The cricket is about to enter a trap.
Peter does not see it.
He is lying down next to me.
If it jumps, it is going to hit a spider web and become stuck.
The spider will eat it.
I do not want that to happen.
Peter does not see it.
I have to save it.
I roll over onto my side, and scoop the cricket up. It is cute. I like it.
I smile, and turn to Peter. I want to show him the cricket.
Peter cries when he sees I have escaped the blur.
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The Medical School
ActionBren Halsey has spent her whole life in an orphanage. She blames her miserable existence on her parents-they abandoned her on the orphanage's doorstep as an infant. Her daily routine consists of online classes, taking the trash out, and annoying the...