Cushioned

The grass cushioned my fall a bit. That is not to say I was without pain, but at least there was something to break my fall. I was on my back again. This time my view was blocked by a sea of grass, and this time I didn't feel like moving. I could try to climb to the top again. Maybe this time I'd have better luck. However, my motivation for escape somehow left me. So I stayed in that position for a long while. Eventually my blocked, darkened view was interrupted by an intense, blinding, white light. I had to turn my head, and look the other way. It worked until I felt the ground beneath me move. My glass jar violently shook.My body bounced back and forth against the invisible walls. I tried desperately to hold onto something, but every blade of grass fell through my fingers.

Glass Jar

I pressed my face against the invisible wall. I couldn't see Olivia. She was hidden behind many green spears. It was interesting looking at them from a distance. They looked strange, yet familiar. Then it hit me. The green spears were gigantic blades of grass and I was in a glass jar. I glanced up at the white dots. I knew they must be my air holes. I felt foolish that I just now understood where I was, but I was determined to get out. I climbed a blade of grass. It was much harder then I thought it would be. I slid off several times. However, I eventually got the hang of it. I climbed up further and further. I was going to squeeze through the little holes. Victory was mine. Unfortunately, before I could get a finger on the opening, the jar tilted. I lost my footing. I fell all the way down to the bottom of the jar.

Dots and Spears

I lie on my back and stared at the night stars that I knew were somehow sealed off from me. All of the sudden a tiny, white dot appeared in the sky. It was followed by another and another. The tiny, white dots rapidly grew in numbers. I can't explain why, but I felt infinately better as soon as they showed up. It was as if I could breath again. I stood on my feet and marveled at these dots. I'm glad I was looking up because the next second a long, green spear shot out of the sky. It nearly hit me. Then more of these things started shooting out of the sky. I soon found myself pushed against the wall and facing a field of green spears.

Invisible Walls

Olivia was less than a foot away from me, but I couldn't so much as reach out a hand to her. There was some sort of invisible barrier or  force filed that separated us. I could see her shouting at the top of her lungs, but even a whisper wouldn't reach my ears. "It's sound proof." I respond at my normal speaking voice. I'm not sure why I did that. I knew she couldn't possibly hear it. Sure enough I saw her squinting in confusion a second later. I hold up my index finger. The universal symbol for one second. I feel the wall to see where it ends. To my surprise, it circles around me. I could see we were trapped, but I didn't want to give up. I pounded on invisible walls with my fists. Whatever it was it was strong, but I a could be stronger if I wished. I was gonna give it my all. I backed up as much as I could. I then ran at the wall full force. I was expecting the wall to give way. Instead the wall fought back. It hit me with everything it had, and I I fell flat on my back.

Zig Zag

Freddy is a mysterious creature. He'll disappear for days, sometimes weeks only to resurface unscathed with a grin on his face. I have no idea where he is heading now, but I watch him walk away. He whistles an unrecognizable tune. It's undoubtedly made up, but upbeat none the less. A loud thunderclap happens above my head. It diverts my attention to the sky. "We should find shelter." Olivia says.  I notice a strange, white, zig zag in the sky. "Did you hear me?" She asks. "I did. There's something going on up there." I say pointing to the ever growing zig zag. "It's lightning. " she insists "No, it's not. Look closer." She stares at the zig zag with me for a moment. It grows even wider, splitting the sky into two. "What the hell is that?" She shouts. "I don't know, but we may already be too late. " The zig zag falls down from the sky. It zooms in between me and Olivia, and like a picture that was torn in two, we are split apart. I can see her, and she can see me, but we are both floating in space.

Confident Freddy

Much apologies were owed to Freddy. He didn't need our help at all. In fact he insisted he do it by himself.  I watched his as he prepared the store. It was clear to me that he was confident in his abilities. The only problem was that after he opened he didn't know what to do with himself. He just stood behind the register and stared into space. I'm not sure what's stranger,  him mindlessly staring into space for hours, or me watching him stare into space for hours? Most likely the latter. No one showed up the entire day. Perhaps Norm and Wilber knew that would happen somehow and they wished to give Freddy an easy day. At any rate, at nine p.m. Freddy removed his hat. He smiled to himself knowing he did well. He then started the process of closing the store.

Shadow Staff

We spent the remainder of the morning cleaning up the mess from the party. Freddy stumbled in around twelve shortly after we finished. Naturally I assumed Freddy would take a seat at a booth and play solitar. Instead he put on a paper hat and quickly got to work,  switching on all the machines. "Where's Norm and Wilber." I ask, not believing my eyes. "They're not coming in today." He says. "But what about the store?" Freddy crosses his arms. "I can run things." "We're sure you can. We're just concerned." Olivia replies. "I can run things. I can run things well." He says in a huff. Freddy runs back and forth from the walk in freezer carrying various drums of ice cream. He constantly mutters "I can run things." Olivia and I feel bad, but he is Freddy after all.