The Ice Cream, the Spider, and Me

We sat by the window after getting our ice cream. Peeling green paint revealed an old peach underneath, and a spider. I let coffee and chocolate ice creams mingle in my mouth. I wonder, I thought, if he's a jumping spider.

Boing!

He jumped like a flea, his trajectory my direction.

Why are daughters always so embarrassed when their mothers scream in public places?

2 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

The same will happen to them in front of their daughters one day.

Danette Haworth said...

Haha! I used to be embarrassed when my mom haggled at garage sales. Now I'm happy to have received such fine tutelage.