Traveler's Log #36, Cockroach Battle, The Sequel

I was tired. looking forward to the thought of passing out the second I laid my head down on my pillow, enjoying a good night sleep. But of course, that was not going to happen. I was just about to doze off when I heard two deafening high-pitched screams. It came from the kitchen...it was Carleigh and Janna! I tried snapping out of my daze while sprinting into the kitchen. I turned the corner and...How could it be, there it was, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I entered the kitchen to be welcomed by the cockroach. How is that possible I asked myself? It was dead and gone during our last encounter. It had taken Carleigh and Janna captive; they were tied up in the corner. I guess the cockroach figured that our last encounter’s three against one wasn’t fair odds. So there we stood, it looked like it was going to be a classic one on one battle. We both knew that this world wasn’t big enough for the both of us. Whoever it was, was going to be the last one standing. He took an early unexpected jump at me, catching me off guard and pinning me down. Looks like this battle was going to be harder than I thought! We both took a couple shots at each other back and forth. It was a pretty even match, but I had a plan. I threw him off of me, launching him across the room leaving just enough time for me to stand. But that sly pest was too fast for me. Before I knew it, he was already charging at me, knocking me off my feet and bashing my head on the ground. I was half-unconscious at this point, was this battle over before it even began? I couldn’t give up! I wasn’t going to let Carleigh and Janna down, I had to save them! I slowly stood while my opponent stared me right in the eyes. I was weak, very very weak. He took one last jump at me, a jump that made my life flash before my eyes, but at the corner of my eye I saw Janna kick over a broom. I picked it up and saw the look on his face in mid jump...pure panic. I took one giant swing at him and bam...I had created a new design on our wallpaper, no way could he have survived that. I guess those 10 years in major league baseball finally paid off.