i was late for school one day, and as i ran for the bus i allmost stepped on this little turtle that was crossing our driveway. i did a hop-skip around him at the last second and jumped on the bus. but later on i could have sworn the turlte said: hey! i even dreamed the whole thing over when i fell asleep in study hall. when i woke up i was sure it had spoken. by last hour the clock was moving so slow it was making me sweat. my hands wouldnt stop shaking and i counldnt wait for school to be over. something was going on, and i had to find that goddamn turtle.
Reason for writing:
this pretty much happened straight as i wrote it, except that i wasnt as sure in real life that the turtle had said "hey!" to me. still, it was one of those wierd things that you know couldnt have happened, yet seems to nag at the back of your brain.
Birth sign: Taurus
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