The morning sun stung Admetus' eyes as he waited out BustopherJones's estate. Grace had yet to appear. Admetus merely thought she might be still sleeping since he didn't get her back until two o'clock in the morning last night. But Grace didn't want to go back; she led him all over London until she had her fill of London.
Still, the look in her eyes told him she wanted more. She wanted life. Lost in his thoughts Admetus, once again, failed to notice Bustopher Jones coming out the house. "Admetus! You are here early. That's wonderful!" Admetus nodded. "I'm glad I chose you for the job. I have never seen my little Gracie so happy; she hasn't smiled like that in a long time. Don't go disappointing me."
"I wouldn't dream of it, sir," replied Admetus." By the way is Grace ready to go? I have been waiting for her for about an hour now."
Bustopher Jones laughed. "She must have forgotten what time you were coming. Grace is around back and be careful of the pool while you are back there. Well, I must be going now." Admetus gave a polite bow; Bustopher Jones nodded and headed on his way.
Admetus headed around back. "Grace? You here?" No answer. The yard seemed empty. Admetus turned too headed back, but then a large black dog jumped out the bushes. Admetus froze. The dog barked and planted itself right in front of his escape path. "Nice doggy. Nice doggy." The dog growled. I'm going to die. thought Admetus.
"Elizabeth! Down girl!" Grace walked out the brushes. "Oh, I forgot you were coming Admetus. I see you meet Elizabeth." Grace clapped her hands and the dog retreated to her side, "Don't worry she's harmless. If anything she thinks she is a cat." Admetus took a deep breath. "Why do you have a dog?" Grace laughed. "Elizabeth isn't mine; she belongs to the neighbor next door. But we have known each other since we were babies. She's my best friend so to speak. Right girl?" The dog barked and wagged her tail.
Grace giggled. "Sorry if she scared you, but she just wanted to play." "Don't know many cats that play with dogs." "While now you do, Admetus. I'll be around front in a minute; I got to put her back in her yard. Come on girl." Grace disappeared back in the brushes with the dog close behind. Admetus chuckled to himself and walked back up front "You are one unique cat, Grace,"
He waited for about five minutes before Grace appeared. "Sorry to keep you waiting so long." "It's nothing, really. So where you want to go today?" Grace shrugged. "Not sure really, but I'll know when we get there." Admetus looked at her, confused. "What do you mean by that?" She just smiled. "You'll see..." She led him down the sidewalks and streets into the tourists' district of London. "What we doing here?" asked Admetus. "I wanted to see that." Admetus looked in the direction she was pointing.
The London Eye stood in the distance. "Come on, Admetus! This will be fun!" She took of running through the crowd. Admetus struggled to keep up. Grace was fast; she moved in and out the crowd like water. By the time he reached the Ferris wheel, she was waiting for him. "You are slow." She giggled. "Come on, let's get on." They snuck through the line and when the attendant had his back turned, they jumped into an open box and closed the door.
"I take it you never been on a Ferris wheel either." Grace nodded and smiled. "I have no life, Admetus." The ride started. Grace stared out the window with amazement on her face. "You can see everything from up here, Admetus." "Yeah you can..,"Admetus replied.
For awhile they said nothing but watched the world from the Ferris wheel. Grace had a content smile on her face. She was in her own world, world where she was truly happy. "I don't want it to end…,"she whispered. "it doesn't have too end, Grace." She looked over at him.
"How's that, Admetus? Everything must come to an end sooner or later." He shook his head. "You said you don't have a choice in your life, but you do, Grace. You don't have to blindly follow what everyone tells you to do. Last night and today you chose everything we did."
"You are letting me chose." "Maybe but if you haven't noticed I haven't said no to anything you have chosen either. You have a choice in your life Grace. It's all in the matter of choosing to take it."