Critter

Jul 12, 2008 21:03

So, I got two voicemails today while I was in the bath. I saw that one was from Ben, then the next from mom. I figured it was some more stuff about Aunt Sue related drama and I plopped down to listen to them. Well, Ben's was first and he was doing his Ben speak when he blurted out "Uh, Beck, Uh I just wanted to let you know that Critter passed away last night." Well, it took me a moment and I thought I had heard wrong, or that maybe he meant that Tommy had died since she is a 10 year old parakeet. Nope. The one from mom confirmed it.
It's been a long time since there was any sort of death that happened in our family and this caused that same sickening swoop in my stomach and shaking that I get with horrible news.
A few hours later I managed to pull myself together to call mom. She told me that she and Ben had gone to their respective jobs without seeing Critter that morning. When Ben came home he went looking for him and found him curled up under the red couch in the basement. Mom figures he died in his sleep overnight since she saw him laying in a pile of laundry down there before she went to bed. I guess I'm glad he went peacefully, but I wish I could have seen him one last time. The very last time I saw him was the day Bill and I were leaving to drive my car to CA. The minute I was about to walk out the door, Critter threw up all over the dining room chair. God, I'm going to miss him.
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