Five Horrible Words
by A
Illustration by J
After the dancing incident, Bonnie just kept quiet (for the most part) about what Chevy may/may not be able to do. But after a while, Bonnie was thinking: 'Surely I'm better at scary story-telling than Chevy.' She laughed at the thought.
Chevy asked why Bonnie was laughing, so she told him.
Chevy started, "Once upon a time..."
Bonnie shouted, "Hahaha! Chevy, you can't start off a scary story with Once Upon a Time!"
"But it's my turn, you scatter brain!" she added.
She gave Chevy the stink-eye. Chevy ate seeds (of course) while Bonnie was telling her scary story.
"It was a dark and stormy night, and in the shadows, a creature was lurking. It was the scariest thing I've ever seen. It had big, black eyes, that shone in the moonlight. It was horribly ugly, with a huge belly and green feathers. It also had yellow and black ones, but the most scary were the green. And it was so ugly and stinky, I never wanted to see it again! And it was often caught eating whole restaurants. The creature's name sounded like 'Bevvy'. I hate to tell you this, but that ugly (and stupid) thing was found devouring entire universes!!"
Bonnie got a tissue (for dramatic effect) and blew her nose really loudly. She tried to pretend and quiver from being frightened, even.
Chevy stood up and said, "Duh, that sounds like my cousin Levvy! (except for the eating universes part)."
"Don't you get it?!" Bonnie yelled. "You numb-skull! That's YOU!"
Chevy said "I don't know any 'you's'. I think you're mistaken. Plus, you said it rhymed with Bevvy!"
Bonnie was so furious (but a tiny bit amused that Chevy didn't understand that the story was actually about him). Bonnie remembered that Chevy still hadn't told his story, or all of it (since she had cut him off).
Anyway, Chevy cleared his throat, took the sun from out of the sky, and held it under his face. He was ready.
"Just tell the dumb story already! You can't scare me anyway!" Bonnie said, annoyed.
"Okay...if you're ready for this," replied Chevy.
"I'm ready. I've been ready. You could never scare me anyway!" Bonnie laughed.
"I ate you. The end." Then Chevy took the sun, placed it back where it belonged, and came back to see Bonnie hiding in the corner of the cage, shaking so hard, Chevy thought sure she'd fall off the perch. She didn't eat for a week.
And all because of five words.
"It was a dark and stormy night, and in the shadows, a creature was lurking. It was the scariest thing I've ever seen. It had big, black eyes, that shone in the moonlight. It was horribly ugly, with a huge belly and green feathers. It also had yellow and black ones, but the most scary were the green. And it was so ugly and stinky, I never wanted to see it again! And it was often caught eating whole restaurants. The creature's name sounded like 'Bevvy'. I hate to tell you this, but that ugly (and stupid) thing was found devouring entire universes!!"
Bonnie got a tissue (for dramatic effect) and blew her nose really loudly. She tried to pretend and quiver from being frightened, even.
Chevy stood up and said, "Duh, that sounds like my cousin Levvy! (except for the eating universes part)."
"Don't you get it?!" Bonnie yelled. "You numb-skull! That's YOU!"
Chevy said "I don't know any 'you's'. I think you're mistaken. Plus, you said it rhymed with Bevvy!"
Bonnie was so furious (but a tiny bit amused that Chevy didn't understand that the story was actually about him). Bonnie remembered that Chevy still hadn't told his story, or all of it (since she had cut him off).
Anyway, Chevy cleared his throat, took the sun from out of the sky, and held it under his face. He was ready.
"Just tell the dumb story already! You can't scare me anyway!" Bonnie said, annoyed.
"Okay...if you're ready for this," replied Chevy.
"I'm ready. I've been ready. You could never scare me anyway!" Bonnie laughed.
"I ate you. The end." Then Chevy took the sun, placed it back where it belonged, and came back to see Bonnie hiding in the corner of the cage, shaking so hard, Chevy thought sure she'd fall off the perch. She didn't eat for a week.
And all because of five words.
Silly birds.
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