The Escape - Blaise

Sophie the snake sat on her moss-covered branch in her glass case in the insect zoo and tried to sigh. She knew pythons could not sigh, but still, she tried. Why am I in a insect zoo? She wondered. Why not in a regular zoo like regular animals? It’s not fair! I mean they get a nice, spaced-out, big cage or something, While all I have is a puny, glass case. She wished she could escape. You would too if little kids tapped at the glass and stared wouldn’t you? When no one was staring at her, Sophie slithered down to her food bowl to check if there was anything to eat. Half a cricket and a mouse. Both dead hmm. She liked killing them herself. She espescally liked live crickets and grasshoppers. They were her favorite for two reason: she liked to watch them hop around until she got bored, and they taste really awesome! Anyways Sophie ate the mouse and a leg off the cricket. She slithered up to a branch underneath the red light bulb that had been placed in her cage to keep her warm. Just then, a little girl came by and Sophie stiffened, what she always did with little kids. Sophie found that staying still made the kid less interested therefore, made them stay not as long. The little girl started saying,” Mommy, mommy! Come here, quick!” A woman was walking towards her saying,” I’m coming Amanda I’m coming!” She stared into and said, “Oh that’s a nice big snake, isn’t it?” Amanda nodded and said, “That’s why I never want it to get loose, especially when I’m around!” The mom laughed. All of a sudden her older brother snuck up behind, her with a giant stuffed centipede. He put it on the shoulder that wasn’t next to their mother’s shoulder. He put it so his sister could only see the head. As you can probably guess, Sophie freaked when she saw it. She screamed, Sophie flinched, she did not like loud noises. The mother started scolding the boy, but here is the important part: when Amanda screamed Sophie barely had time to flinch and I will tell you why. When Amanda screamed, she also lunged forward, knocking over Sophie’s case. When Sophie fell, she felt sure that if snakes could gasp, Sophie would have done the biggest one ever. The glass case came tumbling to the floor and with a THUMP and shatter, the case broke. She slithered out the door that a worker was holding open for people to get out. The worker tried to run out and shut the door but Sophie was too quick for him and slithered through the door. The worker slammed the door shut. Sophie quickly slithered away and even now she still thanks Amanda. The end.