A human being jumped out from behind a tall oak tree

A human being jumped out from behind a tall oak tree. Her arms swayed as she walked over and tapped the shoulder of a young bunny – her best friend – Dotty.

"Oh my goodness, Jehniva! You scared me!" Dotty turned around and caught her missing breath.

"I'm sorry." Jehniva lied. She giggled into her palms and skipped beside Dotty, who was skipping as usual, also.

"You really should stop doing that, Nivvy. It's really not funny." Dotty said flatly. This was the first time that Jehniva actually saw Dotty get angry like that. It wasn't like Dotty's calm and collected personality to be charging like it was.

"I'm sorry." Jehniva sighed.

She knew she had to take control of her problem with creeping up behind people and the massive thrill of seeing them nearly jump out of their pants. Jehniva stuck her hands into the pockets of her pink daisy summer dress. She looked down at her brand new yellow high tops and pink stockings. Good, they weren't scuffed from getting caught on a piece of tree bark.

"I know, I know. You do this every time, Nivvy. You really need therapy." Dotty said. Suddenly, to Jehniva, her friend didn't sound like the twelve-year-old she was. Though, Jehniva saw, she did have quite a bit of chest.

"Don't say that!" Jehniva almost burst out crying. She blinked to hold back the tears. "I DO NOT NEED THERAPY!"

"Check it out. It works." Dotty rolled her eyes and scurried off towards her family's large burgundy-red brick house.

Jehniva ran towards her own house, being careful not to be noticed by any other animal that walked by her.

"What's wrong, Nivvy?" Jehniva's mother Seri-Yang, asked. Although Seri-Yang was not from Asia, her ancestors were Asian, therefore, her parents named her with Asian "Spice".

"Nothing," Jehniva wiped her eyes with a tissue from a box sitting on the kitchen table.

"Something's up and I want you to tell me." Seri-Yang said. Her tone had gotten a little bit harder with her daughter, and she instantly regretted it. The last thing she wanted Jehniva to do was stiffen towards her.

"Everything has gone wrong between me and Dotty, Mamma!" Jehniva cried into her mothers' dress.

"What?" Seri-Yang asked. She didn't understand. Seri had known Jehniva and Dotty to be the best of friends.

"Dotty doesn't like it when I come from behind her, just to say hi! She says I'm annoying and then walks off." Jehniva explained.

It couldn't be. Maybe Dotty was just growing up and didn't want to hang out with someone who was two years younger than her. Whatever it was, Seri-Yang wasn't believing it.

"I know that you're sad, but maybe Dots just needs a little time to re-coop. You know how you get when you're stressed. Maybe she just had a bad day at school." Seri was trying her hardest not to make her only daughter feel worse.

"Are you kidding? Dotty is the most popular girl in school. She has the best rep and the best grades! Why in the heck would she have a bad day?" Jehniva looked up at her mother and shook her head. Unbelievable.

"Sweetheart, you mustn't worry about Dotty's problems. Go have some fun with your other friends." Seri-Yang pushed her daughter back outside. It was a beautiful day and she didn't want Jehniva to miss out.