The Game

Jeanette made her way to an isolated river. Her Gucci stilettos kept sticking into the mud. She was beginning to think Lake Tahoe would have been the much better choice regardless of the crazy rumors that were going around. Mr. Tickle-Whisker Herman Schneider did not particularly enjoy being swished in the face with flying branches that reminded him of something his father had once said. "Ralph (that was his real name, not what stupid Jeanette had done to him) never go in to the forest alone, stars shine in many directions and many moons make crescents, but never stop chasing mice." Mr. Tickle-Whisker still for the life of him had no clue what that meant, but since they were doing that nature adventure thing he figured it fit.

Jeanette got ecstatic as she happened upon an old abandoned shelter. Over the doorway it read "McGarney lives here: buzz off", but she didn't think much of it. Mr. Whiskers on the other hand knew what was up and decided he was going to leave in the middle of the night before any chainsaws or donkeys came after them.

After they entered the shelter Jeanette tried to make it swank. But she couldn't. 'Maybe I'm not as good as I think I am,' she thought to herself, 'nah, this place is icky and hopeless. It has nothing to do with me.' Then she heard children erupting with laughter. 'Whaaaa?' She thought to herself.

She looked out the window and saw two boys and two girls, a cheaply made canoe, and the salmon that had saved her life. Jeanette tried to wave to him but he looked like he was busy. She went back inside, laid on the couch and decided to take a nice nature adventure nap.