The Crush
by carolynholm
Dear Winston,
I think you have a crush on Elsa.
love, Carolyn
Mom,
She’s so fun to chase!!!!
Winston
Dear Winston,
I can see that. But sweetie, it’s gotten to the point where it’s more like stalking. Sometimes I think that girl needs a restraining order.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I don’t know what you mean.
Winston
Dear Winston,
You are obsessed with her. You come in the room with a glint in your eye, loaded for bear. You look all around for her. And you stop to thoroughly sniff where she’s been sitting. That’s stalking.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
I’m just identifying her. Sometimes I go after the wrong cat.
Winston
Dear Winston,
I’ve seen you do that. Your vision is so bad, and Charlie and Elsa look so similar. Both dressed in gray tweed with white accessories.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
They are dressed?
Winston
Dear Winston,
Sorry, I shouldn’t confuse you like that. So, I have to ask, when you chase her under the bed, what on earth are you two doing down there?
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Under the bed? We look at each other.
Winston
Dear Winston,
Just look? That explains why it gets so quiet.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Sometimes she growls.
Winston
Dear Winston,
She has a baritone growl. Such a dainty girl and such a powerful growl!
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
She sounds really scary. But after the growl she’s mostly quiet. She just stares at me.
Winston
Dear Winston,
And then you walk away. I wonder why she doesn’t just stare at you on top of the bed, instead of darting away.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Maybe she likes the game.
Winston
Dear Winston,
Maybe.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
When we’re sitting there, just staring at each other, I start to lose interest. It’s no fun when she just sits there.
Winston
Dear Winston,
I wish I could convince her to stop running in the first place.
Love, Carolyn
Mom,
Elsa doesn’t listen to anyone.
Winston
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