Story #9: The Snack that Smiles Back

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Today, I will tell you a tale of a Cat and a Cracker. The Cat's name is "Nelson". Now, I can't tell you the name of the cracker, but you'll soon find out.

"Aye, Jaiden. Where are my crackers?" Nelson asked, watching a video on "Step-by-step tutorial on how to prank your friends good."

"Ask your digestive system."

"Oh, yeah! Hey, sorry to bother you, but where're my crackers?"

Nothing happened.

"Jaiden! It's giving me the silent treatment. I don't remember making it mad to do such a rude thing to me," Nelson said, holding up his arms.

"Knowing you, Nelson, you probably stole its lunch money," Jaiden said, whilst taking a bite out of an apple.

"Well, wherever my crackers are at, I need more!"

Nelson held his arms behind his back like Sonic the Hedgehog and ran to the nearest convenient store. He spotted "Currency General", the convenient store, and dashed right to it. Nelson was in such a big rush, that he didn't even bother waiting for the automatic doors to open.

*CRASH!*

Nelson crashed into the doors, and they both went flying.

"Hey! Does anyone know where my crackers are at!"

Everyone in the store stared at him. Nelson noticed a tall, blonde, 16-ish employee, making his way toward Nelson.

"Sir, you're going to have to be more specific," the employee said in a monotone voice.

"Specific? Was I not clear? My crackers, you know what that is?"

*sigh*

The employee sighed, and said, "Sir, I know what a cracker is, but we have many different crackers here at Currency General."

"I see, get me my crackers then."

"Are you're crackers whales, goldfish, saltines, triscuits? Come on, choose something!" the employee was getting irritated.

"My crackers are yellow, winged, smiling circles."

"You're talking about goldfish, aren't you?"

"I'm not talking about goldfish, I'm talking about yellow, winged, smiling circles."

"Hold on."

The employee walked away. Nelson thought he was being abandoned, like Luke Skywalker, but the employee came back holding a box.

"Look! Your crackers!" the employee exclaimed, holding out a box of Goldfish in front of him.

Nelson took the box, and examined it.

"Hmm... no, no, no. My crackers are made out of cheese, not cardboard."

"Look."

the employee took Nelson to a corner of the store and whispered, "If you leave now, I will give you that box of Goldfish for free."

Nelson stood there with paralysis from the offer.

"Hello? Cat?"
The employee shook Nelson.

"Huh? Oh, yeah! The answer is..... fine, but I also want that blow-up camel too."

"Fine, deal. Just go," the employee said, pushing Nelson away, pointing to the nonexistent sliding doors.

Nelson grabbed the camel and fled the store.

*slam!*

"Aye, Jaiden! I'm home!"

No answer.

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