Mirror Mirror

Setting: Somewhere in the greater Los Angeles area

Characters: 
Kim: The Girl.
Carrie Bradshaw: Bichon/Poodle mix. 6 years old. Knows it. 
Nina: 16 year old jack russell. Knows it all. 

Nina stares at herself in the mirror. Sort of.

Nina: (admiringly) That jack russell in the window is pretty. What's it's name?

Kim: (amused) Nina, that's not a window, that's a mirror (shaking her head smiling); you're almost completely blind...or have you forgotten?

Carrie Bradshaw: (joins Nina) The other dog is pretty too.

Nina: (perturbed)  Great. Just great. Now there's TWO "Fluffies."

Kim: That's your reflection.

Carrie Bradshaw: (to Nina) Yes. Please keep your opinions to your self.

Kim: Not that kind of reflection.

Carrie Bradshaw: (looks at Kim through mirror) We were just reflecting out loud.

Kim: (sits with the dogs in front of the mirror) A reflection can mean different things. A point of view OR a view of your self in the mirror.

Nina: (ears perked) Fluffy LOOK! There's TWO Girls! (starts to peck at mirror) The other jack russell is poking back! (continues to peck at mirror)

Kim: (sigh; gets up to leave) I'll be over here if you need me.

Nina: (cocks head to the left) The other Girl went away.

Carrie Bradshaw: (over her shoulder) Hey Girl! It's safe now! You can come back!

Fade as the two pups stick around to admire themselves in the mirror....

Nina: (starts to peck at glass again; to the "other" jack russell) Your nose is cold- kinda like glass... (peck, peck, peck)

Carrie Bradshaw: (unconvinced; to other "Fluffy" in mirror) I'm cuter....

Blackout

©2013

*Please refer to the introduction post in this blog for explanation and inspiration behind this blog. Basically, as Nina gets older, she develops various medical problems; the more carefully I listen to what she tries to tell me, the more I can explain to the vet what is happening. Or I simply try and figure out what she is trying to tell me, since that is what any pet deserves. And Carrie Bradshaw simply goes by her full name.