The Pizza
A story by Dennis M. Falk
Copyright © 2014, issued under a Creative Commons license, BY-NC-SA

A 4-foot-tall female mouse in a teal-coloured tee and orange pants entered the pizza parlour, which was just off the highway in a small town.

"The usual, Amy?", the proprietor of the pizzeria, a squirrel, said to the small mouse.

"Yep! The special you named after me! I'm hungry today!", she smiled, her giant pink tailbow swayed to accent her enthusiasm.

"Well, let's read it off, since i gotta break in the new cook, shell we? OK, that's a regular crust, mildly seasoned, with a white cheese sauce base, a layer of our 6-white-cheese blend, diced chunk salami, sun-dried tomatoes, sweet red peppers, seasonings, then a double-layer of the same white cheese blend, right?", the squirrel smiled. An old friend, this squirrel- It was her encouragement that got him to start up his dream pizza parlour in the first place!

"Yep! Sounds just right!"

"Sure you don't want the Hawauuan Mousie version this time? That's everything plus pineapple..."

"Nope, just the regular Amy's mousie Special, this time.", Amy smiled. The taste of the sun-dried tomatoes in the mix was already making her drool.

"What size? The usual small, not personal?"

"That sounds fine- Might take the rest home."

the squirrel laughed. "How about I make it a large- Lots of leftovers!"

"I only got a $20, right now..."

"I'll just charge you for the small, plus soda- You're a good friend and customer. The rest is on me."

"Why thank you! That might hold me through the weekend!", the mouse was clearly surprised by the generosity, not expecting such, not even from her friends.

"No problem, Amy. Here's your change. It'll be out in about 15 minutes. I see the Giants are on the TV, so why not watch the ball game while we get it prepared for you, OK?"

"Oh, I forgot there was a game on, today- Sounds like a good idea!"

The squirrel chuckled, "I thought you'd appreciate it. Be out in a bit!"

Amy, of course, had a great lunch-- And the Giants won that day.