Chapter 6:
It was late that night before my dad had got all the stuff set up for our
long stay in Africa. Being bored, I allowed myself to get lost in one of
the many books that I had brought with me from home.
I was deeply engrossed in the last paragraph of the chapter when my dad's
yell broke my concentration;
"Hey Di, your mom is on the phone!"
Sighing, I got to my feet; I hated it when he called me, Di.
"Hello?"
I said in to the cell phone that my dad had brought;
"Hi sweetie, how's Africa going?"
I turned my back on my dad as I moved to a place where I could relay my
feelings with out my dad hearing me.
"It's ok I guess; mom, something weird is going on."
"What is it?"
my mom asked as I cleared my throat, should I tell her?
"What is it Diana?"
"Well, dad captured a little lion cub," I began as my mom sighed.
"I'm sorry you have to see them like that, so I guess he got his lion."
"Well, it's alive, they said that they're going to fatten him up until his
coat, "shines like the sun," and then they're going to..."
"Oh Diana, I know this must be so hard for you to see, I'm sorry, I never
should've let you go."
"No mom, that's not the weird thing; what's weird is, I can talk to him."
"Your dad?"
My mom inquired, confusion in her voice.
"No, the lion cub, his name is Simba; but the others just think he's
growling, they don't believe me when I tell them that I can understand
everything he says."
"No, they wouldn't," my mom replied.
"You believe me mom, right?"
"Yes Diana, I do believe you, I am honored to have you as a daughter."
My mom's voice sounded so sincere; that for a moment I was shocked.
"Thanks mom," I said quietly, "I better go, I'm sure it's a really long
distance for you to call me."
"Alright sweetie; bye," my mom replied.
"Bye mom, I love you."
"I love you to," she began, "an Diana, listen to him, put your trust in
Simba, he needs you."
With those words said, the line clicked off.
Needs me?
What could I do? How could I set him free? He's just a cub, how will he
live on his own?
Many thoughts along with those swirled around in my head as I walked over
and replaced the phone on it's charger; then I glanced out over to my dad
who sat talking to Mr. Jaimison, our lead guide.
I stretched as I walked quietly over towards Simba's cage, and looked
inside;
The motion made him raise his head as I gazed at him sitting in the bottom
of the cage, licking his small paw.
"I'm sorry," I said, my voice barely above a whisper.
"Why?"
he looked in my eyes again; those eyes, they held something, something that
I couldn't place in my mind.
"Cause you're in here, when you should be out there," I gestured towards
the wide open African planes, "with your pride."
The mention of the word, "pride," made the lion cub drop his head.
"Who cares, I can't go back."
"Why not?"
I asked as I pulled up a chair and sat in front of the lion cub's prison.
*~*~*~*~*~*End of Chapter 6*~*~*~*~*
I hope you like it Bambi, please all review and thanks for all of the
reviews we've gotten so far!!!!
It was late that night before my dad had got all the stuff set up for our
long stay in Africa. Being bored, I allowed myself to get lost in one of
the many books that I had brought with me from home.
I was deeply engrossed in the last paragraph of the chapter when my dad's
yell broke my concentration;
"Hey Di, your mom is on the phone!"
Sighing, I got to my feet; I hated it when he called me, Di.
"Hello?"
I said in to the cell phone that my dad had brought;
"Hi sweetie, how's Africa going?"
I turned my back on my dad as I moved to a place where I could relay my
feelings with out my dad hearing me.
"It's ok I guess; mom, something weird is going on."
"What is it?"
my mom asked as I cleared my throat, should I tell her?
"What is it Diana?"
"Well, dad captured a little lion cub," I began as my mom sighed.
"I'm sorry you have to see them like that, so I guess he got his lion."
"Well, it's alive, they said that they're going to fatten him up until his
coat, "shines like the sun," and then they're going to..."
"Oh Diana, I know this must be so hard for you to see, I'm sorry, I never
should've let you go."
"No mom, that's not the weird thing; what's weird is, I can talk to him."
"Your dad?"
My mom inquired, confusion in her voice.
"No, the lion cub, his name is Simba; but the others just think he's
growling, they don't believe me when I tell them that I can understand
everything he says."
"No, they wouldn't," my mom replied.
"You believe me mom, right?"
"Yes Diana, I do believe you, I am honored to have you as a daughter."
My mom's voice sounded so sincere; that for a moment I was shocked.
"Thanks mom," I said quietly, "I better go, I'm sure it's a really long
distance for you to call me."
"Alright sweetie; bye," my mom replied.
"Bye mom, I love you."
"I love you to," she began, "an Diana, listen to him, put your trust in
Simba, he needs you."
With those words said, the line clicked off.
Needs me?
What could I do? How could I set him free? He's just a cub, how will he
live on his own?
Many thoughts along with those swirled around in my head as I walked over
and replaced the phone on it's charger; then I glanced out over to my dad
who sat talking to Mr. Jaimison, our lead guide.
I stretched as I walked quietly over towards Simba's cage, and looked
inside;
The motion made him raise his head as I gazed at him sitting in the bottom
of the cage, licking his small paw.
"I'm sorry," I said, my voice barely above a whisper.
"Why?"
he looked in my eyes again; those eyes, they held something, something that
I couldn't place in my mind.
"Cause you're in here, when you should be out there," I gestured towards
the wide open African planes, "with your pride."
The mention of the word, "pride," made the lion cub drop his head.
"Who cares, I can't go back."
"Why not?"
I asked as I pulled up a chair and sat in front of the lion cub's prison.
*~*~*~*~*~*End of Chapter 6*~*~*~*~*
I hope you like it Bambi, please all review and thanks for all of the
reviews we've gotten so far!!!!