11:52 amI Am Psychic
Last night, while walking to the car in the church parking lot after the Christmas party, I had a vision of the near future. It was like something out of a “Charmed” episode. (I like to think that I looked like Alyssa Milano; having a premonition while looking hot and having a super-cute haircut.)
Zoe was running back and forth across the slick, ice-covered pavement in her Hello Kitty cowgirl boots that happen to have banana peels for soles. Not really, but they may as well.
“Zoe, don’t run!”
Zoe continues to run.
“Zoe, stop running, you are going to slip!”
Zoe continues to run.
“Zoe Gale!”
I pull out the big guns with the last name, but she still runs.
A mom passes by and says, “I’m glad my kids aren’t the only ones to not listen.”
“I know, I may as well be talking to that van,” I say.
“Zoe!…” I try again, giving my hair an Alyssa Milano-esque toss for good measure.
Zoe zigzags across the ice and then
slip.bang.bounce
She hits her knee on the ice, and then bounces with her face.
I ran over and picked her up and couldn’t help but blurt out an I-told-ya-so. I could not help it. I DID tell her so… twenty times! And I saw it happen before it actually did… the blood, the tears, the drama.
I am making myself available to receive messages from your dead pets and give you helpful insight about your future…
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Please tell me I will still love my students after next Wednesday…That I will not strangle anyone for ‘forgetting’ to write poems or prepare speeches that we have talked about for two weeks…
Thanks. (Bill me later)
Comment by stephanie — December 12, 2007 @ 3:35 pm
Oh, and let me know what my hair looks like while I’m being the best teacher ever. I hope it’s Alyssa Milano cute…(Like yours)
Comment by stephanie — December 12, 2007 @ 3:36 pm
It’s so hard to resist the “I told ya so,” especially when you did. A lot.
Now, my psychic question: What am I getting for Christmas?
Comment by Leslie — December 12, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
@Stephanie- The future with your students is hazy… but your hair looking nice is a given. Your lucky numbers are 12, 57, and 4 5/8.
@Leslie- You are getting a Red Rider BB gun… and if you’re responsible with it, you won’t shoot your eye out. Your lucky numbers are 4, 36, and 8:31 AM.
Comment by admin — December 13, 2007 @ 7:34 am