Nightmare on Main St.

Relax

Once upon a time, my sisters and I threw an ice cream social at our house. It was fun, the people that came were great, everything was great, or at least I thought. Then my sister brought up the topic of snakes, or someone did, then one of the guests started talking about boa constrictors. So you know horror stories come up and I was uncomfortable. Because I don't like boa constrictors or the idea of being eaten by one!

A few hours later, I'm trying to fall asleep and all I can think about are snakes, big ones. So guess what? No sleep for me! So I do what any sane scardy cat does. I turn my light on, pray, bring out my stuffed animal that has no name, and try to sleep. Doesn't quite work, then I go to a different room, and then I finally end up on the couch. The couch was the best out of the 3 rooms I tried sleeping in.

So, last night brought out the child in me. It's okay, just hold me, give me a sucker, and tell me everything will be all right.

Let's all end the talk of big animals or bugs that can kill you, can we agree on that?

Mercedes