The Most Annoying Insect
Rose inspected the insect closely and she realized that it was the most annoying bug of them all, the mosquito. Carefully gripping the insect between her thumb and forefinger, she just lightly grazed the painted canvas with her knuckle, and her heart started to pound in her chest. She flicked the mosquito into the flowers and hastily placed the glass back over the painting. Later, she explained, “I took it out to the front yard and I opened it up to get the mosquito out so I could take it with me to college, and then it kind of scared me a little. I closed it back up immediately because it looked like it might be real.” But she wouldn’t know the truth until much later.