Flash Fictions: Day at the ZOO

It is the start of the day and 8 year old Luke and his mom are driving to the zoo and they pass by Luke's older brother Jamie who holds a summer job as the parking lot attendant. With balloons in hand Luke gets out of the car with his mom and proceeds to the gates to start he days journey. The day was filled with lions, elephants, and animal exhibitions from every content. Luke's favorite thing of the day was seeing the crocodiles in their un-natural zoo abode. As the day grew Luke's energy shrunk as he became incredibly tired, slightly sunburn, and worn out. Often times when he felt this way he had the tendency to act a little funny or throw out social logic, so naturally he mimicked the predatory characteristics of the crocodile to the un suspecting passer-bys. At the end of this excursion Luke and his mom are on their way back as she receives a phone call. As she briefly searches for her phone in her purse Luke disappears. She franticly searches for him as he is off stalking his prey as if he we're a crocodile himself. With his eyes breaking the plain of car's hoods as if they were water, he has spotted his victim. It is his brother Jamie who is fast asleep at his post. Danger lurks just at the end of the row of cars as Jamie's boss is fast approaching to close the shift. Luke strikes with a big AARRGGHH jolting Jamie out of his slumber. Just in time too as his boss reaches the stand without realizing what he was doing. Luke's mom also sees and grabs his hand escorting him franticly back to the mini van. Luke smile's to himself knowing he just saved the day.