A Wild Life

John occasionally drives a girl and her mother to the middle of New York City. The girl had brain surgery and needs checkups. This means that John gets paid overtime and can send me an email when he returns telling me that he's back safely, he's bringing home two alligators from the NYC sewer for the girls, and he's bringing some alligator food for me.

And you know what? He wasn't lying.



Millie refuses to even take one nibble of hers, though she's had it for an entire week, because she loves it too much and would rather keep it to play with. Annika's alligator, on the other hand, asked me (in a voice that sounded just like Annika's) if I'd like to eat its leg or its tail or its eyes. He's pretty badly maimed by this point, thanks to the appetites of me and Annie.