Claws! (2011)
“28 My back ached. The sides of the locker squeezed my shoulders.
I tried to squirm into a more comfortable position. But there was no room to move.
My hand wrapped around the latch once again. I tried pulling it. Pushing it. Twirling it.
I heard footsteps. I sucked in a lungful of air and held it. And listened.
Light footsteps scraping the floor.
I peeked out through the narrow air slots in the door. I saw a flash of blond hair across the hall. I squinted till I saw the kid’s face.
Greg Baum. A... fourth-grader I knew from Sunday school.
“Hey, Greg —” I whispered through the air vent.
He kept walking.
“Greg—stop!” I called a little louder.
I could see him spin around. His eyes bulged in surprise. “Who’s there?”
“Greg—it’s me. Mickey Coe. I’m inside a locker.”
“Huh? Why?” he asked.
“Because I got stuck,” I said. “I’m locked in. Can you let me out?”
I kept talking until Greg found the locker. Then he opened the door without any trouble.
I came tumbling out.MoreLess
I tried to squirm into a more comfortable position. But there was no room to move.
My hand wrapped around the latch once again. I tried pulling it. Pushing it. Twirling it.
I heard footsteps. I sucked in a lungful of air and held it. And listened.
Light footsteps scraping the floor.
I peeked out through the narrow air slots in the door. I saw a flash of blond hair across the hall. I squinted till I saw the kid’s face.
Greg Baum. A... fourth-grader I knew from Sunday school.
“Hey, Greg —” I whispered through the air vent.
He kept walking.
“Greg—stop!” I called a little louder.
I could see him spin around. His eyes bulged in surprise. “Who’s there?”
“Greg—it’s me. Mickey Coe. I’m inside a locker.”
“Huh? Why?” he asked.
“Because I got stuck,” I said. “I’m locked in. Can you let me out?”
I kept talking until Greg found the locker. Then he opened the door without any trouble.
I came tumbling out.MoreLess
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