My dad was right when he said, "You won't be able to survive in a jungle."
I was having a bashful time blasting off loud music on my very sleek, black but miniature stereos when, amidst the mid chanting of my hypnotic emo song, a light but clear sound was heard. It went 'crick, crick, critttle crittle.' I spun my chair, only to find the source coming from the dismantled parts of my old computer.
Curious, and assuming it was another moth, I skipped to the living room and switched on the big ceiling lights. Within a fraction of a second, a very BIG insect, which had a size proportion to a praying mantis, came flying towards me. I ran for life, and that's faster than my 2.4 NAFA dash to the finish. Khai would be shocked.
I ended in the safety confinements of my sister's room and, after a few minutes of silent cursing, I came to a resolution. I had to chase the insect or it'd chase me out of my house. So, in a bid to protect myself, I wrapped myself with my sister's quilt and peeped out towards the living room for any sign of the enemy.
Lo and behold! The insect had marked its territory on the standing photo divider, tingling its long feelers, it was a good 5 feet from my sister's room. I was confined. I vaguely wondered what Dode would do if she was me. 10 minutes of brainstorming led me to a final decision...
1) Locate the enemy. (Well-armored with my sister's quilt, I inched towards the photo divider. The insect was skittering on the surface only to stop and stare at me. We glared at each other and came to a consensus, it was an either you-run-or-I-run situation.) 2) Dash to my room. (I ran, dragging the quilt along, eyes still glued to the insect.) 3) Equip myself with a weapon. (I grabbed the high-intensity torchlight from my desk.)
Gleeful, I dropped my cloth-armored suit and lay on the ground. The aim was to ski the torchlight across the floor towards the divider and hopefully attract/scare the insect. But, the highly intelligent enemy was already on the move! It skittered across the other side of the divider, effectively hiding from my view. My situation was compromised. The enemy had a wider parameter. Undefeated, I skied the torchlight and made a frantic dash towards the switch. CLICK.
The room fell into a deafening silence....until my neighbor came walking past my windows, "Ya lah ya lah, I will be there early tomorrow, you tell her to stop complaining, I will go there early one. Tsk, so mah fan."
I switched on the lights again, made a detailed scan across the living room and safely announced myself a victor.
Now, I wonder if the insect left before or after I happily glided my torchlight across the floor. Either way, I'd have to face my sister's squawking later.