4th installment
written by my anonymous sister friend
lt is you, isn't it?, lt asked.
l tried to think of a reply because l had an idea what it meant.
You are the one who screams and freaks out and leaps about
and then......then.....', with that it shuddered, and couldn't finish.
l looked behind it at thousands of eyes all staring at me.
'well, um....wait a minute!' the spider jumped back as l stepped forward.
'How come l can talk to you?' l asked.
'l know l've changed but really, l could never talk to you before'
'Everybody speaks the same language here.' it said
Cool.' l said. 'Yes l must admit, that l am she. l do all that
and more.' l started pacing back and forth thinking. Suddenly
l realize it could answer MY questions. 'Why', l asked, 'why do you spiders torment me? Why, when you know what l do? You know l dislike you?' l was really warming up now. 'l shudder and shriek and still you enter. l stamp, l jump and still you come. l flatten and squash, you will not leave me alone. WHY? WHY? WHY?' l drew a deep breath. 'lf you left me alone, l'd leave you alone.'
'Then remove the welcome sign' said the spider.
'What welcome sign?' l asked.
'The one you have hanging in the window. All those colours. Sooooooooo pretty. We were going to eat you but it's been an honest mistake. We'll let you off but only once.'
With that they all jumped and leaped and stamped about, shrieking and screaming. Then they were gone.
'God damn spiders were mimicking me"
now continuing
I stood there for a minute.
What did all this mean??
Here I was, a few inches tall, just
having had a conversation with a SPIDER.
I sank to my knees.
I just wanted this to be over.
I wanted to be a regular sized human again.
I sat back leaning against the flower stem.
I closed my eyes.
hmmmm what if I promised to never stomp on another spider.
Could I be big again?
I don't know who I was asking.
Would they answer me?
I opened my eyes and peered up at the sky.
The dark clouds and rain had been banished by the brilliant blue sky and fluffy white clouds.
I smiled and lay down. I stared up at the changing clouds.
Ooooh there is a rabbit. No maybe a frog.
Ahhhhh now its a whale.
"Suzanne?'
"Hey Suzanne?"
"Sleeping Beauty, wake up!"
I jerked up quickly and than fell off my chair.
Oooooh my neck and my back were aching.
Someone was laughing.
The spider you were screaming about is outside in the garden now.
You can come back to bed .
I smiled, stood up and headed for the bedroom.
Back to normal.
It was only a dream.
I lay down in bed and pulled the covers over me.
Closed my eyes.
I opened my eyes and screamed.
I LIVE ALONE.
WHO PUT THE SPIDER OUT.
I got up and ran to the patio door.
There was a spider standing there and I swear it was looking at me.
I thought for a second. If my experience really happened maybe this spider
spoke to me. I nodded to the spider. It nodded back at me.
I turned and walked over to my computer.
I ordered a spider trap.
I will not stomp on anymore spiders.
Unless they come running at me first that is.
This is the end of my silly little story.
What will be next????
Suzanne
written by Suzanne McCann, not to be used without my permission
