The October Music: Fourth Verse - Day 2

​Filistata
            So tired. Need to rest. Feeling swollen with new hope. Floor is sticky. Unpleasant. No matter. Been through worse. Avoided the screams and stomps so far. So far. No telling what tomorrow brings. Can’t think about that now.

            New room. Seems nice. Carpet but thin and brittle. No shag to get caught in. Can scuttle easily. Like this place already. Don’t see place to rest yet. Will keep looking. Something there. Big. Warm. Unmoving. Air filled with vibration. Snoring? Excellent. Sneak over to massive other thing. Soft and comfortable on feet. Blink eyes before climbing. No difficulty at all.

            Don’t see food. No problem. Not hungry. Tired. Full. Need to settle down. No moving from big warm thing. Lightly touch to ensure. Nothing. Soft and warm. Patterns on it. Strange look. Climb. Creep up pattern thing. No moving. Grunts and grumbles but nothing else. Good. Continue to climb. Bristly hairs like mine against my feet. Scrape through. Need a place to rest. There! Hole in side of warm thing. Dark. Perfect. Slowly trot over there. More grumbles from warm thing. Loud snort. May be sleeping. Best for everyone.

            Reach hole. Tight fit. Can make it. Squeeze body inside with effort. More rumbling from warm thing. Long, thick sticks brush past back. Don’t touch me. Good. Settle next to bouncy wall. Perfect spot. Snuggle in. Warm and wet and hairy. Perfect home. Perfect place to raise babies. Place eggs next to wall. Keep them safe. Keep them protected. Eggs laid. Can rest now. Close eyes. Not dying. Just sleeping. Need time to recover. Moving takes effort. Time to rest.

            Wake up when home moves suddenly. Loud noises around us. Light from entrance disappears. Flesh stick enters hole. Approaches quickly. Must defend babies! Sink fangs into stick. Entire home shakes. Must defend! Pump poison into stick before letting go. Must check on the babies! Stick pulls out. Feel home move under my feet. Standing?

            Poison mine works quick. Home moves with steps. Stops. Feel rumble and then world trembles. Booming crash. Glass breaking. Nearly lose babies. Hold them back and wait. Hear choking. Gasping. Works quickly. Soon quiet again. No more rumbling. Babies can grow up safe now.

            Hungry. Protect takes energy. Too tired to leave home. Home food too? Cautious bite on wall of home. No responses from home. Bigger bite. Tastes good. Not flies but good. No response. Home must approve. Eat my fill. Lots of red around us. Wet and hot. Move babies up a little. Must keep them safe. Red also tastes good. Dessert?

            Days later now. Home not moving. Starting to smell. Not problem. Makes food easier to get. Babies starting to wake up! First egg broke this morning. So cute. Stumbled into world and cried for me. So proud. Fed him food from home. Squeaked happily. So cute. So proud. Others join soon. All adorable. So happy.
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            Thankful for finding home. Babies have chance to grow and live. No fear of outside world. I’m so blessed.