God Bless You, Archie McPhee

She slammed the door.  Charlie hung there seething. She was watching him through the peephole, and he wasn’t going to give her the satisfaction…of what? He didn’t know and that made him seethe all the more.  

He’d been stupid. He’d let her in.  Broke his basic rule. Now he was kicked out, and she even was taking custody. 

He never really wanted them. It was her silly idea out of a magazine.  But he grew to love them and would miss playing with them. He’d taught them baseball,  acrobatics, hypnotism and other magic tricks.

He’ll get another copy of Boy’s Life and get his own Sea Monkeys. Maybe move up to quail eggs. Or chameleons. And get some of those x-ray specs form the next girl that comes round.  And maybe plans for the hover car. Or Go kart. He clunked own the tree fort steps. 

The heck with her!