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It was a cold winter night. No snow, unusual in Matte city in the Snowboot shaped state I've called home my whole life.

A friend of a friend's, cousin's, sister's, aunt's great uncle twice removed was gifting me some gold mining equipment. He's a trucker so he wouldn't be available to deliver until around 9pm.

My anxiety had gotten to me in anticipation of his arrival. He had never been here before so around the time he said he would arrive i decided to make the trek to the end of my long dark driveway. 

I got to the end of my driveway after what felt like an eternity of walking. I noticed my herbie curbie was sitting cockeyed so I decided to fix it and then the unexpected happened as I pulled the herbie I saw a flash something ran by me faster than anything i have ever seen in my 31 years of life. Trembling I quickly turned on my phones flashlight to see what it was. 

To my surprise it was the cutest little sugar glider I had ever seen. I immediately was worried someone's pet had gotten out and with the cold temperatures I knew it wouldn't survive. It sat still staring at me with big dark eyes. It's cute little hands gripping a piece of corn that I had left for the local squirrel population.

I knew I had to save it. As fast as it appeared it ran towards a tree. I reached out to grab it knowing I didn't have the proper equipment to be catching an animal who is tiny and scared. I snatched it up trying to be as gentle as possible and it bit me and scurried up the tree. I needed help. So I called the neighbors Stan and Franccine from down the road to come help me out. Then the guy bringing the gold mining equipment showed up.

My mind was racing 100 miles a min worried about that poor baby up in the tree freezing to death. I helped Duke move the equipment from his rig and barely heard a word he has said. I was telling him what had just happened and showed him where it was up in the tree. 

Just then Stan and Franccine showed up and while they were looking up in the tree with Duke I ran up the driveway to get a net and a spot light and cat carrier to put the sugar glider in. I then rang up an old friend who has an extensive background with everything from ancient herbal medicine to velociraptor training Dr. L Wod. I knew they would be able to give us the best information on catching the cutest little guy.

I finally made it back to the end of the drive and Duke had to get back on the road so he jumped in his rig and headed into the night. The air was crisp I was not dressed for the weather. I could see Stan and Franccine's breath in the cold night air as they stood with their flashlight, milk crate and welders gloves. We tried for hours to get the sugar glider. We had no success. As I was thanking them the Matte city PD drove by and didn't even slow down to see what was going on. I'm sure they check the GPS in the cruiser to make sure they are patrolling the whole city. Its like they are afraid and I don't blame them there is always an Erie feeling any time it's around.

Stan and Franccine and I commented on how the  didn't stop and parted ways. After I seen them fade into the dark of our poorly lit street I saw it! Sitting in the shadows just waiting. At that moment I knew that the sugar glider was no escaped pet, but the infamous Blue suv's trained minion. I rushed inside to dress my wound and prepared for the worst. I didn't know how much time I had left but I knew it was gonna be painful.

I tried to sleep that night but all I could think about was the events that had unfolded that night. My mind raced and eventually I drifted off to sleep. To my surprise i woke up the next morning. I checked my cameras to see if I was still being watched. It was gone without a trace. I kept an eye on the tree for several days. Then one morning while checking the mail I noticed the sugar glider dead next to the tree. 

Obviously the only explanation is that since the sugar glider failed it's mission of taking me out. The Blue suv took him out. Believe me or not it's real. I have seen it and it's wrath. So if you are ever in the boring little town of Matte in the Snowboot shaped state. Keep your eyes open be aware of your surroundings. You won't hear it and you may not see it, but it's there. It's definitely there!!

I've attached a pic of the sugar glider minion