When I was about 11 years old my class went on a field trip.

On the field trip we were supposed to collect leaves and  things and put them into a scrapbook that we had spent a week during ” Art Time ” putting together…

my book looked lame, I was never good at art.

Anyway.

I was reaching for a leaf and I was leaning over a railing when I felt this push on my back and I caught myself just as I flipped over the top….had I not caught myself I would have fallen at least 40 feet down onto the rail road tracks below.

It took me a second to steady myself and then I turned around.

There were three boys standing there and two of them looked at the third and one said, ” he pushed you. “

Two of the boys looked stunned.

The boy who pushed me smiled.

He smiled.

I never told on him.

I should have.

I should have told someone I saw a monster that day.