Slippers Says – Episode 6: Scene 4
Bird Gone AWOL
Narrated by Slippers
Lady Dee did plan a simple walk —
One little breeze fi cool off di house and calm everybody down.
But what she never plan?
Socks and Shoes vanish.
And now?
It tun full-blown community search party.
From morning mi nose been twitching.
Socks and Shoes acting strange — whispering under feathers, looking out di window too much.
Mi shoulda known something was brewing.
Then mi spot Shoes pecking at the lock pon dem carrier.
Socks flapping like him warming up fi flight.
Mi bark once like, “Don’t try it.”
Dem act like dem never hear mi.
Lady Dee, full of hope, seh:
“We going on a walk, clear di head, soak in some sun — fresh air good fi everybody.”
She wheel out Bubbles pon him trolley like him a royal guest.
Mi clip into mi leash like soldier reporting fi duty.
We step outside.
Hot breeze lick mi face.
Mi paws touch concrete like frying pan.
Mi seh: “This a cool down? This a war zone.”
But mi march on.
Mi a loyal dawg.
Two houses down, Lady Dee pause.
She squint.
She blink.
She freeze.
“Hold on… where di BIRDS?!”
Mi spin round.
Empty cage.
Socks and Shoes — GONE.
Lady Dee fling off her cap like she ready fi battle.
“SOOOOOCKS! SHOOOOOES!”
Mi start sniff di yard edge.
Trevor appear outta nowhere, sunglasses on, chewing leaf slow-slow like him enjoying di drama.
Bubbles?
Bubbles give up long time.
Him float to the side of di tank with one long bubble and a face that seh:
“Mi warn unnu.”
We split up and launch full search.
Lady Dee inna bush:
“Mi seh, if unnu up in this trumpet tree, mi coming fi unnu tailfeather!”
Mi under di car:
Mi sniff engine oil, lizard trail, and old ball — but no Socks, no Shoes.
Trevor near di fence:
Mi swear him trying fi call dem —
“Maaaayyyy!”
Mi nah sure if that a goat sound or a warning.
Lady Dee look inna di garbage pan.
Behind di zinc fence.
Round back by di drum pan.
“Socks! Shoes! Mi know unnu deh out ya — mi just want talk!”
Mi whisper:
“That’s what kidnappers seh too.”
A old man from round di lane lean out and seh:
“Mi see two yellow bird fly toward di breadfruit tree earlier… one a dem bawling, di next one flapping like him vex.”
Lady Dee turn quick-quick and shout:
“Yuh sure it was mine?!”
“Dem yellow, dem loud… it sound like unnu crew.”
Mi, Lady Dee, Bubbles (still bobbing), and Trevor form a search posse.
Di whole road watching.
Mi nose full of bush scent.
Mi tail drag.
Lady Dee wipe off sweat a roll dung her face and mumble:
“Mi cyaan believe this.”
We post up MISSING signs.
Poster show two yellow birds, bright and bold, one looking guilty, one looking proud.
Reward?
“One ripe Julie mango per bird — no questions asked.”
Trevor stroll over to the light post, stare pon the ‘Missing Bird’ sign… then tear it off with one bite like it print pon lettuce. Evidence? Gone.
Mi curl up on di hot concrete, sigh loud, and think:
“Mi nah sign up fi country club chaos.”
Coming Up Next:
Episode 6 – Scene 5: Parish Rumours & Church Roof Sightings
Rumours fly faster than birds…
Miss Shirley say she see two yellow figures circling Pastor Demus’ church during choir rehearsal.
Is it Socks and Shoes?
Or is it just more parish confusion?
Lady Dee preparing fi climb roof.
Trevor already stretch him legs.
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