My name is Mabel, the girl who âwouldnât hurt a fly".
Of course I wouldnât.
Iâm an entomologist for goodnessâ sake. I work in a nature center. Bugs are my jam.
Itâs the humans in my life who are starting to get me down. Iâm used to them calling me sweet and innocent. I can even handle them calling me naive. But when they lie and keep secrets from me? That's when my proverbial pincers want to come out.
Trouble is, I'm not the girl who fights back.
Not until a handsome groundskeeper with a dirty mouth and secrets of his own shows up and lights all sorts of fires in me.
In the bug world, the female is always the fiercest. The praying mantis doesnât worry about being a âgood girl". Nope, she follows her instincts no matter how crass or crude they may seem to others.
Turns out I could learn a thing or two from her.
Iâm not necessarily looking to tear anyoneâs head off, but after decades of being nice, it's high time for me to return to nature and unleash my wild side.