mouse

i went out to put gas in the car. when i left the gas station, a mouse ran across my windshield! i pulled over and drove back into the gas station parking lot.

i tried to catch the mouse or at least chase it off the car. i was afraid it would get into something that would kill it while the car was moving, or get blown away by the wind.

but it hopped off the windshield, landed on the ground, and then, it ran up inside one of the wheels. this was the worst possible place it could go. i laid down on the ground and was poking a stick through the holes in the wheel to make it get out. i could see it in there. it was incredibly cute.

it ran out of the one wheel. where did it go? up inside another wheel on the opposite side of the car. i got up, ran around to the other side, laid down on the ground again, and started poking around in the wheel.

then, i couldn't see it anymore. it seemed like it had left the one wheel i was looking at.

i got angry, and decided i couldn't look for the mouse all day and had to give up. i didn't want it to get hurt, but i had to go get ready for work. so i got back in and started the car.

as i backed up out of the parking space, i saw the mouse go running across the lot from underneath my car. it was going towards some grass and bushes where it could hide. i was really happy and relieved that it didn't get hurt.