Tom is a college age bachelor sitting in his apartment by himself. He is cramming for an exam and it is not going well. Tom grows agitated and tosses his textbook to the floor. An exclamation is heard coming from the book.
VOICE
Hey, watch it!
TOM
Huh?
Tom gets up and picks up the book, examining it.
VOICE
Down here, stupid!
Tom looks down and sees the source of the voice. It is a cockroach. He can scarcely believe it.
TOM
What the hell??
ROACH
Yeah, that’s what I said when I saw your face!
TOM
But you’re a talking cockroach!
ROACH
And you’re ugly.
TOM
I’m ugly?
ROACH
There has to be some reason I don’t see any babes around.
TOM
I happen to be studying for an exam I have… in five hours… crap.
ROACH
You don’t say! What subject?
TOM
Women in the Middle Ages.
ROACH
Oh buddy, you must be desperate! Well, I don’t know nothing about Medieval chicks, but as for the 21st century I got ya covered.
TOM
But… you’re a cockroach!
ROACH
Yeah… about that-
At that moment a flash of light emanates off screen and a full grown man appears. His name is Charlie.
TOM
What the hell is going on!!
CHARLIE
It’s called transfiguration and you can call me Charlie. Now first things first, let’s check out the wardrobe. Come on, stinky!
Charlie exits into the bedroom. Tom remains seated and is in complete shock.
CHARLIE
Hey stinky! Do you mind if I have some friends over? They should be here any minute.
At that moment a doorbell is heard and Tom goes to answer the door. He opens it to only be engulfed by a swarm of roaches and other insects. Tom wakes up on the couch in a panick- he has been dreaming. Just as he recovers he thinks he sees a cockroach on the floor but he’s mistaken. As he begins to start reading again, however, the figure of Charlie slowly rises behind him.
THE END
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