The story of Herkamer eating Doritos and chocolate covered almonds while on a diet ended yesterday with his wife Gertrude asking him if he had been eating Doritos. Herkamer was just about to answer when suddenly a loud banging noise came from the kitchen area. It sounded like every pan in the kitchen fell, and Herkamer and Gertrude rushed to see the problem.
Once they arrived in the kitchen they found the old gray cat had climbed in a pot on the pot rack and pulled the entire display to the floor. Although Herkamer wasn't pleased with the cat and yelled, “You stupid beast!”, he realized that this was a grand escape to having to answer Gertrude's question.
Herkamer felt he got away with his little secret, and he continued his ranting exploit about the cat just to keep the diversion going. Gertrude lifted dishes, commented about the cat, and seemed to forget all about Herkamer's indiscretion. Gertrude rushed frantically to put away as many pans as she could and told Herkamer that she would finish the job. She told him that he could go wash up for dinner.
As soon as Herkamer left, Gertrude glanced one last time around the corner to be sure that Herkamer was indeed at the back of the house. When she was assured, she opened one of the cabinets, moved dishes out of the way, and quickly pulled out a fresh unopened box of Twinkies. She removed one from the box, rushed to stuff it down, and savored every moment of it. It was only then she remembered her promise to Herkamer that her Twinkie days were over.
Herkamer returned to the kitchen where the dining room table was now filled with the evening dinner. While at the table, Herkamer noticed a little white smudge on the side of Gertrude's mouth, and Gertrude noticed once again the spot of chocolate on Herkamer's shirt. Neither one said a word, yet both knew that everyone has a little something to hide in their closet, and no one is exempt from a little smudge or spot every now and then.
Stay tuned for another story tomorrow. Same blog time. Same blog page. Until tomorrow...Why Say more?
ahhhh....good story!
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