Into The Wild: A Short Story

Tom had told his son, many times, not to take in wild animals, no matter how cute they were. However, Chris being the wild eight-year-old boy that he was never listened to his poor father. Recently, he brought home a stray cat that he found digging through the trash in the massive green dumpster outside of his school. The time before that, Chris climbed up the largest tree in the backyard to “rescue” a squirrel. However, this didn’t turn out well. Chris only made it halfway up the tree before losing his grip and falling onto the grass that wasn’t as soft as it looked. Chris may have had a broken arm after that, but it made for a great story, although his mother didn’t agree. This time was much, much worse than the countless number of animals that had made their way to the Richardson’s house by the hands of Chris. This animal could be mistaken for a cat if seen from afar, except for the long white stripe along the back of the otherwise completely black animal. Having mistaken this skunk for a cat, Chris had also found this skunk in the same green dumpster he found the cat that his parents said he couldn’t keep, no matter how hard he begged. He picked it up and carried it home. When he reached his house, he grabbed the …show more content…
It had been a long day at work so when he got home he exchanged his shiny brown work shoes for the more comfortable slippers and plopped down on the recliner. However, when the skunk decided to make a home in the leg of his pants, Tom shot up out of his recliner. Terrified for its life, the skunk dashed under the carpet in the living room. Tom reached for the nearest chair, nearly tipping over the side table and the lamp on top of it. With that chair, he began swatting the rug, playing whack-a-mole with the skunk. As the chair landed on the tail of the poor animal, brought into this house against his own will, it let out a horribly disturbing screech. And then… the