9: Drifting Away
"Hey," a hand tapped on my shoulder.
"Hey!" I turned around to see Iceberg smiling.
"What's up, Soul Sister?"
"Where'd you come up with that?"
"I don't know," Iceberg shrugged, "but it sounds cool!" "It does…" I admitted.
"Right. I guess so."
I blinked and gazed into Iceberg's crystal clear, misty blue eyes.
"Do you smell pie?" Iceberg asked excitedly.
"Hey. I found you and brought a pie," Aeroslash replied while landing from flight. Iceberg dashed toward Aeroslash, grabbed the pie from her hands, and devoured the treat in one swift gulp.
"I had pie," Aeroslash joked.
"Trust me, in no time he'll be…"
"OW! That hurts!"
"Oh…"
"Don't worry! I know the right herbs for this!" Aeroslash assured me.
"What?"
"Absolutely nothing!"
"Are you nuts?"
"Well, yeah, but…"
Iceberg glanced up at Aeroslash puzzled.
"But what?"
Aeroslash shrugged and sat next to Iceberg. I joined them.
"I got to go now…" Iceberg darted away.
"Why?" Aeroslash questioned.
"You don't want to know!" I responded.
"What's up with you guys? Lately, you seem glum and upbeat at the same time."
"We're just in troubled times."
"Oh. A plum pie must of made him very glum," Aeroslash joked.
"NO! I am not cleaning that! You do it!" Iceberg screamed from a distance. In no time, Iceberg had returned.
"Just so you know, I let my troubles go!"
"He means he threw up," I whispered to Aeroslash.
"No, I…"
I smirked at Iceberg, who blushed.
"Fine, I admit you're right, but I was too!" Iceberg explained.
"Okay, then," I giggled.
"There's one thing I have to tell you."
"What?"
"I was summoned back to the tundra."
"When?"
"I received a letter this morning from my mother," Iceberg handed me a crumbled piece of paper.
Dear Iceberg,
I am sorry for such an unannounced request, but I've found a real nice place for us. I need you back with me. Please be here before the twenty-first at the south-east tundra.
Glacier
"So you have to leave today?"
Iceberg nodded.
"I'll miss you."
"Same here. I'd be delighted for you to come, but my ma only wants me to come."
"Is this goodbye?"
"I guess," Iceberg replied, "Bye…"
"No! Wait!"
Iceberg had already disappeared.