Chapter 20:
The next morning donned bright as I awakened under what had been the stars.
I was so used to sleeping outside that I had declined my dad's offer for a
tent. I sat up and stretched as I allowed my eyes to watch the African sun
rise in to the sky for what would be my last time. It had been the first
thing that had greeted my sight every morning for the last year in a half.
Standing, I packed my blankets and put more pressure on my ankle. It hurt
but I could walk on it with a slight limp.
"Up already?"
My dad's voice startled me as I looked up;
"I've always gotten up this early for the year in a half I've been," my
voice trailed off, how could I finish that sentence?
"Missing," my dad filled in for me as he yawned and stepped back in his
tent, getting dressed.
I hobbled to the small stream and tried to wash, but with out soap, I'm
sure I was a horrible, unkempt looking person.
"You made up with your dad," Moni said as I saw her on top of the water, "I
am very happy for you."
I smiled, "it's going to take some time for us to repair our
father/daughter relationship, but we'll work on it."
"Yes, maybe one day I'll get the chance you got, if I could see my father
again, I'd apologize and tell him that he was right," Moni said.
"Right about what?"
I asked as I briefly dipped my head in the water;
"He was right about Zeek," Moni replied, "I am to good for him; things,
didn't work out."
"Oh," I answered, wondering what it would be like whenever I would start
dating.
'Where did that come from?'
The thought of the opposite sex never entered my mind until now, and I was
curious as to why it reared it's head.
"I guess it would be nice to get married one day."
'Had I just said that out loud?'
Moni smiled at me, "to bad you aren't a lioness, I bet Simba would have you
for his mate."
I laughed out loud, "me and Simba? That's why I'm a human." I fell
silent, as the night that I had told Moni about Simba replayed itself in my
head.
Then we laughed as I finished my washing and got out of the water; Moni
floating above my head.
"Well," her soft voice began, "I guess this is it?"
I nodded, "Yeah, thanks for coming along."
I smiled up at her, "and for convincing me to try and work things out with
my dad."
"You're welcome, I'm just glad you got that chance," she said as she landed
on my shoulder and I reached up and petted her head.
"I hope you get what I got," I replied as I stood there, getting ready to
leave another friend behind.
"I won't forget you," I said, "I'll never forget any of you," I added in a
whisper to myself.
"Diana?"
My dad's voice reached my ears, "we better go now."
I sighed and patted the bird's head and back, "take care of yourself Moni,"
I said.
"You as well," she answered as she took flight above me. I watched her fly
until I couldn't see her and then I turned towards my dad. He was packing
up the truck and I slowly walked to it.
"Your bag is already in the back," he told me as I looked around at the
landscape that I had called home for the past eighteen months.
"Ready?"
"Yeah," I said as tears filled up my dark brown eyes, "let's go home."
I climbed in the truck along with my dad and the other men, the law was
after them, and fortunately the men had made the wise choice to abandon the
camp.
"No animal is worth spending months in jail for," I heard one of the men
remark as my dad started the truck, and we drove to the airport.
:::End Of Chapter 20:::
A/N: I hope you like it all, please leave a review!! I hope you like it
Bambi, let me know!
The next morning donned bright as I awakened under what had been the stars.
I was so used to sleeping outside that I had declined my dad's offer for a
tent. I sat up and stretched as I allowed my eyes to watch the African sun
rise in to the sky for what would be my last time. It had been the first
thing that had greeted my sight every morning for the last year in a half.
Standing, I packed my blankets and put more pressure on my ankle. It hurt
but I could walk on it with a slight limp.
"Up already?"
My dad's voice startled me as I looked up;
"I've always gotten up this early for the year in a half I've been," my
voice trailed off, how could I finish that sentence?
"Missing," my dad filled in for me as he yawned and stepped back in his
tent, getting dressed.
I hobbled to the small stream and tried to wash, but with out soap, I'm
sure I was a horrible, unkempt looking person.
"You made up with your dad," Moni said as I saw her on top of the water, "I
am very happy for you."
I smiled, "it's going to take some time for us to repair our
father/daughter relationship, but we'll work on it."
"Yes, maybe one day I'll get the chance you got, if I could see my father
again, I'd apologize and tell him that he was right," Moni said.
"Right about what?"
I asked as I briefly dipped my head in the water;
"He was right about Zeek," Moni replied, "I am to good for him; things,
didn't work out."
"Oh," I answered, wondering what it would be like whenever I would start
dating.
'Where did that come from?'
The thought of the opposite sex never entered my mind until now, and I was
curious as to why it reared it's head.
"I guess it would be nice to get married one day."
'Had I just said that out loud?'
Moni smiled at me, "to bad you aren't a lioness, I bet Simba would have you
for his mate."
I laughed out loud, "me and Simba? That's why I'm a human." I fell
silent, as the night that I had told Moni about Simba replayed itself in my
head.
Then we laughed as I finished my washing and got out of the water; Moni
floating above my head.
"Well," her soft voice began, "I guess this is it?"
I nodded, "Yeah, thanks for coming along."
I smiled up at her, "and for convincing me to try and work things out with
my dad."
"You're welcome, I'm just glad you got that chance," she said as she landed
on my shoulder and I reached up and petted her head.
"I hope you get what I got," I replied as I stood there, getting ready to
leave another friend behind.
"I won't forget you," I said, "I'll never forget any of you," I added in a
whisper to myself.
"Diana?"
My dad's voice reached my ears, "we better go now."
I sighed and patted the bird's head and back, "take care of yourself Moni,"
I said.
"You as well," she answered as she took flight above me. I watched her fly
until I couldn't see her and then I turned towards my dad. He was packing
up the truck and I slowly walked to it.
"Your bag is already in the back," he told me as I looked around at the
landscape that I had called home for the past eighteen months.
"Ready?"
"Yeah," I said as tears filled up my dark brown eyes, "let's go home."
I climbed in the truck along with my dad and the other men, the law was
after them, and fortunately the men had made the wise choice to abandon the
camp.
"No animal is worth spending months in jail for," I heard one of the men
remark as my dad started the truck, and we drove to the airport.
:::End Of Chapter 20:::
A/N: I hope you like it all, please leave a review!! I hope you like it
Bambi, let me know!