2. Oops! Diary - 008.

Wednesday, September. Sunny

Banana Spiders

A couple of days ago, I was snapping a banana off of the bunch in the kitchen when I noticed something. It was a small, fuzzy bundle, stuck to one of the bananas. Spider eggs!

I remembered something I read on the internet about tropical spiders hiding out in shipments of bananas. It was a news story, I think. Some lady got bitten and almost died. I was curious about what kind of spider the eggs might be from. I'd seen pictures of freaky-looking poisonous tropical spiders, as big as a dinner plate. I imagined training a mighty legion of attack spiders and sending them against my enemies.

I put the banana that the eggs were attached to in a jar, put the jar into my closet, and waited. I'm looking at the jar as I write this, actually. The eggs still haven't hatched. The banana, though, isn't looking too good.

Monday, September. Thunder

Neck Pain

My life has entered a dark tunnel. It started last Saturday morning. I woke up and my neck was stiff and it hurt to move.

This is it, I thought. I went to a han-eui-won near my house and got acupuncture, something I normally hate. It didn't help at all.

I lay back on my bed, accepting my doom. This morning I opened my eyes. I didn't move, hoping that things had changed. Then I tried to look at my alarm clock. Instantly, a wrenching pain shot down my spine. Mom said she'd call my teacher, and that I could rest at home. Normally, this would be great. This time, not going to school didn't make me happy at all. Mom and Dad went to work and I thought about all of the simple things I couldn't do. I promised to be a better student and son. My neck continued to ache. This might be the first time I've ever said this, but I hope I can go to school tomorrow.