Sunday, June 08, 2014

One night after work I had to run an errand.  It was late at night so I asked a co-worker to follow me just to be on the safe side.  I pulled up to my destination and rolled my window down.  All of the sudden this thing flies into my car.  Startled, I grabbed a piece of paper and flung at it.  I didn't see it any more and felt it was safe to proceed.  I glanced down and on the side of my left knee I saw these spider like legs peeking up at me.  I screamed in horror.  Again I took the paper and swatted at it while still screaming.  I couldn't see it anymore in which fear begin to set in.   I couldn't see anything that resembled the blurred image.  I thought quickly.  My door was too close to the wall I couldn't open it.  I drive a small car with a stick shift.  I didn't want to drive up any as I didn't know where it was.  I drew my legs up in the fastest way possible as if giving birth to a child.  I hopped over the clutch and flew out the door.  I danced a jig making sure the creature wasn't on me.  I screamed my co-workers name.  My voice trembling with fear.  I could see her laughing at me.  She was laughing so hard her head flung back and forth in a headbanging motion.    She finally was able to muster the words "It's just a bug".  To which I replied "NO! it's not!"  She climbed in the passenger side grabbing the piece of paper.  She peered down then in a panicked voice said "This thing has horns!"  I let out a disgusting squeal as my body clinched.  She tried to get it but was unsuccessful. That's when she said the words I didn't want to hear "Oh no it went under your seat!"  "WHAT?" I yelled.  Fear set in again.  How was I going to get home?  "Oh no here it is!  I got him" she said.  CRUNCH!  "What was that?  Did you get him?" I asked with a sigh of relief.  "That was my finger!  This thing wont die."  She successfully got it out of my car and onto the ground.  I glared at it...It was still alive!  Is it like a cat that has 9 lives?  It looked to be some sort of beetle about 3" long with horns / clippers.  It was the ugliest thing I've seen to date.