“So I went outside,” I told you, keeping my voice down just a bit, “with a jar that I had poked holes in, gathering every insect and spider I saw. I even threw in some leaves and grass that they could eat. Insects eat grass and leaves, right? Anyway, I think this will be a good lesson for her, treating me the way she did. My GPA is above a 3.5. I deserve to go out and party tonight. What’s so bad about a couple bugs in your bed anyway?”1
You give a blank stare.2
I turn around.3
“Hi, mom.”4
Author notes
Written in Early January, 2009... One of my flash fictions I wrote for Creative Writing! I enjoy these.
A contest entry
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Comments
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Ha! This was pretty cool. It's short, but like pretty much all story starters, it sparks so many possibilitiess!
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