Thanks everyone for favoring and following my story. Well, here it is.
When we got home, I ran into my room and changed out of my blue sundress and put on blue shorts and a white shirt
I went outside and saw dad working on the motorcycle.
"What`s wrong this time?" I asked.
"Nothing really, just has a flat tire."
I looked at the flat tire and also saw a few things caught in it.
I walked over to it, took out my knife, and started cutting a few things off.
"What`s that?" Dad asked.
"Oh this? It`s a raptor claw, Claire gave it to me. She said someone from the first park used it. I think she said his name was Alan Grant? She also said he had a daughter named Grace. I wonder what she was like." (Product placement, product placement, read my stories! Jk)
He stared off into space.
"Hey dad, dad?" I asked.
I stood up and started knocking on his head
"Hello Mcfly! Hello, anybody in there?" I said.
He laughed and shoved my hand away
"Ok, ok. Stop"
"Why did you stare into space when I mentioned Grace?"
"Oh, uh, well you see-."
Before he could finish, we heard a car coming.
We looked up and saw Claire`s car.
"What do they want now?" Dad asked sighing.
Claire than got out wearing a white dress and in high heels.
"Jeez, what a sissy." I thought, coming from a twelve year old wearing blue sundresses and braids almost every day.
"Mr. Grady" she looked at me "and Rose, I need you to come and take a look at something."
"Why are you calling me Mr. Grady? It`s Owen" Dad said.
She rolled her eyes and said "If you`re not busy-."
"We`re pretty busy"
"We have an attraction"
"That`s not what you said the last time I saw you."
I rolled my eyes.
"I`m talking about the dinosaurs Mr. Grady"
"Owen"
"A new species we made"
"You just went and made a new dinosaur?" I asked cutting in.
"Yeah, it`s kind of what we do here. The exhibit opens to the public in three weeks; Mr. Masrani wanted me to consult with you."
"Do you want to consult here, or in my bungalow?"
I literally thought I was going to puke. (I feel you sister) But instead of doing that, I said
"Oh leave her alone, Mr. Grady."
Claire giggled while dad turned around and gave me the "You better sleep with one eye open" look.
"Ok" Claire began "we`d like you to evaluate the paddock for vulnerabilities."
"Why us?" Dad asked.
"I guess Mr. Masrani thinks, since you`re able to control the raptors-."
"See, it`s all about control with you. We don`t control the raptors, it`s a relationship, based on mutual respect. That`s why you and I never had a second date."
I smacked my head really hard with my hand.
"Who prints out an itinerary for a night out?"
"I`m a very organized person"
"What kind of diet doesn't allow tequila?"
"All of them actually, but what kind of a man shows up to a date in board shorts?"
"It`s Central America, it`s hot."
"My gosh, will you two stop sound like you love each other?" I said.
They looked at me until Claire said
"Ok, can we just focus on the asset, please?"
"The asset? Look I know you`re in charge out here and you have to make a bunch of tough decisions out here, and it`s probably easier to pretend these animals are just numbers on a spreadsheet, but they`re not, they`re alive."
"I`m fully aware of that"
"Look, you might have made them in a test tube, but they don`t know that. They`re thinking "I gotta eat, I gotta hunt, I gotta…." He then punches the air with his fist gently.
I made gagging noises making dad and Claire look at me.
"You`ve got to relate to at least one of things, right?"
She sighed and said "I`ll be in the car, you might want to change into a different shirt, they`re very sensitive to smell."
"Do I have to change?" I asked.
"No Rosie you`re fine." She said.
"Well I`m still changing."
I walked into the house and changed back into my sundress, fixed my braids, and walked to the car.
