Through the lots, wandering, but with a purpose, toward the smell of food, my pal and I navigated through scraggly scrub trees. There was nearly a breeze, but it wasn't much worth noticing, but I noticed. The paper plates, wet with barbeque sauce, weren't disturbed in the least. Just as I was busy noticing that insignificant breeze, my senses took quite a shock.
My jaw dropped and my heart thumped, twice. Breath was scarce, which made speaking difficult. " Hey,{First name}" I managed. "Good GOD, will you look at that?"
This thing hung suspended, knee high, between the limbs of the scrub. It's size stopped my brain from seeing what my eyes said.
My partner turned and laughed,"{ First name}, I think you like trees a bit too much." he said.
Then he saw it.
This thing was as the diameter of a regulation basketball, it's eight legs as thick as my wrist, and tucked in tight to its body. We had a plain view of its underside, the extra legs it used for eating were big enough to carry a chicken. |