Charlie and Kath: Bad Mood

After a long day of classes and work, Charlie climbed the stairs to his apartment hoping that his gorgeous girlfriend would be there to greet him with a paint-stained t-shirt on, hair a mess, and some kind of ridiculous story from the day. He just wanted to relax on the sofa and cuddle with his girl while they fought over what to watch on TV.

But instead, he found Kath sitting on the couch, eyes a blaze, flipping through the channels like a madwoman. She didn’t even look at him when he walked through the door.

“Hey babe,” he said, heading to the fridge. It was empty.

“You know what I hate?” Kath said, irritated.

“When people call you ‘babe’?” Charlie asked slowly. It was a smart-ass comment, as he called her “babe” all the time.

“When my mother calls me up out of the blue to announce that she’ll be coming over this weekend. And then I have to wake up super early on Saturday to clean up this place just so she can be comfortable. And she doesn’t even ask me if she can come over. She just announces it like she’s the freaking Queen of Sheba. Is that fair?”

“No?” Charlie was sincerely confused. Kath and her mom were close. Where was this coming from?

Kath was still flipping through the channels. Charlie just rested himself up against the bar counter. He thought it best to stay out of crazy’s way.

“God, who invented those Snuggies? They’re so stupid you know, just put on a freaking sweater! And those Forever Lazy things they’re even worse! It’s just like wearing footie pajamas! And what’s with that State Farm commercial where the woman thinks her husband is cheating on her? It’s supposed to be funny, right? Well it’s stupid! People are ridiculous! Not everyone cheats on their spouse. I’m so sick of seeing movies and TV shows where people are unfaithful. There are plenty of people in this world you don’t sneak around and whatnot. And what is with all this Taylor Swift “Wonderstruck” perfume commercial crap? I swear if I hear that song one more time I will throw the TV out the window! Uh, God, it’s on again! I want to die!”

“Why are you in such a happy mood this evening?” Charlie asked.

“I don’t know,” Kath said forcefully before she turned the TV off and threw the remote on the couch next to her in a huff.

“Hey, what’d you get on your English midterm?”

“C.”

“That’s why.”