Hiss-trionics at home

A TRUE STORY

“Ma……” Ads called as he quickly climbed up the stairs from the basement.

It was his 16th birthday, a sweltering evening in August. I was in the kitchen, having just popped the cake frosting into the fridge to cool it down before I worked on the cake again.

Clutching his phone in one hand, he walked towards me, his expression unreadable as always.

“Don’t panic. But….I think there is a snake in the basement.”