Please, Can I Keep It? - Laura Linney

Come into the kitchen and close your eyes!

*door shuts* I’ve brought you home a

big surprise!

…

Isn’t it adorable?

Okay, boy…

now SIT.

…

Sit…

Sit…

Nevermind…

Please can I keep it?

It followed me home.

It seems to be sad, and alone.

Oh, please can I keep it?

Its friendly and shy, and I don’t have a pet of my own.

Please please can I keep it?

It followed me home.

What exactly it is, I don’t know.

Oh, please, can I keep it, its lost and afraid, and I’m sure nowhere to go.

I could find it a bowl, and give it some food whenever it needs to be fed…

Or I maybe won’t have to.

It seems very smart.

See?

Its helping itself to our bread!

…

Really helping itself to our bread…

and some fruit…

ALL the fruit…

now the juice…

and the flowers…

and…

the vase…

Wow…

Please can I keep it?

Its fur is so soft!

Though I know it is shedding a lot.

It can sleep on my floor, (if it fits through the door) it can sleep in the

hallway if not!

OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can I keep it?

Its thumping its tail, it has such a loveable whine…

Please can I keep it?

Just LOOK at those eyes…

I think it would love to be mine.

I know it would love to be mine…

And yours…

Say yes.

Oh please?

Oh PLEASE?

OH PLEASE?

Oh please…*

Ohhhh pleeeeeeeeeease.*