a short story

Once upon a time there was a family.They lived in a small house in a leafy suburb in Melbourne.It was the middle of Summer and the weather was very hot.After an extraordinary week or forty degree days .Sue and Lena decided to go to the beach for a little bit of seaside fun away from the belting hot summer sun in the outer suburbs. There was a new skiffle board to try as well. One sick Adam stayed at home with bronchitis,too sick to leave the house really.
Sue and Lena swam and swam at Canadian Bay near Mt Eliza.The sea was cool and the sun did not seem so fierce.Then there was a phone call.....Adam called to say there was a SNAKE inside...."what, where, how,where is it now,what should we do" ..... .... Poor Adam was too sick to deal with it ,so it was a case of just sit tight and see what happens.
Sue and Lena had one last swim and then headed home with trepidation.
With sand in between toes and salt in the hair,the road back home was filled with worry and there was no way to know what would be found at home.
There was Adam sitting on the couch coughing and coughing. The television was on and somewhere there was a snake.Every room has a hole in the floorboards and a gap where the floor joins the walls,perfect for a snake to fit, but how could you know, if it hadn't been seen. Adam suggested that we call a friend, David ,to come and search as Adam had no way of focusing, let alone capture or seek out a snake .David arrived and Adam took himself off to bed.Sue and Lena were standing on top of the dining table with teeth clenched. There were a lot of boxes moved and lots of STUFF shifted in the search, but no sign and all was quiet under the furniture and in the corners of the room ...."could you please just have a look behind the couch"..... AAaahhhh SHIT there it is... down behind a wooden box in the corner of the room coiled between the floor and wall,a four and a half foot tiger snake.!!!!!!!
A quick look through the phonebook found ."Snake Busters" the phonecall was made....."Hi I live in Eltham and we have a snake inside"........"Right what is the address. dont disturb the snake I will be there in ten minutes"....Waiting and waiting with torches shining on the small gap between the couch and the bookshelf and the other end of the couch and the tv.Torches gripped and eyes peeled ...waiting and waiting...At some sign of slight movment Sue turned her head towards the open front door and there was a large snake disappearing out the door ....Was it the same snake?How did it get past the close watch of the torch bearers?Was there a way out under the floor boards towards the front door, snake size? the snake was followed from a distance as it dissappeared around the side of the house and under the house through a tiny hole. Back inside to check out the original snake and lo and behold it was still there so you know what that means
NOT ONE BUT TWO SNAKES..........
.Knock knock knock on the door and its the snake buster,with the numberplate ...Adder1..
"where is it? hhmmm he is ready for a fight his head is curled around to meet its tail."
Then the snake man wipped out the snake tool which was a window cleaning squeegee and a plastic storage tub to put it in.With swift moves and one eye on us the snake was caught whipped into the tub and... "so any more?." well actually.....
Then there followed a tour of the back yard. with mutterings of ..".my god this place is ferral "and....".can we come back and film here.?"
....$130 later the snake man was gone and we could rest slightly easier.