Thursday, February 26, 2009
Pride
On my way home today, I got off one bus stop earlier because then I get to smell more of the rain and grass. While walking along the pavement, being wary of where I place each step, (because I don't want to step on anything that breathes) I looked down and I saw a snail. It was a good metre away from me, but I still slowed down as I walked past it anyway, like tip-toeing outside your parent's bedroom when you're sneaking out. Just as I thought I've reached safe ground, from the corner of my eye I saw this shadow. Being sober and not having watched a single horror movie in almost a year, logical me brushed it off as the shadow of the lamp post. Then suddenly, logical me realised that this shadow was growing larger and larger. I looked over my shoulder and the snail which I saw crawling on the ground earlier became this colossal monstrosity and its slimy walls caved in on me. Its Gollum-coloured body engulfed me like a big wave on the Hawaiian shores. For a moment I thought I heard the snail pur as if telling me that it's ok and all it wanted was a hug. Then logical me sensed that something wasn't quite right and my Denny senses started to tingle and jingle. "Danger is here! I must defend myself," I cried. I swiftly drew my handy light saber from my pants and with a buzzing "whuuuung!"I sliced the mother snail 's body into two. Gray ooze exploded onto me as the large slimy muscle split open, exposing its blue throbbing veins which would normally disgust people, but not me. Not today. The snail made its last shriek of plea for mercy as its dissected body made a sad thump onto the soft grass, and its shell shattered onto the stone pavement like broken glass. Then I stood still in the silence for a second, surrounded by gray blood which started to coagulate into jelly, caught my breath, and composed myself. I put my light saber back into my pocket and wiped some of that foul jelly off my forehead. Wearing new pride on the bridge of my nose, I took another step forward, and was one step closer to home...
tried to hunch; 12:46 AM
