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The prompt for September 8, 2015 is:
What are you most afraid of? Have you ever faced your fear head on? Was it liberating or terrifying? Write about facing your fear head on.
Spiders at Petco.
I thought I could do it. I mean, I really thought I could do it. I thought I could calmly - professionally - reach my hand into the cage and pluck out a tarantula with a net. It wasn't normally my job, but I was working the reptile section that day, and wouldn't you know - someone came in wanting to buy a spider. It was the only animal in the entire store I had a problem with. I told them as much in my interview. I would, under no circumstances be handling a spider. But sometimes you have to do that which must be done. I had been working at the Petco for a few months now though, and I thought I had grown brave. The spiders were harmless, weren't they? I hadn't seen them attack any of my co-workers and suck out their juices leaving them dry, exsanguinated corpses. It would be fine. I would get the spider out of the cage and sell it to the customer like the grown up I was supposed to be. This plan was great in theory. In practice, not so much. Maybe if the spider had been still? He was not still though - he lunged at me when I stuck the net into the cage. Lunged. At. Me. I screamed and jumped back. My heart was pounding and my breathing was quick and shallow. I wanted to cry, but you can't just cry in front of a customer - it's bad for business. Instead, I made an excuse and went off to find someone, anyone who could capture the horrible little beast. Then, I went to the break room and cried.
(281 words)
Now it's your turn! Respond to the prompt in the comments. The best piece will be featured on Thursday. Good luck!
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