Fast Eddy

Hugo, Jack and I were hanging out in the dining room last night. Jack (the gecko, if you haven't been paying attention) was pretty mellow, just sitting in the corner up by the ceiling. I don't really mind having Jack around anymore. I figure geckos eat bugs. The more he eats, the fewer we will have running round the house.

Awhile later, Hugo went to take the trash out. While he was gone, I went into the bedroom. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a gecko scurry behind the bed. I double checked the dining room. Yup, Jack was still there. This must be his cousin. When Hugo came back in I told him he would have to get the cousin out from behind the bed. Like I said, I don't mind when the geckos are eating bugs. I do mind if they decide to crawl into bed with me in the middle of the night.

Hugo pulled the bed back and just stood there. Fast Eddy (that's waht I decided to call him) just ran back and forth, back and forth across the wall. Hugo and I laughed. Neither of us had seen a gecko act this crazy before. Finally, Eddy ran to the corner and stayed there. Hugo tapped the wall below him and Eddy ran up the wall a bit. Hugo tapped some more and Eddy went higher. I said that was fine. Eddy could hang out on the ceiling. Hugo said, "Are you sure? You don't mind him up there?" I said, "No, its fine...as long as he stays there!"

All of a sudden, there was a PLOP! I looked at Hugo: "Did he just fall down?!" Hugo looked up at the ceiling and then down towards the floor. "Yup, he did!" Hugo picked up my book from the nightstand. He slowly started walking towards the door. I panicked...afraid poor Eddy had died. Hugo came back inside after dumping Eddy in the front lawn. No, Eddy wasn't dead...just in shock. For the next hour, Eddy sat outside chirping away. I think he was angry he couldn't come back in the house. Shortly after we took Eddy outside, Jack left. I think he went to have a talking-to with his cousin...explain proper indoor etiquette!