The neighbors

The book for Love of him is a volume of short stories set in a Caribbean setting. In the book are depicted characters that one may encounter on any given day. The neighbors is one of the short stories


Wizzy, Bonnie and Stan are neighbors but are so unlike each other.

Wizzy believes that what he owns belongs to him and should not be shared. Anyone who desires what he has should be willing to pay. He does not allow his crops to come to maturity before he reaps and eats the crops. Wizzy think it okay to help himself to other persons crops s long as he does not get caught.

Bonie is the person that what ever he plants it flourishes and he takes extra special care of his crops. He hates paying his bills but harasses anyone that owes him money. whoever wants his crops has to pay. He eats his neighbors crops when no one sees but his stays on the trees to be sold. Wizzy is aware that he does this.

Stan is a joy to be around and gives away so much others wonder how he has anything left for himself. Some persons even took advantage of his generosity.

These three are the neighbors and their stories are shared.

Wizzy had thoroughly enjoyed the loot he had stolen from Bonnie. He knew he may never get another chance to outsmart Busta the dog again. The temptation was too strong however and there was Bonnie snoring away. If he had known that the dog loose he would never had chanced it. He sneaked across the fence and headed for the sugar canes that were nearest to Bonnie’s house.

He heard no sound and he did not see the dog. He only felt a sharp pain on the back of his leg and as soon as he spun around the dog sprang for his throat. In terror he swung a wild fist that stunned the dog for a moment. Wizzy ran not looking where he was headed. The dog did not give chase having done his job but Wizzzy did not know this. He ran to hide in some tickets.

Wasps were in the thicket and Wizzy had deliberately not destroyed them hoping someone would go there and get stung by the wasps. He laughed in his heart every time he passed by and saw the wasp nests. The wasps obligingly stung him repeatedly.

Bonnie slept through it all and had no idea what had happened.

The dog bite and wasp stings forced Wizzy to travel to the hospital far away to seek treatment. To everyone that felt sorry for him and asked what had happened he told a different story. Soon everyone knew that they would not hear the truth.