A Tragic Tragedy Told in Three Parts

9/3/2016

The Scene? Suburb House, Anytown, USA The Time: Today

-Part 1-

Son and father are getting ready to leave for the Library. Son picks up his shoes from the shoe rack, turns them over, exposing some sort of.... organic material in the treads. The exact nature of said material is not known. Careful not to touch what, he assured his father is probably just mud, the boy slips his shoes on and precedes to start to wipe his feet vigorously on the rug just inside the door.

“Uh, son!?! If that's what it could be, why are you doing that inside the house!"

“0h, right!”

-Part 2-

Boy enthusiastically throws open door, crosses threshold, and immediately starts wiping on our Welcome Mat.

"Son, think about what you're doing. Dog crap is not welcoming!"

Son. (Sigh) Looks exasperated at his nitpicking pop.

-Part 3-

A few moments later, father walks out the door when son, who had been standing quietly on the porch, yells out “0h, wait! My key!'' and rushes past Dad. In 20 feet from door to desk, the young man manages to leave a small dollop of organic material on the Living Room floor. He is too embarrassed and apologetic to notice the single tear slowing making its  way down his father's cheek.

-End Scene-