Bobbin of Big House

I wrote this one because Jen told me to use the word “Betray”. It’s really kind of creepy and it disturbs even me, but I still like most of it. I tried to keep it under a 1000 words so it might seem to end a bit suddenly, that’s how it seems to me anyways.

Bobbin worked his way through the walls of the Big House with the skill and ease that any mouse posses; he was holding back. Bobbin was better then any other mouse in the Big House. He went places none of the others either could or would go. He found food none of the others even knew existed, and he saw things none of the others had ever seen. Their leader, Rx, had ordered Bobbin to teach two of the young mice how to do what he does. He had told Bobbin that the more mice that could make it to the high pantries or the Master Bedroom like Bobbin could, the more food they could bring back for everyone else. Bobbin had tried to explain that it was too hard to bring food back from those places, he had pleaded with Rx not to make him share his secrets, but Rx would not budge. Now he was stuck with two kids following him around slowing him down and asking stupid questions all the time.

“Hey Bob,” called out Tack, “where we going?” Tack was the older of the two kids Bobbin had been assigned. He wasn’t too bad at keeping up but mentally he wasn’t too sharp.

“I told you, we are going to the Master Bedroom. I also told you not to call me Bob. Where is Dust?”

“I’m here sir,” came the small voice of Dust. He was a small mouse covered in a coat of mixed color hair that made him look like a clomp of dust. Bobbin thought that it was his redeeming quality; if the people or the cat couldn’t see him then they couldn’t catch him. He was pretty sure they wouldn’t be able to because Bobbin kept loosing sight of him himself.

“Ah, yes there you are.” Bobbin was only slightly sure he had seen Dust poking out from behind Tack but he had heard him and that was good enough. He continued to lead them through the maze of dry wall and nails until they came to an impassable stud. Bobbin showed them how to stretch their bodies between walls and shimmy up to a knothole where they could get through. Both of them had to try it twice before they got up to the knot hole. They continued on to the Master Bedroom with Tack and Dust chattering the whole way about how cool it was to get up the knot hole. When Bobbin had had enough of their talk he stopped them and began his lecture.

“Ok boys we are in the walls of the master bedroom now so you’re going to have to be quiet. Our goal is to get up on the bed side table. Every night the Master brings a plate of snacks to bed with him and he only ever eats half before he falls asleep. Now the Master is a pretty light sleeper so just grab some food and run back to the wall. But be careful because he puts traps out. I’ll go first and make sure it’s ok. You two wait inside the wall.” They walked a bit more until they came to a hole that Bobbin had made.

Bobbin’s hole was underneath a dresser in the Master Bedroom witch gave Bobbin lots of cover. He looked out of every side to make sure the cat was not around. When he was sure he was safe he crept along the wall until he was just about to the corner. He stopped when he smelt cheese which told him that the Master had put a trap in the corner again. He bypassed the corned and the trap and made his way along the next wall until he reached the nightstand. He used the same trick as earlier to make his way up between the nightstand and the wall. When he reached the top there was a plate of cookies waiting for him, he broke off a piece and made his way back to the dresser along the walls.

When he got back Tack and Dust were very excited. The prospect of cookies was almost too much for them plus the added excitement of being in the master bedroom. Bobbin took Dust out with him and showed him how to check out of all the corners and told him all about the trap and how to get up to the night stand. Dust when off and a few minutes later he returned with a big piece of cookie in his mouth. He sent Dust back into the wall and had Tack come out and join him. He showed Tack how to look out from under the dresser and told him all about the trap. “Now when you get to the night stand go past it until you get to the bed. You can climb right up the sheets until you get to the top and there are the cookies.”

“Really, right up the sheets?”

“That’s right, but remember to be as quiet as you can, the first time I came I woke up the Master and almost didn’t make it out alive. Ok, on your way.” Bobbin watched as Tack disappeared into the darkness along the wall. After a few minutes there was aloud scuffle out in the room followed by a series of stomping noises. Dust poked his head out of the hole but Bobbin told him to get back in and hide. There was one finale stomp rather close to the dresser before the lights came on. Bobbin went back in the hole and waited for an hour with Dust. The lights went back off and the world was silent again.

“Come on Dust that’s all we can do for tonight. We better get back to Rx and tell him what happened. This will give you time to practice that new trick I taught you. You’ll need it for tomorrow when we got to the high pantry.”