“Banished? What? What the hell for?”

“Maybe for your… attitude!”

“This isn’t a joke, Leon!”

Then he let out a nervous laugh as if there was great pressure building up inside of him and he finally had to let a little out. At first, I suspected that he was just trying to get me worked up, but, remembering his previous sincerity, I became certain that that wasn’t it.

Then it dawned on me. The hesitation, the way he avoided eye contact, his nervous chuckle…

“What the hell did you do, Leon!”

“What’d’y mean?” he responded with an innocent smile.

“You know eactly what I mean! How the hell did you get me banished?” Maybe he just knew he couldn’t decieve me any longer. Maybe it was just that I was holding him upside down and all the blood was rushing to his tiny brain.

“Well… it’s a long story… It’s not pretty… but it ends with a bang… literally!”

Boy, am I gonna kill him!