downing it in a few gulps. Tossing the container in the recycling, he heard it clink against its companions. “Be good, kitty. And, remember, we have a deal,” Caleb said, wagging a finger at the feline. “You eat Monty if he starts acting too crazy,” he said.

Then Caleb returned to his bedroom, where he quickly finished dressing.

However, just as he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of his open laptop on his desk. Pausing, Caleb stared at the device. Suddenly recalling the obscene, garish images he’d seen on display in the hinterlands of the digital realm, he shivered. How am I supposed to forget that, he wondered. Slowly, he took the few steps to the old metal* desk and closed the computer.



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