Nothings New : Mike Schmit

INTRUDERS

Life is not sweet. One day it will be sweet
To shut our eyes and die: Nor feel the wild flowers blow, nor birds dart by With flitting butterfly, Nor grass grow long above our heads and feet,Nor hear the happy lark that soars sky high,

Nor sigh that spring is fleet and summer fleet, Nor mark the waxing wheat, Nor know who sits in our accustomed seat.

Life is not good. One day it will be good
To die, then live again; To sleep meanwhile: so not to feel the wane

Of shrunk leaves dropping in the wood,
Nor hear the foamy lashing of the main,
Nor mark the blackened bean-fields, nor where stood

Rich ranks of golden grain
Only dead refuse stubble clothe the plain:
Asleep from risk, asleep from pain.

"Why were you talking to him?" Cassidy asked walking into the kitchen where Susie sat on the counter eating pizza.

"We can't kill him." Laurel stated making Susie's eyes go wide as she took a bite on her pizza. "You can't be serious Laurie." Cassidy sighed looking at the woman like she was crazy.

"He has something waiting the other security guards we're low life's who we're probably gonna die sooner or later." Laurel remarked

Cassidy only rolled his eyes and walked out of the kitchen. "Don't worry he'll come around." Susie reassured a smile on her face.

"You think so?" Laurel asked crossing her arms over her chest. "No." Susie admitted taking one last bite on her pizza.

"Cassidy." Laurel called out running after the boy. "We won't kill him I promise." Cassidy reassured making Laurel smile.

"Can you-can you do the trick again?" Cassidy asked.

"Yeah come on." Laurel grinned walking into the main area. "Kids." Laurel called out when she turned around all of the kids stood in front of her.

"Ready?" Laurel asked in unison all of the children nodded. The woman closed her eyes as her ears began ringing.

When Laurel opened her eyes the pizzeria looked just how it originally looked, all colorful and child friendly.

Susie squealed, running over to the claw machine. "You okay?" Laurel asked sitting next to Cassidy as all of the kids played in the pizzeria.

"Yeah it's just." Cassidy sighed looking up , "I don't know." The boy frowned

Laurel only wrapped her arm around his shoulder before they heard a crash causing the illusion to fall.

Laurel looked up slightly confused before noticing the children had gone back into the animatronics.

The woman walked into the security room watching the three men that had entered the pizzeria.

"All right. Now, be quick, but thorough." A man demanded, "Maximum damage, minimum time."

Laurel's eyes drifted to the camera that held the animatronics. "You see anything valuable, grab it and we'll uh, settle up after."

Laurel grinned as she saw that Bonnie was no longer in his place. Laurel walked out of the security room and into the main area.

The woman walked in front of Chica. The yellow animatronic titled its head in a questioning way. "Do it." Laurel smiled as Chica walked passed her the cupcake in her hand.

A few moments later Laurel walked in the halls the sounds of screams in the distance. "Carl?" A man gasped before he began screaming quite literally like a little girl.

Laurel laughed as she watched the man run.

The woman titled her head as she stared at the window of the pizzeria the sounds a screams still in the distance.