Pow, right in the kisser

I didn’t pay much attention when these nice folks began to line up on the stairs.

He was quite proud when his masterpiece was completed.

He yelled up the steps, “Come ooooooon, everybody!”

The sisters came running.  Clearly, there was a plan in motion.

Whispering … giggles … argument over who goes first …

And then I understood.

Hesitation on my part.

Should I be disturbed by the impending massacre? 

Should I offer suggestions for better aim?

Did these fine folks deserve what was coming to them?

She fired before I could decide.

And then I understood. She’d had her own plan all along.

She hit her target with the ease of a sharpshooter.

The folks on the stairs didn’t say much … but the boy behind let out a loud squawk of protest.

Yep, she’d had him in her sights all along.