January 23, 2006
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I stepped out of the doorway and into the long hallway yesterday at the church. My gaze was immediately captured by something black fluttering around the ceiling at one end of the hallway. I have been frequently acquainted with birds entering my own home uninvited through the chimneys, and as I was always the one elected to chase and capture our marauding visitor, this posed no dangerous threat to me. It only caused to arrest my sympathy for this freedom-loving creature now doomed to a life within walls. I watched it fly towards me....closer....closer....closer...until it fly within just a foot or so above my head.
It was then that I realized that this was no ordinary bird. In fact, this bird wasn't even a bird. It was a bat!!! *scream*
Now, it's disturbing enough to have a mere bird come flying towards you while you are alone in a long narrow hallway, but when you have a bat torpedoing towards your face, with a malicious and diabolical grin on it's devilish face as it zone's in on you, there can most certainly be cause for panic.
And I am no exception from that. I became a harried creature, alone, undefended, helpless in the clutches of my imagination. I bolted towards the door across the hallway, saying a prayer as I ran. With thanksgiving, I sheltered myself behind that closed door, unmolested. But what to do next? I needed to reach the end of the hallway to make my complete escape. But my winged assailant kept his vigil, leaving me temporarily safe, but trapped.
After a few moments, upon some sudden whim of bravery that possessed my being, with a lung, I shot out from the doorway. I ran, ran, ran! My escape-- the yawning doorway to the staircase-- loomed in front of me. With a final burst of speed, I dove into the sheltering walls of the staircase, and with stealth and cunning, executed my complete exit from the premises of my batty friend.
I have now recovered from my frightful experience, and life does go on, even after the worst of nightmares. It's a beautiful day, and the sun in shining...and there's not a bat in sight. *sigh*
Comments (6)
LOL!! ... so what happened to the above mentioned bat?
Wow! Malicious and diobolical! Sweet action escape plan. Crisis is past, perimiter is safe, situation: neutralized. Had a great time yesterday. Take care.
hilarious story! i had a very frightful experience with that same bat i think! it was more fun than scary though, cause it was in the midst of watching chris and adam figure out a "great plan" to CATCH IT! after hitting it and knocking it down with a poor dynamite child's jacket (they just innocently forgot it the night before!) they almost killed it by smashing it with an chalkboard eraser! then they put it in some plastic tub thing. i laughed so hard that night!!! (and i guess i screamed pretty loud too...so if there are random blood-wrenching screams in the background of the life action promo video...i guess we'll know what that was all about!)
have a wonderful trip back to cali. i'm so glad you got to come visit us!
hhhmm...
interesting, what ever happened to the bat?
Miss ya girl! Thanks for hanging out with us on Saturday, it was a blast!
Hey! Thanks for the comment! It was great having you hear. I really enjoyed you being hear!
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