very hard to make my body obey. What would I see if I looked now? Would I see nothing? Or would something be staring back at me?
Slowly, I managed to make myself turn my head. To my shock, I did see something. But just as quickly, it sprinted down. All I could really see was a large flash of white. I quickly got up without thinking and hurried to the window. Jumping up on my bed, I shoved the large window open and leaned out to get a better look. But the white shape was gone. All I could see was the darkness of the trees. I felt my heart pounding now. What in the world was that? I was certain it had been some kind of animal. But I’d never seen anything remotely like it before.
By then, I could see headlights coming up the driveway. I quickly closed the window and ran back to my desk, throwing my books to the side and turning off my computer. Hopping on the bed, I grabbed the novel on my nightstand and opened it. If anything, I was hoping to fool whoever came up there into thinking I’d been sitting there reading. There was no way they’d believe I’d been working on that report. Not when I couldn’t even remember what the report was for now.
As I expected, after about ten minutes, there was a knock at my door. “Yes?” I called, still holding the book up.
“Hey. I’m back.” Michael said as he walked in.
I quickly put the book aside. “I’m glad. I was starting to get worried.” I said, mustering the best smile I could.
“Sorry about that. The last meeting ran late. I can’t say I was too happy about it either.” Michael admitted.
“I guess everything went okay then?” I asked.
“For the most part. It was just more of the usual in the end.” Michael said. He walked over by the other window near my bed and looked out for a moment. It was funny, but I had the distinct feeling he was looking for something.
“Is something wrong?” I asked, getting up to move by him.
“It’s nothing. I was just double checking something. Anyways, you really should be careful about keeping these locked when night falls. We live in a pretty safe area, but you still never know.” Michael answered, clicking the lock back into place at the top of the window. It was rather funny that I hadn’t noticed that one was unlocked until then.
“Sorry. I forgot I had them all open earlier. I thought I’d gotten all of them.” I said, laughing slightly to hide my uneasiness.
But Michael easily seemed to catch onto it. “Are you all right? You look nervous about something.” He noted.
“It’s nothing. I just freaked myself out earlier with a shadow. And I thought I heard a mouse.” I lied.
Michael nodded. “It’s possible. That is the biggest issue we have around here, even in this house. I suppose I’ll have to have it checked over again with Orkin. It is that time of year when they come out.” He admitted.
“I don’t know if it was one. I just heard a little bit of scratching like they make. But I didn’t see it.” I said.
“It’s probably better just to get it checked then. Like I said, it is that time of year when all kinds of things come out of hiding. And I doubt you’d take it well if a snake showed up in the house either. That did happen last spring. It was quite unpleasant.” Michael mused.
“Don’t say that Dad. I will freak out when Spring comes if I remember that.” I said flatly. I didn’t need to know what kind of critters came out in
Slowly, I managed to make myself turn my head. To my shock, I did see something. But just as quickly, it sprinted down. All I could really see was a large flash of white. I quickly got up without thinking and hurried to the window. Jumping up on my bed, I shoved the large window open and leaned out to get a better look. But the white shape was gone. All I could see was the darkness of the trees. I felt my heart pounding now. What in the world was that? I was certain it had been some kind of animal. But I’d never seen anything remotely like it before.
By then, I could see headlights coming up the driveway. I quickly closed the window and ran back to my desk, throwing my books to the side and turning off my computer. Hopping on the bed, I grabbed the novel on my nightstand and opened it. If anything, I was hoping to fool whoever came up there into thinking I’d been sitting there reading. There was no way they’d believe I’d been working on that report. Not when I couldn’t even remember what the report was for now.
As I expected, after about ten minutes, there was a knock at my door. “Yes?” I called, still holding the book up.
“Hey. I’m back.” Michael said as he walked in.
I quickly put the book aside. “I’m glad. I was starting to get worried.” I said, mustering the best smile I could.
“Sorry about that. The last meeting ran late. I can’t say I was too happy about it either.” Michael admitted.
“I guess everything went okay then?” I asked.
“For the most part. It was just more of the usual in the end.” Michael said. He walked over by the other window near my bed and looked out for a moment. It was funny, but I had the distinct feeling he was looking for something.
“Is something wrong?” I asked, getting up to move by him.
“It’s nothing. I was just double checking something. Anyways, you really should be careful about keeping these locked when night falls. We live in a pretty safe area, but you still never know.” Michael answered, clicking the lock back into place at the top of the window. It was rather funny that I hadn’t noticed that one was unlocked until then.
“Sorry. I forgot I had them all open earlier. I thought I’d gotten all of them.” I said, laughing slightly to hide my uneasiness.
But Michael easily seemed to catch onto it. “Are you all right? You look nervous about something.” He noted.
“It’s nothing. I just freaked myself out earlier with a shadow. And I thought I heard a mouse.” I lied.
Michael nodded. “It’s possible. That is the biggest issue we have around here, even in this house. I suppose I’ll have to have it checked over again with Orkin. It is that time of year when they come out.” He admitted.
“I don’t know if it was one. I just heard a little bit of scratching like they make. But I didn’t see it.” I said.
“It’s probably better just to get it checked then. Like I said, it is that time of year when all kinds of things come out of hiding. And I doubt you’d take it well if a snake showed up in the house either. That did happen last spring. It was quite unpleasant.” Michael mused.
“Don’t say that Dad. I will freak out when Spring comes if I remember that.” I said flatly. I didn’t need to know what kind of critters came out in
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