I walk.
The sidewalk slips away from me like an unbalanced platter, the concrete a seal of different feet and footsteps, not one alike – not one the same.
I watch.
The leering eyes and sly whispers, words about me – but not to me – I want to know what they are talking about.
I panic.
A hand slips into my bag as I walk faster; making my way towards the school – I shout, and realize it is my own – my fingers touch the weapon.
I smile.
My friends' are in the distance, talking to one another, laughing – laughing at me?
I lift the gun.
My voice cries out above the crowd and people dive and scream when they see the object in my hands. A gun that is only seconds away from being fired – my voice rings out 'I am the angel of death' my friends are crying, yelling screaming – and I am laughing.
I fire.
The gun shots its' feeble noise into the air, and there is silence.
I laugh.
My friends look at me with wide eyes.
I run.
Perhaps it wasn't a good idea to freak my friends' out with a gun.
I laugh harder.
When my friends' find out what the gun is made of and come charging after me as I run and laugh, gasping for breath – tears running down my face as I crack up with howling laughter – still choking on the noises from my mouth as they reach me and pummel me to the ground.
That day was a classic.
But perhaps it wasn't a good idea to freak my friends out with a plastic toy gun.
(This actually happened one day at school, and has been a classic ever since - from then on, everyone brings a plastic gun to school)