Daily Dose #2
There’s something about instinct- or maybe reflex – that brings out the best in us. I was 16, and over by the Snapple machine during lunch. I took out my dollar and began feeding it into the machine when an arm came across my face and grabbed my money. I didn’t see who, all I saw was an arm. My instinct was to protect what was mine, so as I saw my money slip from my hand into this hand in front of me, I attempted to take his throat.
Down he went, right into the radiator by the window. As he attempted to get up I pushed his head toward the open window. His friends pulled me off of him. There were 6 of them, all bigger than me. Reason and rationality overcame instinct, and the best of me disappeared. After some words were exchanged, the kid gave me my money back but promised that he and his friends were going to get me after lunch.
The threat reverted me back to a primitive state, watching my corners, focused on the periphery. I had a lot of friends, big friends, mostly football players on a mediocre team. They flanked me as lunch ended and I saw a group of about 12 waiting for me outside of the cafeteria. My fists were clenched, and I was ready to get bloody. As I walked out and they saw the group I was with, they backed down. Apparently rationality can overcome anyone’s instinct.
Sip on some of that sauce.
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1 comment:
Nice!
By the way, I found your blog because my name is Mike Daily and I have a Google alert for my name, and it's picking up "Mike: Daily" so I get automatic updates every time you publish something.
Keep going with the fiction.
Or is in non-fiction?
Cheers.
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