The Possibility of Us

16. Runaway Cat

~Valentine / Hunter ~

"Guess what?"

"What?"

"I must say I'm pretty surprised when I saw my older brother came home this morning from god knows where to see him all beat up."

"Oh?"

"Really. He's not a small guy either. There was a huge bruise on the side of his face followed by a black eye and bloodied lips."

"Ouch."

"I know. I wouldn't want to cross whoever did that to him. I can't risk my beautiful face."

"AHAHAHA! I think you might know who that person was."

"What's so funnyyy? And really? I do?"

"The fact that you think your face is beautiful."

"Hey! It is!"

"Mhmm."

"But really? I know that person? Everyone I know is scared of Felix. Whenever they see him, they tend to have at least stand a ten foot radius from him. Unless it's his best friend which I highly doubt since they're as close as two peas in a pod....Wait..."

"What?"

"Unless you did."

"I did what?"

"Did you beat him up?"

"Now why would you think I would take on a six foot tall hunk?"

"Ew. Please don't refer to my brother as a hunk ever again. I wouldn't put it past you but how did you even know him?"

"I never said I was the one who did it though."

"And how would you know he's at least six foot tall then?"

"Uhh... I assumed?"

"Hah! Admit it!"

"I will do no such thing, Dumbo!"

"So you did!"

"Fine, I did."

"Admi- Wait what? Am I hearing correctly? Did Tater Tot just admit defeat?"

"Shut up, Dumbo."

"But seriously. Thanks."

"No problem, Dumbo. How's the beach today?"

"It's great today. Lots of people are out, the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the-"

"Okay okay, I get it."

"Why'd you ask?"

"I might be there."

"Wait what? I can't hear you, it's really loud."

"I said I might be here! You sure you don't need a hearing aid?"

"You're here?! Fuck."

"You don't sound really happy."

"No no! I'm just...nervous."

"Oh really?"

"No."

"I think you areee."

"No I'm not!"

"Yes he is!"

"Shut up, Josh! Anyways where are you?"

"At the beach."

"Haha very funny. I know that but where on the beach?"

"If you're trying to get me to sell out my location you're dead wrong."

"Oh come on!"

"Nope!"

"I'll give you a free smoothie?"

"Free you say?"

"Yep!"

"I'm at home."

"I thought you just said you're at the beach!"

"I am!"

"But you said...."

"I know."

"I'm so confused. Even Josh here, is confused."

"Do you have me on speaker?"

"Umm yeah. No one is here in the shop at the moment. Just us two."

"Oh alright. Hey I think your cat followed you out here."

"What?! Tell me you're joking right now."

"Nope! She's laying underneath the palm trees on the sand. She's having quite a nice life right now if I do say so myself."

"Oh my god. Felix probably didn't lock the door. I'll come get her. Thanks Tater Tot."

"No problem, Dumbo."