Once again, my friends, I have discovered that I just can't pull off pranks. This weekend I had a cross country meet in Michigan. We were on our way home and I was restless. When you have to be on a bus for 6 hours, you get bored. I was listening to music when I heard a commotion in the back of the bus. Most of my teammates were gathered back there, watching Chris play Slender Man on his laptop. For those of you that don't know, Slender Man is a scary video game based off an urban legend. I'll admit that I'm too scared to play it, but if you want to check it out, here's the link to the game site. You've been warned.
http://slendergame.com/game.php
Everybody was tense. Brittany and Ashley were clutching their pillows and covering their eyes every 5 seconds. Ben was standing up and had a death grip on the support bars above the shelves. Jake was sitting next to Chris, giving him instructions on where to go.
Chris: I don't know what to do!
Jake: Go left! Go left!
Chris: He's coming for me I know it!
Jake: Go to the woods! Run!
Then Slender Man must have popped out because everybody screamed and grabbed the nearest person for support. I realized I could use this situation to my benefit (and like I said before, I was quite bored). Being the small person that I am, I can squeeze under the seats in the bus and crawl to the back. I ducked down and started army crawling to where Jake and Chris were sitting. Chris was so into the game, he had no idea I was right under him. I slowly reached out my hand, waiting for the perfect moment. Then, I grabbed Chris' ankle.
He didn't even flinch! I got no reaction out of him at all! He just reached down and scratched his ankle. Then his computer died and everyone dispersed. Knowing I had failed, I slid backwards to start making my way back. Then Ashley almost stepped on me.
Ashley (looks down and sees me under her chair)
Me: Hi...
Ashley: Who's down there?
Me: Um, me...
Ashley (reaches down and touches my face): Kathleen?
Me: Yeah...
Ashley: What are you doing down there?
Me: Failing at scaring people...
After laughing at my attempt, we both decided it was time for me to get out from under the seats. This is the part of the story where I got stuck. Now, I'm skinny, but there's not as much space under those seats as I thought. I couldn't turn over on my side and ended up wedged between the wall and someone's bag. After a lot of struggling, I finally was able to free myself and get out. I walked back to my seat, sweating and defeated.
And that's why you don't pull pranks on the bus.
