The Encounter

The Encounter. It sounds much more terrifying than it really was. If I were to label this experience in movie terms, it would me much more of an "edge of your seat, thriller (that only lasts about 5 minutes!)."

I was eating lunch down in the kitchen on Friday afternoon (I had stayed home from work because I was sick that day, with some mysterious disease that took my voice along with my energy). I was just about to head upstairs when I heard scurrying from the living room. Interested, I poked me head around the corner to see what it was. The scurrying stopped so I decided to boldly press on in the direction of where I had last heard the noise. As I approached the living room the cutest little creature popped its little head out from behind the couch and scuttled across the room. When it saw me it stopped dead in its tracks, as did I, then the two of us had a staring competition for about a minute (I think it noteworthy to mention that I won this stare-down). Soon he started leaping towards the windows in a desperate attempt to leave the room. His efforts were thwarted by the curtains that delicately covered the window. I was so sure that he was going to tear them down with his efforts that I forgot my fear of this being a wild animal and I ran towards him.

My efforts to divert his attempt of destroying the house worked, but I hadn't thought about the fact that he might run towards me in the chaos of it all. And that's exactly what happened. As the cute -yet still potentially dangerous creature -ran past, I let out a yelp -or at least I would have if I'd had a voice.

He darted from one room to the next trying to find his escape. All the while I am wrestling with trying to figure out what kind of creature this is. It is neither mouse nor squirrel, but perhaps something of a mix? Its not a lemur, for it was far too small -Ahhh -be on the look out he is still running around the house! I went to the back door and opened it. We must have been thinking along the same wavelength, because as soon as that fresh air hit his little nose, he raced out of the door way and disappeared into the field.

I would have wished to keep him a little longer, just to find out what kind of animal he really was, but this impulse of mine was completely selfish. I am glad he is gone back to his home -perhaps back to his family. I am not really sure where he is at, but I am glad he came by for a little visit. Next time he drops by, I should hope not to act so skittish. He really is an adorable little creature, and I would like to him to feel comfortable in the house -just so long as it is a short visit!