I recoiled from the scare
and nearly fell backwards.

Who?!

I wanted to ask.
But the next thing I hear is...

                                     ...laughter.

It filled the entire empty aisle 

with its ticklish, contagious sounds.

"That wasn't funny."

I mentioned to the culprit,
who was now shaking from head to toe.
It must have been oh-so-funny to him.

"I'm sorry. It's just,

the face you made..."

Kumo said between laughs,

trying hard to catch his breath.