A couple of months ago, my calico, Patches, had a litter of 6 kittens. The most adorable kittens you could ever see.
Unfortunately, I could not take care of them, so I decided to give them away.
I put a sign out in front my house yesterday saying "Free Kittens".
Today, my next door neighbor, Glenn and his 6 year old son Kyle, came knocking on my door.
Glenn told me he wanted a kitten. Howard owes me 20 dollars. You see, I'm not the type who lends money to people, but since he's my neighbor and I know where he lives, I figured it wouldn't hurt.
I said, "I'd love to give you a kitten Glenn, but you still owe me 20 bucks."
Glenn said, "I know, and I'm going to pay you back as soon as I get my next check."
I said, "If you can't afford to pay me back, how are you going to afford taking care of the kitten?"
He said, "Listen, I had to borrow that money because I was in a pinch, but I'm back on track now."
I nodded. What he didn't know, is that I knew exactly what the 20 bucks was for. Kyle has a 16 year old babysitter, whom I happen to work with. She informed me that Glenn came home early one night and decided to have a little fun with her after Kyle went to bed. She demanded an extra 20 bucks that night, or else she'd tell Glenn's wife.
And since Glenn's wife watches their money like a hawk, he came to me to get the 20 bucks.
So, I knew for a fact that his money wasn't tight...the babysitter was. But still, it ticked me off that he still hadn't paid me back.
Now, I was at a bit of a conundrum: Confront him with the fact that I knew the truth and get my 20 bucks, or just let him have the kitten, wait for my 20 bucks, and just use the info to blackmail him later.
I knew his adventures with babysitter were too good to waste on a mere 20 bucks, but I still had to make him suffer for not paying me back promptly.
I looked at Kyle. He was playing with one of the kittens.
I asked him, "You like that one?"
He said yes.
I got down on the floor and picked the kitten up and asked him, "Is this the one you want to take home?"
He nodded and a bright smile came on his face.
I looked up and Glenn, and winked at him, while I grinned like a shark.
I looked back at Kyle and said, "This is what happens when your daddy can't pay people back on time."
I took the kittens head in my hand and gave it a twist.
Now, I want you to know, I didn't like doing that. I love animals. I love cats, but revenge sometimes makes a person do things they don't like to do.
I threw the dead kitten back at Kyle and said, "There you go, he's all yours. Taking care of him won't cost you a thing."
