Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July 13: “Scariest Moment”
My sister and brother-in-law’s
first apartment was a small,
adorable place. I was bunking
in for awhile, but we had
our schedules neatly worked out.
Night begins. Dinner is over,
dishes done. My sister and I
are having a conversation, when
we realize my brother-in-law
has vanished. Not around,
no sound echoing from any
room. We look, we call
his name. Nothing. Strange
because we did not hear
an outside door close. I head
down the narrow hallway.
BOO! My brother-in-law jumps
out of a closet yelling. Did
not need the ‘boo’ to feel
my heart pound, my mouth
scream. It was a one-time
only moment.
