It was three lights ago when I saw them heading out of the clearway to their chariot. My 'The Her' even shouted goodbye but I was too busy yawning and stretching to respond properly, I did however send a thought in their direction that I required some nice fresh chicken. Sometimes they're quite clever and catch the thought, other times they're just so obtuse it a crime.
I occupied my time properly while they were out with sleeping, stretching and sleeping some more. After all, you must be very careful not to overdo things there days. I was lying on my 'The Hers' sleeping place basking in the warm light that comes through the clearway as I didn't want to go through to where she has those rats of hers. They can be very rude sometimes. Anyway, I have no idea what she sees in them at all and should really be reprimanding her for not being available whenever I want her. Even my 'The Him' seems to have more time than she does. There will have to be a reckoning soon.
Some time passed and the light had moved a bit. I roused myself as there was a need for food. Roast rat on a stick appealed but there was no chance of that. Just then the clearway opened. In came my 'The Him' carrying what looked like a kitten box followed by my 'The Her' saying "Hello my baby, see what Mummy has got, Such a surprise."
"It is a kitten " I thought, " but she'd better be referring to some nice tender chicken or else". She wasn't. Bags of shopping were strewn everywhere in their food room but nothing came out for me. Instead they gathered round the cages in the room of seats and started making the strangest cooing noises. My 'The Him' ran out and came back with a new cage like that of a Chinese bird, sat down, opened the cage door and proceeded to place some pieces of paper and food inside. My 'The Her' opened the kitten box. I was about to tell her no kitten was going in a cage in my home when out of the box she drew 'Another Rat'. Not just any ordinary rat either, it was obviously a kitten and quite small but it's ears, Ohh it's ears, they were big. I'm talking BIG here. They were like conch shells sticking out. Already I'm alternating between boredom and anger. After all, what need have we of another rat? What need have we of ANY rats I ask.
They spent more time putting the creature now called Bernadette in the cage and trying to stroke it before standing the cage on top of the big cage with the Cruella sisters in. I'm half past bored now so I wandered off to the food room. I could smell no chicken for which there bill be payment but I did manage to find a rather nice parcel of ham which tided me over till tea time. I even felt so much better when I heard the squeal later " Julia, that cat, YOUR cat has had my lunch". Soooo satisfying.
Anyway, I've decided not to let them out of my sight for a while. Three rats in the house is three rats too many albeit one is too young to be rude yet. I'm waiting till they realise that it's chicken or nothing next time. And in the meantime I'm going to occupy the knee of one or other of them and get all the attention I can.