I never saw the spider.
I kept telling them on the way to the hospital: I opened the door just for a second to let the cat out, and then I went back to the living room.
I never saw that spider sneaking in.
Yet here we were two hours later, listening to the doctor tell us that my sister was going to be fine. A minor allergic reaction, nothing to worry about. But good news now wasn’t going to keep my parents from looking at me funny for weeks, and it wasn’t going to stop this story from coming up at every Christmas family gathering for years to come. Now my baby sister was going to be arachnophobic for the rest of her life, and I would never be able to open another door without looking straight at my feet first.
All because of one mistake.
That I never even saw.
Makes my skin crawl a bit. Great job.
Thanks! Yes, arachnophobia is the worst, or so I hear; never had it myself, but I know a couple of people who do. Thanks for reading!
Love this!
Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
damn, my comment didn’t post! I really liked it, especially the last two lines. Powerful.
Thanks! That’s what I was going for. Glad you liked it! 🙂
This was a very nicely done piece; reminds me of why I don’t like spiders much.
Thanks! Yes, spiders can be quite scary!