For a long time we chatted on about stuff that she did as a kid. And then slowly we came to a halt, and stopped talking for the rest of the trip. This was mostly due to me nodding off.
As we neared the train station in Bunnyburrow, I woke up and left my eyes closed. I had slumped over onto Judy's shoulder. I could feel her breathing in and out through the movement of her shoulder. I could tell she was still awake, so why hadn't she pushed me away or woken me up?
Finally the train made a sudden stop at the station and Judy poked me hard in the ribs. I had no choice but to 'wake up.' I opened my eyes and pretended to yawn. "When did I fall on you Carrots?"
"Just as we pulled into the station" she said looking at her phone (even though it was off). "Definitely sounds accurate" I said.
She looked even more determined to gaze into the depths of the phone's black screen.
As we got off the train, I looked at the platform and saw oodles of bunnies. Amidst them all were two beaming bunnies that I could only assume were Judy's parents. "Well I'll be darned! If it isn't the fox Judy always talks about!" said her father enthusiastically.
There was no concealing it now. Judy was red as a tomato.
I don't think her parents grow tomatoes.
I can't be certain.
But I do know that they grow...
Various root vegetables.
Where there is a root, there is a way. And Judy was still red.