This choice: Spotted her neighbor and called her over for a chat • Go Back...Chapter #6Meeting the neighbor by: AJQ45   “Kate!Hey Kate! Come over here for a second,won’t you?” Waving her jogging neighbor down as she walked in front of the house,Karen was eager to chat with someone about anything to pass the time.
Making her way across the lawn,Katelyn came to a stop next to Karen.”Is everything okay?Did you need something?”
Without skipping a beat,Karen answered back.”Yes,I’m dying of boredom sitting alone out here.Why don’t you take a seat and talk with me?Any exciting news to share?”
Wiping some sweat from her brow,Kate shrugged before sitting on the chair facing Karen.”Well I’m doing fine,can’t say I have something to complain about.Oh,I just remembered!Do you remember that nail polish you recommended the last time we met?Take a look!” Untying the laces on her right sneaker,Kate pulled out her clammy wet foot.Sliding it forward on the smooth wooden floor,Kate wiggled her toes as Karen admired her blue painted nails.
“That shade of nail polish looks lovely! You have to tell me where you bought it from,I need some new colors to treat myself.”
Sliding her bare foot back into the sneaker,Kate gave her answer.”I don’t remember the name of the store,but I bought it from somewhere near the food court in the mall just a short drive away.You should ask December,I see her there all the time!Well,I got to get back to my morning exercising before the sun gets too hot.It was nice talking with you again,say hi to your girls for me!Bye!” Standing up,Kate quickly jogged off the yard and back onto the sidewalk.
Giving her a thankful wave,Karen was reminded that she hadn’t told her neighbors about her tiny son.It was for safety reasons,she reminded herself.People like Kate don’t have the training or patience required to interact with her microscopic son.Looking at the wet streak left on the ground by Kate’s foot,Karen shuddered to imagine her son having to survive around someone as reckless as Kate.On a side note,she knows we’re to go for that beautiful nail polish.She’d have to make plans to go to the mall someday soon,but first,she was going to nap in the shade for now.
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You barely had time to turn around when the massive rubber sole landed just where the ant had dropped you minutes ago.The impact had knocked you down on your ass and left your poor ears ringing.You couldn’t tell a word of what the ladies were saying.
You had no idea who this lady was either,but your mom must know her with how she motioned her to take a seat with a smile on her face.She looked fairly attractive with her white toothed smile and her blond ponytail reaching slightly past her shoulders,but you couldn’t overlook the fact that she reeked of sweat right now.
Whatever they were talking about couldn’t penetrate the ringing in your ears.It was only when the lady leaned down to grab her shoelaces that you heard the words “nail polish” and “look”.Watching her bare foot land on the floor far away from you,you were glad that that thing was staying well enough away from you.You continued your March towards your mom who would gladly get you out of this mess.
The sound of something sliding towards you was your only warning.Turning around,a scream got caught in your throat as the sight of 5 toes lifted in the air while a red sole plowed through dirt and debris larger than you fast approached your location.The eye-watering smell hot you shortly before the clammy foot did,instantly knocking you unconscious.
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Making her way around the corner and unaware of the imperceptible boy laying unconscious between her toes,Kate wondered what exercise routine she should do after her jog around the block.She had a few hours before it got too hot out,and she was going to make the most of them.   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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