Zapp!

By Scott

I remember it well!

I was a stinky 5-year-old sprawled on the couch watching Scooby-Doo. I heard Amy's (my sister's) voice echo down the candle lit hall and in the living room saying excitedly," Scott come in my room I want to show you something!"

Because she never lets me in her room I jumped off the couch and ran excitedly down the hall as fast as my little 5-year-old legs could take me.

When I got in there she was sitting on her bed so I went over to Amy and she told me," Hey Scott put your tongue on this it tastes like strawberries!"

She was holding telephone cord in her hand, which led all the way down to the wall into the light socket.

Not thinking like most 5-year-olds, I stuck my tongue on the glowing amber red wires.

ZAPP! Both were the sounds of the sour electricity hitting my damp little tongue and the sound of how quick I ran out of her room tears of bitter pain running from my shocked white face. I ran down the hall screaming, "Mom!"

I could still hear her laughing madly down the hall.

Later, Amy got her punishment which, was no phone for two weeks. This didn't seem fair in my mind, probably because I wasn't a stupid teenage girl.

Still paranoid I came out of my room after playing with my Lego's with my final creation in my hand. The Ultimate Battle Station! I came walking out of my room then out of nowhere a hand plugged my nose. I tried to scream as loud as I could but nothing came out. Then a blanket went over my mouth; I couldn't breath! I squirmed around and saw my sister. My face turned candied apple red. I grabbed my sister's hair and pulled as hard as I could. Suddenly her hands dropped. I took a deep breath of air, which felt like the first breath of life. My sister ran into her room.

I did it.

I won.

I outmatched her!