My Short Short for the Day

“Today’s the big day BumblyBee!”  Quinn smiled and struck a majestic pose.  “What if I call you BB for short?”

“Bzzz bzzz.”  BumblyBee did a loop de loop.

“Great!”  Quinn looked to the skies.  “Let’s go!”

Quinn ran down the driveway and onto the sidewalk.  She dodged skateboarders, dogs and sprinklers as she ran towards town searching for any evil doers.  BumblyBee flew alongside scanning the area as well.

“Help!”  A voice pleaded in the distance.

“BB, over there!”  Quinn turned abruptly and raced towards the park.  “How can we help?”

“Oh, uh, well.  You see, I got my purse stuck in the bench here.”  The little, white haired lady explained.

“No problem, Ma’am.”  Quinn posed majestically.  “We can help.”

Quinn whispered to BumblyBee and they got to work.  Within a couple minutes they managed to maneuver the purse out of the bench and handed it to the lady.

“Oh, my.  How wonderful!  Thank you so much!”  The lady beamed.  The reached in her purse and pulled out a dollar bill.  “Here you go dear.” 

“Oh, no, we couldn’t.  Your thanks is all we need.”  Quinn smiled, bowed and turned away.  “Off we go BB.”

Quinn ran across the grass and towards the sidewalk with BumblyBee zooming alongside her. 

“Help!  Someone, please help!”  A voice was yelling from nearby.

“How can we help?”  Quinn asked the man. 

“Oh, uh, well.  There’s a kitten stuck down in that grate.”  The man said pointing.

“No problem.”  Quinn posed majestically.  “We can help.”

Quinn whispered to BumblyBee and they got to work.  Within a couple minutes they managed to maneuver the kitten out of the grate and handed it to the man.

“Gee, great job kid!”  The man stuck his hand out.  “Thanks!”

Quinn shook his hand and smiled.  “You’re welcome!”  Quinn bowed and turned away.  “Off we go BB.”

“Quinn, come home now.”

“It’s time for lunch BB, let’s go!”  Quinn turned around and raced home at top speed with BumblyBee racing next to her.

“Mom!  We’re home!”  Quinn rushed in the front door.

“Shut the door behind you!”  Mom called from the kitchen.

Quinn shut the door and hurried into the kitchen.  “What’s for lunch?”

“You’re favorite.  Grilled cheese for you and honey for you.”  Mom set a sandwich on Quinn’s plate and a little bowl of honey on BumblyBee’s plate.

“Thanks Mom!”  Quinn took a big bite.

“Were you careful?”  Mom asked sitting down next to Quinn.

“Of course Mom.  No one saw us use our powers.”  Quinn munched happily on her sandwich. 

“Good.”