Charlie Mack & Reddy Roxene
"Before we get there, I want to tell you I got a roommate," Martika said, driving the Chevrolet through a rush of traffic. They got to her house. "His name's Charlie Mack and I think you'd better respect him."
They opened the door.
"Hey, I'm good with people," Prince said. But when they entered the living room--!
There sat Charlie Mack. But he was'nt [sic] your normal dog. He had the biggest muscles that Prince had ever seen. He had a tatoo [sic] of a pitbull on hi arm and a fang jutting out of his lower jaw. When he saw Jeffrey and Prince but not Martika, he stood up with a growl and came towards them.
"Do'nt [sic]! Do'nt [sic]!" Martika said, rushing in. She squeezed herself in between them to keep Charlie Mack from flattening Prince and Jeffrey.
"Who are they? Want me to squish 'em?" Charlie asked.
"No, you do'nt [sic] have to. They're my friends."
Charlie backed away but he still looked suspicious.
"They offered me a record deal on Toy Soldiers."
Charlie suddenly grinned and exclaimed, "Ohhh! Dose guys!"
He came towards them and shook paws so that they shook themselves even when he was done.
Martika had the two stay overnight. Everyone went to sleep at a little past eleven. Charlie Mack slept upstairs and Prince made himself comfortable on the couch, and Jeffrey curled up in a chair.
Prince awoke to a strange sound outside. It was 5:05 and the moonlight was shining through the window.
"Jazzy?" Prince asked.
"Wha--?" a voice in the corner of the room replied.
"Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
Chirp, chirp, cri-i-i-i-ck!
"There it goes again!"
"I didn't hear anything."
"Just wait and you'll hea--"
Cri-i-i-i-ck, chirp, chirp!
"Man!"
"What was--"
CRI-I-I-I-CK!
"Aaaaah!!"
Prince and Jeffrey scrambled up.
"That has to be a monster cricket!" Prince yowled.
The light flicked on and Martika brushed past them to the door. She was mumbling unrepeatable words under her breath.
She opened the door and screamed, "CUT IT OUT!!"
"Crick!" was the reply.
Martika was about to shut the door, but Prince and Jeffrey rushed out to see what was going on.
"It's Reddy again!" Martika shouted. "He does this all the time."
Prince turned to the side and saw a grinning pitbull staring at him.
"Cri-i-i-i-i-ck!" the dog greeted.
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