Wednesday, January 02, 2008

The Hand



I see her approach because I can see out of a dressing room that she can't see into.

She knows that I am in here. She's looking for me.

I'm hiding. Terrified.

I am backed in as far as I can go. Hard against the wall.

My breath catches in my throat. I try to be quiet, but shallow breaths give me away.

The door is white and made of soft rubbery shutters that can be reached through... and she does just that.

Her hand is coming at me. Fingers spread. Reaching for me.

I can't tell where her fingers will land because my eyes are tight. But closing my eyes hasn't made it stop.

She reaches in and catches me in the rib cage. She will not let go.

Shivers course through my body.

It tickles in that horrible way. That bigger than you way. There's no way to stop it. There is no hope.

I try to scream. Nothing comes. I need to breathe so I can scream. But there's no air. My scream is silent.

I hate dreaming about being tickled.

23 comments:

Blissfully Wed said...

If I dream tonight of being tickled, I'm blaming you.

Jay said...

LOL .. I've actually never dreamed about being tickled. That would be pretty tame for me. ;-)

Leighann said...

being tickled sucks in ANY form!!

Anonymous said...

I can't say that I've ever dreamed of being tickled, but as a child I was very ticklish and that was taken advantage of a lot by siblings - may they be forever tickled in hell! ;)

Cap'n Ergo "XL+II" Jinglebollocks said...

bleagh, that's horrific! Imagine how long the ARM would be that could reach someone @ th' back of a dressing room!!

::shudder:: I'm going to have a beer now and forget I e'er read this post.

MrRyanO said...

I'd rather dream about eating tacks than being tickled.

Michelle said...

I despise being tickled! I can't stand it, and I will totally wet myself. Therefore, if someone looks like they are going to consider trying to tickle me, I immediately start screaming at the top of my lungs. It seems a sucessful tactic.

none said...

Dang I hate that. It's really a helpless feeling.

Jill said...

Ahh! I thought that was going to be a totally different dream!

Being tickled is.... I'd think I'd rather be slapped. *shudder*

You can Call me AL said...

Thats funny, I use to tickle my sons with, " The hand is going to get you,tic-tic,tic-tic." Didn't even have to touch them, they would start to laugh just from the statement.

Mackey said...

I have never dreamt anout being tickled. Losing my teeth, yes. Tickled, no.

buffalodick said...

I'm one of those people- If you touch me, you'd better mean it... I am the "tickler"- not the tickled!!!

The Mistress of the Dark said...

I had a bizarre dream about losing a tooth last night...I'm extremely ticklish myself...I'm almost glad I didn't have your dream :)

g-man said...

I don't thing that I have ever had a dream where I was being tickled. It does drive me nuts when someone is tickling a kid and they ask for them to stop and they don't. I have had to intervene on my own daughters behalf with an overzealous friend. Just because they are laughing does not make it fun.

Odat said...

Nice job!

Peace

Schmoop said...

Ha...Very Good. Fortunately, I don't succumb to tickle attempts. Cheers!!

Diva said...

Gaaaaaah!!!!!! There's nothing worse than being tickled. Big T is a bitch and he does it on purpose because he knows I'll freak out.

Anonymous said...

I can't stand being tickled.Mainly because I almost always end up peeing my pants.

Casdok said...

Lol!! Ive taught myself not to be tickerlish (most of the time!)

Jeff B said...

Lisa (my wife) isn't ticklish. That's just not fair!

Diane J Standiford said...

I'm not ticklish either. But I like your dream. Hmmm, Jodie is coming and using Angie's hair...could work.

Cooper said...

As a kid my dad used to tickle me until I couldn't breathe (idiot)..i had dreams where a big hand came out of the sky and tickled me....nightmares, actually.

Tequila Mockingbird said...

i love how your blog has an advertisement for buying skeleton bones. wtf?

tickling makes me sneeze