Summer of Monkeys

The television switched over from the cartoon to a clean cut man in a suit behind a desk.

"We interrupt the regularly scheduled episode of Three Boys and a Robot to bring you this breaking news." Said the man from the TV.

The image on the screen flashed to what seemed like the end of a chase scene in an action movie. A crumpled van and a smashed pickup truck sat still on the side of the road, steaming where the two had collided.

"A van transporting a large number of monkeys from the local zoo was involved in a crash with a truck transporting wooden wine barrels earlier today. Resulting in many damaged barrels, as well as the escape of many of these wild animals into the city. If you are outside please find shelter until the monkeys are contained." Warned the reporter. "We currently.."

The TV blipped off suddenly.

"Man this fake news has gotten out of control." Eiggib said with a tinge of annoyance in his voice. "These news stations will go to any length to blow these stories out of proportion to boost ratings."

"You can't just dismiss facts like that Eiggib." Replied Caput. "I don't think that the few extra eyes watching would be worth the special effects necessary to create that shot of the van."

"But didn't you hear the president?" Questioned Eiggib. "You know we can't trust this news station. They are full of liberal democrats. The scum of the earth."

"That may be true, Eiggib," Caput started, "but that doesn't mean an emergency interruption of our show is fake."

"I just can't trust them." Eiggib angrily stated. "Not since..." His sentence trailed off.

"I know." Said Caput sympathetically. "You don't have to talk about that incident. Not anymore."

"It's just the counselor I had was so terrible." Eiggib said with a hint of a lip quiver. "Counseling is supposed to be helpful. Not to preach the Torah condescendingly."

Caput paused for a second then added, "You know I hate the star of David too."

Eiggib stood up from where he was sitting in the kitchen and wiped the single tear trail that ran down the side of his cheeks. "Thanks man," he said with a final sniffle of his emotions, "Now let's eat some breakfast." He walked over to the cabinet and began examining the contents of the wooden shelfs inside.

As Eiggib reached for his favorite cereal, Toucan Loops, Caput spoke up suddenly. "I thought we agreed we were going on a diet? You know children's cereal is terrible for you."

"Hey man, uck foff. I just want something to make me feel better." Shot back Eiggib, cleverly hiding his cuss words. "Besides, you're one to talk. Look at yourself. Your wife beater has grease stains. Probably from some bacon you had before coming over, huh?"

"Dude, that hurts." Said Caput, clearly hurt by Eiggib's words. "You know I've been trying to work on my belly pooch."

"Sure hasn't been working, has it little piggy?" Eiggib teasingly added.

"Whatever man, just give me some Toucan Loops." Caput said begrudgingly.

Eiggib reached into the cardboard box, grabbed a handful of the circular cereal and threw it at Caput. The cereal did no harm, but did bounce and ricochet off Caput's body and fell to the floor where the circular shape lent to a great scattering of all the individual pieces.