Chapter 4: Childhood Memories

Lucky for her, she was still capable of flying. She thought happy thoughts as the pain travel from her wings to her ankles. She flew all the way to Tulio who then examined her inside and out. Turns out Her wings were severely burnt and that she had badly injured her ankle. She told Nico the flashback that she had on the night, "Only my father and I survived, He died a few later when I was only 10, so I grew up living with my Aunt Trudy." She turned around and saw one of the greatest things in life, Her long lost BFF Jennifer. Jennifer and Rita hadn't seen each other in a while. Soon Pedro came into sight and he felt the same way as Nico did when he first met Rita, IN LOVE. Jennifer was a cardinal just like Pedro only a girl. Rita came up with a great idea, "Why don't we try to rebuild the Branch". Nico had already made his confession to Rita so Rita was already his mate. Once they rebuilt the Branch they had a Singing Extravaganza. Gee, they must've all loved each other because they ended up starting a family, including Rita's brother Tito and his girlfriend Georgia. Soon the Rita's egg was pretty much laid. Weeks later, all there family and friends were gathered around the outside of the hollow. Everybody went inside to see the new addition to Nico's family. The new addition to the family was a little baby girl named Sal (Short for Sally-Ann). Sal had brown eyes like her dad. Once Sally-Ann grew older, Pedro and Jennifer were allowed to babysit her whenever Nico and Rita went out. Pedro just Adored Sal, she was so good and happy with everything she got. As soon as Sal turned 2 she learned to share and talk and walk. Then when Pedro and Jennifer's little ray of Sunshine was laid, Sal spent more time with the egg than she ever did with her toys. That really surprised them all because when she played with the toys she wouldn't leave the room. "She's going to be a real good mom" Jennifer exclaimed in a whisper to Pedro as they put her into her cot and tucked her in. She was so adorable when she slept. Jennifer walked off into the room to get some sleep, because she's gonna need it, especially when there little girl (they found out from Tulio) hatched. And it was about a week later that it happened. "Come on Sal, were going to Uncle Pedro's and Aunty Jennifer's to see someone" Nico took the wing of his almost 3 year old Daughter place her on his back and flew off to Pedro's Hollow. When they arrived, Sal saw Jennifer nursing something, or was it someone. Pedro told Sal to come over there to where Jennifer and Pedro were standing. Sal quickly and excitedly scramble off of her Dads back and ran over to her Uncle Pedro and Aunty Jennifer and saw what she thought was the cutest thing on earth. She couldn't talk properly but they could understand what she was saying. She pointed at the baby and said "Das a baby" She said in her cute 2 year old voice. She stroked the baby's head. "Was its name" She asked looking up at Jennifer as if she was eager to know. "Her names Rae" Jennifer said. "Wae" Sal attempted to say her name. Everyone just laughed. "Was so funny" Sal was getting agitated. "You're so cute" Pedro placed her on his lap and to her surprise Jennifer placed Rae in Sal's tiny wings. Sal giggled and hugged Rae but not too tight. 3 and ½ years passed and Sal and Rae were growing fast.

It was when Sal and Rae were having a play date that the phone rang. # Ring Ring…. Ring Ring# "I'll get it" Sal called out. She gave all of the blocks to Rae to play with. Sal was getting tall now and she didn't need her special stool to reach the phone or the table or the sink. She still needed it to reach the scissors and the cookie Jar because they were on the highest shelf in the hollow. "Hello" Sal said into the phone, "Hey Sal, its Daddy" Nico said on the other side at his hollow. "Hi Daddy" She exclaimed. Nico wanted to know if they wanted to go round to see Uncle Tito to see someone again. Sal needed to ask Pedro though. So Pedro packed all the stuff that Rae needed including her bottle and took off with Jennifer, Sally-Ann and Baby Rae. There they got introduced to Sal's second cousin Chestnut. The reason he was called that is because he was brown and little.