Midnight Tricks
Tip toe tip toe
[[creaaaaak]]
tip toe tip toe
little white ankle socks slide up brown wooden stairs
one...two...three...four....five....six....seven...eight...nine...ten...eleven...twelve...
one set of stairs down
tip toe tip toe
light gray sweatpants sweep the floor
tip toe tip toe
!!OW!!
she stubs her foot in the dark
tip toe tip toe
only a few more stairs left to go
the light from the moon shines through the window in the door
tip toe tip toe
a big Steelers football jersey covers her
black and gold
tip toe tip toe
last step to go
-sliiiiiideeee across the floor
a hand with light pink nails reaches out
sliding across the pale white wall
fingers find a light switch
((click))
blue green eyes peer around the room
wide eyed like an owl (0,0)
the coast is clear
socks -sliiiiiiiiiideeeee across the tiles
little black lines dissecting the white
[craack]
the freezer door pulls open
{{{{{brrrrrr}}}}}
the cold air sweeps over her
her hands search the shelves numbly
.......Finally!!
the treasure she's been looking for
!!chocolate chip ice cream!!
she sets the white and black tub on the white counter
pulls the brand new lid off
[[creeeeak]]
pulls open a draw
--sliiink--
the silverware chimes
she takes out one small shinning spoon and closes the drawer
--sliiink--
the silver slides into the cold pile of white and black
she slips it between two pink lips
mhhhhhmmmm
she closes her eyes and slips in another bite
container now cooling her arms
mhhhmm!!
she hears a deep voice grumble behind her
she slides around and faces the giant behind her
a potential dragon
his face marked with scars of battle wounds and age
he raises the bushy white-blond eyebrows
that line his crinkly blue eyes
and nods to the stairs
she flashes her white teeth
smiling up at the big bear innocently
"Hi Daddy!"
she says cheerfully
-caught in the act
Copyright © Jay Loveless | Year Posted 2009
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