False Sense of Security...
I just had one of the most
horrible experiences of my life. And yet hilarious at the same time. I was
sitting in the cafeteria watching a PBS video on the Freedom Riders. My lunch
was almost over, and really I should have stopped, but I was just waiting for a
good stopping point. As I was about to see what how much time had passed so I
could start there next time when a HUGE something dropped from above me and
landed on my laptop. I immediately shoved my laptop away from me and moved the
opposite direction…forgetting that I still had headphones in my ears and they
were plugged into my laptop. In the process I had shoved my empty plate onto
the ground, praise God it landed right side up…I had eaten left over
pasta…After I had removed the headphones I calmly checked my work email on my
phone so if anyone came in they would think I was just checking something on my
phone before I gathered my things. The “thing” was a humungous cricket. Somehow
it managed to get flipped on its back when it crawled off my laptop. There it
was…kicking its little legs, trying to turn over. I pulled my laptop slowly
away in case any sudden movements would make it flip over and jump at me. Then
I gathered my plate and paper towel off the ground. I walked calmly away,
leaving the gross thing still struggling on the table.
I have no idea how loud the
sound was that I made when it fell on my computer. I didn’t scream…but I
definitely made a sound. Also, I am SO thankful it didn’t fall on my head.
There would have been screaming if that had been the case. OMG. I still feel a
little shaken up.
Hahahaha, I would love to be a fly on the wall to see the expression on the face of the next person to sit at that table!Hilarious!
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