Why Me?! By:Gen1900
Going to bed at nine was a dream come true well in a Mom’s world it is. The twins were tucked under the covers thirty minutes before I turned out the light and Jim had the T.V. off as I was brushing my teeth. Could this night get any better?
As my body almost became paralyzed in sleep, a loud howl erupted from outside the window. It sounded like a cow being put out of its misery. I tried to block out the noise with a pillow tightly covering my head but it continued repeatedly without even considering a break.
What is it?! I thought going crazy.
Three hours passed and it still hollered in agony. If this creature couldn’t sleep it didn’t have to tell the whole world what it was up too!Finally, I decided to investigate where it was coming from. I grabbed my light blue bathrobe from the closet and tip toed downstairs as not to wake the kids or my husband. Fidgeting in the darkness is not too much fun especially when you have to be on the lookout for toys left and right.
If only they could pick them up then at least I wouldn’t have to worry about a broken hip.
The sound got immensely louder in the kitchen and it was as if it came from the backyard. I turned the door handle with delicacy for Jim really needed to get it oiled and stepped outside into the cold midnight air. Frost formed around my chattering lips while my legs shivered for my short pajamas bottoms were no match for this icy temperature.
I looked around the blackness trying to discover which way the noise was being produced. Not west or south. Then that only leaves…..our neighbors who were about six inches away from our divider fence.
We had zip zero privacy for the older couple always had the idea that we had time to stop at their place for a super long tea visit. They were nice rather too nice, they seemed to trap Jim into going over there to eat a biscuit or two right after he got home from work. It bothered me to no end. Instead of spending time with his slave of a wife he decides to visit people he hardly knows!
Then it came to me…our neighbors owned a dog! A little mangy white terrier which never obeyed the common courtesy rules of shutting his yap. Oh, he acted sweet but behind that cute mask of his, he was the devil in a canine disguise.
I stood on my toes to get a better look through their living room window. They never put down the blinds even in winter time because they said if a person needed to seek refuge there, the light streaming outward would show them the way to their doorstep.
Sure enough inside was the evil beast with its tail thumping on the hard wood floor and its eyes staring directly at mine.
“Shut up!” I growled with sort of a whisper to it for if I woke the dear neighbors(As Jim put it)I would never hear the end of it.
It continued to test my patience by running around in circles, yelping louder this time.
“If you don’t be quiet this instant I’ll PUT YOU TO SLEEP…,” I smiled happily,”permanently. “The terrier stopped in its tracks.”Okay, now we understand each other.”
I went back inside, up to my room,and crawled underneath the covers once more.
Who knew the world wasn’t ready to leave me alone yet. It had a whole day carefully planned out just for me with the most horrid events in mind.
But I didn’t think of that then, for I was already encased in slumber. I had no idea the clock said five a.m. which meant that it would beep in only one hour before I had to get ready for work.
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So creative!
Only one key piece of advice. Space after a period. And when quoting, point the quotes toward the conversation.
Grammatically though, this read well. Looked like a thorough amount of effort.
Thanks for the advice.Will work on that.And thank you for the compliment!It made my day!:)