Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Helen pondered for a moment, then made her choice.

"Let's go with the one named Evan! Of all the kids, only he got nabbed by kidnappers, which means he's the easiest to handle. Clearly, the slowest sheep in the flock!"

"Right!" Her confidant immediately got on the phone to make arrangements.

Leaning back in her chair, Helen closed her eyes to relax, feeling a bit peckish. She reached out for a snack, expecting something crisp or perhaps a bit juicy.

But what she touched was unexpectedly squishy.

What on earth?

Opening her eyes, Helen was met with a pair of tiny eyes staring right back at her.

For a brief moment, time stood still. Then, Helen screamed in horror, leaping up from her chair, "Ah!"

A rat, the size of a dinner plate, had somehow made its way onto the fruit tray, scaring the daylights out of her!

jumped, the rat

and terrified, stumbled backward, shrieking, "Where did this rat come from?

grossed out, scrambled around, hesitant to

on Helen, climbing

trying to dislodge

into the fray, swiping at the

deep scratch across

stretched from her cheek to

could react, the cat went at it again, leaving

a chaotic dance between the cat and the rat, Helen was the unfortunate playground. The rat burrowed into her clothes, with the cat

Helen ended up

her

with a

no exception. It clung to Helen, its claws sinking deep into

for help, "Get off me, you beast! Help, someone,

to swim, she flailed in

pure terror, she shrieked hysterically, "Ah-Help! There's something in

"Madam! Someone help, the madam has fallen into the water!" Before the bodyguards could react,