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Oh Shoot!

Sara Lyons
September 22, 2021

Oh Shoot!

Based on a dream I had, so it's just as weird. Childhood memory with a twist?

Sara Lyons

September 22, 2021
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  1. Narrator: When I was really young, my family and I lived with my grandparents in a big blue house.

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  2. Narrator: When I was really young, my family and I lived with my grandparents in a big blue house.

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  3. Narrator: Mom and Dad worked most days,

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  4. Narrator: which left my brother Andrew and I to get into all sorts of trouble.

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  5. Narrator: which left my brother Andrew and I to get into all sorts of trouble.

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  8. Narrator: Grandma was the one who typically watched us,

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  9. Narrator: but sometimes we were too sneaky for our own good.

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  10. Narrator: but sometimes we were too sneaky for our own good.

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  11. Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.

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  12. Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.

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  13. Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.

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  14. Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.

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  15. Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.

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  16. Narrator: The big blue house was pretty old, and it had a laundry shoot that ran from the upstairs bathroom to the basement.

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  17. Narrator: We would take turns putting toys down the shoot

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  18. Narrator: We would take turns putting toys down the shoot

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  19. Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side

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  20. Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side

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  21. Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side

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  22. Narrator: and we would catch them on the other side

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  23. Narrator: before running them up the stairs to switch places.

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  24. Narrator: before running them up the stairs to switch places.

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  25. Narrator: I would get pretty carried away.

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  26. Sara: "Okay everyone, it's our turn to play."

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  27. Sara: "Okay everyone, it's our turn to play."

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  28. Sara: "Okay everyone, it's our turn to play."

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  29. Sara: "Have fun Kitten!"

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  30. Sara: "Have fun Kitten!"

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  33. Narrator: To my surprise, the little stuffed cat looked back at me with sad eyes.

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  34. Narrator: To my surprise, the little stuffed cat looked back at me with sad eyes.

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  35. Kitten: "Do I have to?"?"

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  36. Sara: "Do you not want to go?""

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  37. Kitten: "No, no...""

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  38. Kitten: "It's fine...""

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  39. Narrator: I felt bad. I didn't want Kitten to do anything she didn't want to.

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  40. Narrator: That was when my hands slipped out from under me and I fell.

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  41. Narrator: That was when my hands slipped out from under me and I fell.

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  42. Narrator: It was strange, the world around me seemed to change as I fell.

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  43. Narrator: It was strange, the world around me seemed to change as I fell.

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  44. Narrator: Was this what the inside of shoots looked like??

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  45. Narrator: It wasn't long until I saw Kitten, but something felt off.

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  46. Narrator: I was scared. This wasn't right. As soon as I saw another shoot opening, I went for it.

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  47. Narrator: I was scared. This wasn't right. As soon as I saw another shoot opening, I went for it.

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  48. Narrator: I was scared. This wasn't right. As soon as I saw another shoot opening, I went for it.

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  50. Sara: "Phew"

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  51. Kitten (OS): "I won't let you get away."

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  52. Sara: "What?"

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  53. Sara: "Kitten?"

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  54. Kitten: "Time after time you have sent me down here,"

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  55. Kitten: "Now it's your turn to fall."

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  56. Sara: "I didn't know! I thought we were playing!"

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  57. Kitten (OS): '"Me too, but we aren't the same! I want you to be like me!"

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  58. Kitten (OS): "I want you to be my toy now!"

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  59. Kitten (OS): "I want you to fall!"

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  60. Kitten (OS): "I want you to fall!"

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  61. Kitten (OS): "I want you to fall!"

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  62. Narrator: I closed my eyes, and before I knew it...

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  66. Sara (OS): "... Andrew?"?

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  67. Andrew: "Oh man, am I glad I caught you! I was wondering what was taking so long."

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  68. Andrew: "Hurry up and take your turn! I wanna go next!"

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  69. Narrator: Needless to saw I was super confused. Was any of that real?

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  70. Narrator: I looked down at the small stuffed cat clutched in my arms and felt the same wave of uneasiness as before.

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  71. Narrator: I looked down at the small stuffed cat clutched in my arms and felt the same wave of uneasiness as before.

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  72. Sara: "Um... Sorry Kitten."

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  73. Sara: "I really don't want to play anymore!"

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  76. Narrator: Huh... I wonder what ever happened to that cat...

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