Little Bobby Exposed

Mortimer Earwig was doing what he did best..........wandering aimlessly looking for food. He had gotten on large wooden platform and was walking first one way and then another and then back around to where he had started. That's the way most bugs operated since it was hard to tell direction when you were just a few millimeters off the ground. He was pretty sure that there was no food around here since he had looked for hours, so he decided to head back towards the green meadow. Mortimer knew how to get back..........he would simply retrace his steps.
Little Billy Cricket was through chirping for the morning and was heading back home for lunch when he ran across Louise Beetle walking up the trail. "Hi Louise!" shouted Little Billy excitedly. Louise ran over to Billy and they rubbed feelers. "Boy, it's good to see you again." said Billy. "How have you been?" "Oh, fine. I finally have a day off from work and was going down to the river to get some greens for Mom."
"I saw Latimer and he told me you were working at the bugcare center. How is your job going?" "Well, let me tell you," said Louise. " It's not all fun and games. Like the other day, Mabel Ant brought over about a hundred kids and it was all I could do to just keep an eye on all of them. Then they all had to be fed, and do you know how hard it is to get them all to take a nap? Well, it's pretty much impossible. Either they are talking and laughing or they're fighting with each other. And, beings they are sugar ants, they are pretty wound up most of the time. I'm glad I finally got a day off. One more day of that and I might have been frustrated enough to step on a couple of them."
"Wow," said Billy. "And, I thought I had it tough. I don't think I would have the temperment to work at that place." It looked like Louise had lost a little weight since he had last seen her. She still looks about the same other than that, he thought to himself. "We should get together for lunch some day," said Billy. "We could catch up on old times"
They had been so excited about seeing each other that they hadn't noticed Little Bobby Fenimore coming out of the house. He was wearing his swimming trunks since it was so warm. It would never be so warm that he wouldn't wear a t-shirt and socks and shoes, however. He had come out to sit on the front porch and snap beans for his grandmother. Boy, I love to snap beans, he thought to himself. It's kind of like breaking things, but it's o.k. to do. My kind of job!!
Mortimer Earwig had retraced his steps and had finally gotten to the ledge overlooking the green meadow. He hadn't noticed this soft fabric on his way up........apparently his mind was elsewhere at the time. Maybe there is some food around here, he thought. With that he crawled into the folds of the fabric and started looking around. It was getting darker the farther he ventured inside.
"HOLY CRAP!!!!!!" Little Bobby jumped up and pulled his swimming trunks down so he could brush the bug off him. Mortimer went flying out towards the green meadow during the melee. Little Bobby suddenly remembered where he was and pulled up his trunks. He dashed up the stairs and into the house so he could get to the privacy of the bathroom and search for more bugs. I sure hope nobody saw me, he thought as he ran.
Little Billy had seen the whole thing and was practically in a state of shock from the disturbing sight he had just witnessed. "Louise!!" He exclaimed. "What the heck was that?!?!" His head turned to look at Louise and noticed that she was looking at him in a curious way.
Mortimer hit the ground and rolled over a few times. Good grief, I hate being a bug. First, you're minding your own business looking for food and the next thing you know you are flying through the air for no reason. I think I'll go hide under this rock for awhile.