You wiggled out and took a breath of relief. You desperately wanted to collapse and wait for your body to recover, but Mackenzie was looking at you, so you didn't have much time to act. You spied the crack between couch cushions, and figured it was your best chance to lose her. You limped as fast as you could to the crack.
"Oh hell no dude." Mackenzie realized your plan and reached to snatch you up.
You pushed yourself harder and slid down into the crack as Mackenzie's hand comes within a hair's breadth of your head. You lodged in between the cushions. Phew ... safe for a few seconds anyway, you thought. And at least you were showing Mack that you wouldn't just lie down and take it.
You pushed yourself further into the couch as Mackenzie's hand goes digging.
"Are you kidding me pipsqueak? Do you really wanna make me mad? If you're not gonna let me just have some fun with you, I'm gonna start getting creative. You need to learn the pecking order around here buddy."
You got yourself to the bottom, under the cushions. It was pretty gross down here, filled with hair, crumbs, moist patches, but at least you weren't letting Mackenzie get what she wanted.
"Fine. If that's what you want." Mackenzie said and promptly jumped, butt first, onto the couch, shaking your entire world.
"Crap." You said to yourself. You won't be able to take much more of this. She'll either land on you, or pick up the cushions and take you. Your best bet was to slide out at the edge of the couch and make a run for it.
Out you popped from between the cushions as Mackenzie landed another butt drop onto the couch. Quick, while she's distracted, you thought to yourself. You dove under the couch and keep running. She couldn't see you under there, and hopefully wouldn't notice you on the other side of it. You just needed to get to a better hiding spot where you could stay until Olivia came back - then you'd be safe. You spotted a hole under a cupboard that you could crawl into that she'd never be able to reach into - safety!!
You broke into a sprint, dashing from the edge of the couch to the cupboard hole, about ten feet away. You were still not at 100% from all the squishing, but you forced yourself to focus and just keep putting one foot in front of the other. You're almost there.
"HEY!' a thunderous roar split the room. You turned back and watched Mackenzie vault the couch and take two giant strides to you. The hole was just a foot or two away ...
You looked up. Mackenzie's massive form was right above you, her outstretched foot landing squarely on top of you. Your run was cut short, and you are crushed viciously into the floor, inches away from salvation.
"Oh ho ho, you were so close. Shit pipsqueak, you almost got me there. Pretty impressive. But now you're nothing but shit under my heel."
You were in the worst pain of the day. She had slammed down so hard, and you had been putting in so much effort to get there. The hole was right there ...
"Yeah you know I can't tolerate this shit pipsqueak. I let it slide today, soon you'll start acting like you're an equal member of this household. Time to ..."