surprise!

Urania scoops a deer fly from the crown of Henny’s head. After giving it a shake, she opens her fist. The confused flyer crashes into Typist’s ear canal and buzzes to beat the band before finding clear air space.

God bumps cover flesh from scalp to toes.

“No good deed —” Nia smooths the hair on her arms.

“Goes unnn-reeee-wahrrr-ded!” Thalia squeals. “We’ve never felt thaaaaaat before!”

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.
~ Ashley Montagu