“Oh my gawd! You will not believe what is in the pond – get out here! Quick!” Gecko called from the yard.
I cautioned. I have been duped so many times, and yet somehow, even though I know I am about to get pranked, I take the bait every damn time. “What is it?” I called back.
“Just come out and see.”
This type of juvenile and potentially fatal (I’m talking volatile heart rate) behavior happens at least a few times per week. There was the fake rubber rat waiting for me on the seat of the car. There was the explosion sound when I was told to stand by the propane tank. There have been numerous insect incidents and, most recent, there was the ceramic rattlesnake – twice.
I ran out and saw Gecko pointing at the pond. “Look!”
I have to admit, it really did look like a Logness Monster, or something with a very large mouth. I wondered if he didn’t half believe it was real too or if he had actually been hiding behind a tree for the last hour, whittling a log to look like a rare species of pre-historic alligator – just to get a rise out of me. I stood there, squinting my eyes, trying to detect any movement.
Gecko creeped up behind me “RAH!” he yelled in my ear.
A loud scream followed by a volatile heart rate, “You asshole!”
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