The lady grinned and said, "pigs
are pretty independent but are also pretty affectionate as
well."
"Kinda like a cat? Just bigger...and less
hairy" replied Ephram, still in shock that Madison is actually
getting a pig! Before they left, the lady gave them some food for
the pig and told them what to feed him and what not to feed him.
Finally the two got back in the car with their newly found friend and headed home. Ephram asked, "so where is 'wittle' Sammy going to sleep?" although he already knew the answer. Madison looked at him, "in our room of course! We'll make a bed for him and everything. Oh cheer up, Sweetie, you know you love him!"
The next day was Ephram's big day; the symphony that would determine whether he graduates or not. He wasnt too nervous, though, since he's done things like this before. The only difference was, he wasnt the one writing the piece. The concert started at 3:30pm and Madison was able to get off work like she had planned. She called up Skylar to see if he could check on Sammy for a little bit before she and Ephram got home. He was a tattoo artist after all, and he normally didnt work until 2pm anyway. He obliged and checked on Sammy. He couldnt help but laugh out loud when he found out that the Brown's new pet was, indeed, a pig.
The concert hall was packed with people, which sort of made Ephram nervous, plus, his solo was going to be about 5 minutes long. Madison made it backstage to wish Ephram good luck. She kissed him lightly which seemed to help calm his nerves. Finally it was time for him to go out onstage, and the audience clapped and whistled as he sat down at the piano. It sounded a little like Tchaikovsky then went off into its own beat, slow then faster then even faster, but nothing to the point where it seemed chaotic. To him, the five minutes went quickly and before he knew it, the whole orchestra had joined in. Then not too long after that, the symphony was over and the audience cheered and applauded and whistled, it was nothing he had ever experienced before and he just felt so good. Hopefully his professors would like it as much as the audience did. He would have to wait until Monday to find that out. If he passed this successfully, then he would only have one class next semester before graduation, something everybody was looking forward to.
Couple
hours later, the two two headed back home. Madison couldnt wait to
see Sammy, she was so excited. When they arrived home, Sammy waddled
over to greet them, oinking happily. "Lets go for a walk!"
replied Madison as she put on the little piggy harness with the leash
attached to it. Ephram still wasnt used to the idea of them having a
pig in their house, but he realized he would have to since Madison
seemed to adore the thing completely.
Madison half walked, half
dragged the baby pig outside and onto the grass where he could play
and frolic. Jacob Lucas had just gotten home from school and noticed
the peculiar looking thing in the yard and decided to head over to
check it out. "No way!" was all he could yell out.
Ephram replied, "I know the feeling." Jacob Lucas then
decided to lay on the grass and play with the pig, but Sammy was too
busy wandering around to even notice him. At one point though, he
did sniff at Jacob Lucas' shoe, just to see what it was. After a few
more minutes, the two decided to head back into the house. Once
Madison took the leash off of Sammy, she threw her arms around Ephram
and laughed, "so we both know that Kyle and Kelly are
definitely out. Lets go make a list of names" and she grabbed
him by the hand and the two made their way into the kitchen. "List
of first names and middle names" replied Madison happily.
After a bit of doing so, they exchanged pads of papers with the names
on it.
"Kyle?" asked Ephram, "wouldnt that be a bit masculine for a girl? Kinda like the name Kelly, too feminine for a boy, aint gonna happen." he looked at Madison who was smiling. "I really like Riley...and Randy...Jamie...Kori...hmm..." she looked over the pad, "what about Taylor?"
Ephram shook his head, "reminds me too much of that Taylor Hanson boyband kid?" and the two laughed. "These names are fine, but..."
"But what?" replied Madison curiously
"Do you plan on having quadruplets?"
"I really hope not!" she replied, "but the kid can always have two or three middle names!" and she kissed Ephram happily.
(A/N;
thanks to those of you who provided suggestions, they helped a lot
and I enjoyed most of them! Who knows, I may even use a few of the
names in later chapters! Next chapter we are jumping a few months
ahead)
