~deepika.~ (REGRETAVATOR STORY)

21

At the Collymore residence, Pest puts a drug in a small pot of hot fudge. The drug was in a pill and it had a tiny portion of powder in it. Then Pest got out another pill and he broke that pill open and he dumps the portion of powder into the pot of hot fudge. He then quickly hides the pill capsules in the trash. He puts the remaining pills in his pocket. Pest began to stir the drugs in the small pit of hote fudge quickly, glancing around the room to make sure no one was watching him.
He turns the stove off and holds the pot by the handle. Then Pest puts some of the drugged hot fudge into Poob's ice cream.

Albert and Poob are watching a movie called "Rio Bravo" that stars John Wayne with singers Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. Pilby and Craig are sitting on the sofa together.
Pest walked quickly with the tray of the four bowls of ice cream.

Pest: "Come and get it!"

He puts the tray down on the coffee table.

Pilby: "Oh Pest you shouldn't have!"

Pest: "Here, take." (Pest gives two bowls of ice cream to Pilby and Craig) "You only live once."

Pilby takes the two bowls of ice cream and gives one to Craig.

Pest: "Albert?" (He gets the other two bowls and gives it to Albert, then he gives the other bowl to Poob) "Here Poob..."

Poob: "No thank you, Dr. Collymore."

Pest seemed surprised, he didn't know why Poob didn't want the ice cream with hot fudge.

Pest: "Aren't you having any?"

Albert: "Poob hates chocolate fudge."

Albert then ate tiny pieces of the ice cream. Poob nodded lightly at him.

Pest: "Well... Is there something you'd like instead?"

Poob turns the Pest.

Poob: "No thank you, Dr. Collymore."

Pest: "What about to drink?"

Pilby: "Leave him alone honey, he's fine."

Pest: "No, there must be something..."

Poob looked at Pest again.

Poob: "Do you have any fruit punch Hi-C?"

Pest looked at Pilby.

Pest: "Do we Pilby?"

Pilby: "I'm afraid not."

Pest looked back at Poob.

Pest: "I'll go pick some up."

He stood up.

Pilby: "Pest don't be silly, he doesn't need anything, it's late."

Pest huffed lightly.

Poob: "Do you have any tuna salad?"

Pest looked at Poob again.

Pest: "Would you like a sandwich?"

Poob: "Yes please."

Pest is in the kitchen, quickly spreading the tuna salad on a slice of bread.
Pest swiftly cleaned off his hands, he grabs the drugs he use earlier from his shirt pocket and he breaks the pill and dumps the powder into the tuna salad.
Then Pilby called out to him.

Pilby: "We're going to bed, hun. Little Craig can barely keep his eyes open."

Pilby and Craig walk pass the kitchen, then Pilby calls out to the boys.

Pilby: "You boys don't stay up too late huh?"

Pest had the other slice of bread on top of the tuna salad.

Pest: "Okay." (Mumbles slightly)

He then lifts the top slice of bread and quickly spreads the tuna salad more.

Back in the living room, Poob is still awake, but Albert passed out sleeping. Frank the German Shepherd is sleeping besides Albert.
Pest came into the room and places the plate next to Poob.

Pest: (softly) "Here we are..." (Sees Albert sleeping) "Hey, what happened to Albert?"

Frank the dog woke up.

Poob: "I don't know. I guess he just conked out."

Pest: (Lightly lifting up Albert) "Bedtime for Albert..."

Albert slowly got up.

Pest: "There we go..."

Once Albert got on Pest's shoulder, Pest exits the living room and goes upstairs to Albert's room while Frank the dog follows him.

In Albert's room, Pest tucks Albert into his bed. He takes off his contacts and puts it on Albert's nightstand.
Pest checks on Albert for the last time before leaving his room. He then carefully checks on Pilby, he enters the room to sleep they are asleep in bed. In Pilby and Pest's room, there is a family photo of them. Then he checks on Craig, he is also asleep.

Pest then goes downstairs quietly.

Back at the living room, Poob is still watching Rio Bravo.
Pest quickly walks into the room and sees them.
He sees that the tuna sandwich has not been eaten.
Pest walks over.

Pest: "Aren't you gonna eat the sandwich?"

Poob: (Focused on the TV) "In a minute."

Pest sat down, staring at Poob.

Pest: (softly) "Take your time..."

Pest is still staring at Poob, but now in a weird way.

Pest: "Is...is your movie almost over?"

Poob: "We're getting there."

Pest then stares at the uneaten sandwich, then back at Poob.

Pest: "I- I have- some cereal or... a hot dog?"

Poob: "No thank you."

Pest couldn't think of anything else.
Poob looked at Pest.

Poob: "Dr. Collymore?"

Pest: "Yeah?"

Poob: "Would it be all right if I ate this tomorrow?" (They look at the sandwich and back at Pest)

Pest: "Well...sure but..."

Pest: (sighs lightly) "I don't know if it's gonna taste any good tomorrow."

Poob looks at the sandwich again. They then take a piece of the sandwich and they take a bite of it.

Pest: "How is it...?"

Poob: "Actually...it's really good."

They take another bite of the tuna sandwich.