The Predator (2011)
“That was Cassie’s brilliant idea. Ants.
See, ants could get into Chapman’s basement. And ants could carry away the small transponder. Ants.
This was what my life had come to. We ended up spending a couple of hours debating whether we should be red ants or black ants. I finally left in disgust. I didn’t want to be an ant—red, black, or any other color.
I saw Jake the next day in school. I had just come out of history class, where I had blown a pop quiz. I wasn’t in the best mood.
I was opening m...y locker and muttering about the Mexican-American War, and how was anyone supposed to remember the difference between that war and the Texas war of independence.
“Hi,” Jake said. “The answer is black. Turns out most of the ants near Chapman’s house are black. Tobias checked it out.”
I looked over Jake’s shoulder to make sure no one was close enough to overhear. “Jake, I don’t want to be a bug. I’ve been a gorilla, an osprey, a dolphin, a seagull, a trout, of all things, a lobster … and I’m probably forgetting a few.MoreLess
See, ants could get into Chapman’s basement. And ants could carry away the small transponder. Ants.
This was what my life had come to. We ended up spending a couple of hours debating whether we should be red ants or black ants. I finally left in disgust. I didn’t want to be an ant—red, black, or any other color.
I saw Jake the next day in school. I had just come out of history class, where I had blown a pop quiz. I wasn’t in the best mood.
I was opening m...y locker and muttering about the Mexican-American War, and how was anyone supposed to remember the difference between that war and the Texas war of independence.
“Hi,” Jake said. “The answer is black. Turns out most of the ants near Chapman’s house are black. Tobias checked it out.”
I looked over Jake’s shoulder to make sure no one was close enough to overhear. “Jake, I don’t want to be a bug. I’ve been a gorilla, an osprey, a dolphin, a seagull, a trout, of all things, a lobster … and I’m probably forgetting a few.MoreLess
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