So the next few chapter will be focused on Sunil and Peppers experience as friends and will show them growing to work with each other and grow closer. The 'incident' will come later. Thank you and enjoy.

Over the next week Sunil kept to himself and didn't interact with anyone very strongly in the

pet shop, except Pepper. He would sit in the corner and play with himself, muttering hindi

under his breath or play with a small ball in his paws that he brought form home . However

whenever Pepper came over to talk to him he would perk up. They would roughhouse , toss his

ball back and forth, Pepper would play a prank on him and he would laugh (sometimes just to

make pepper happy.) and even through the small gap in language barrier they would have

long... slow interpreting conversations about what their home was like and what they did

with their owners. After a while during these sessions Pepper would leave Sunil and play with

the rest of the pets, he would sit and play by himself. Pepper began to notice this pattern after

a few days, she would see Sunil sit by himself... and every once and awhile he would let out a

deep sigh. She hated seeing anyone upset, especially someone she got along well with... and

she especially hated when people would mope around and not open up.

On the third day she was just about fed up with it. "Time to add some Pepper to the curry"* she

muttered under her breath. She scampered over to Sunil. "Get up Sunil" she said feverishly.

"What?" Sunil said.

"Get up, were going to play a game with the other pets silly, you've sat here all week, you can't

Just sit around all day... you'll get fat... get up!"

"NO ! NO!" he yelled with wide eyes. "I... do not... play... good with people, back near India I

did not even play... I am wierd... they laugh at me!"

"Well these people are nice, they won't laugh at you, they play nice alrighty... now get up"

"No!... i do not want to." He stated firmly. Pepper became angry.

"Fine! Be stupid... I know you want to play with us... I can see it in your eyes, you wanted to

Play with your friends back in India and you want to play with us now. And when your ready to

come play... we'll be over there waiting." And she scampered off to play with her friends.

Sunil began to think in his head... her words stewing in his mind. Maybe his fear was irrational,

And she was right about one thing... he did want to play with the pets. He was torn as to what

do, he wanted to keep himself away from the possibility of getting hurt but play at the same

time. Then took a look at them... specifically a look at Pepper. She sat their staring at Sunil,

she had a frown on her face, a frown of sympathy and hurt in the midst of the smiling faces in

their gaming circle. He realized something at that moment... he didn't want to hurt her either,

he didn't want to see that look on her anymore. He wanted her sadness to be wiped clean, he

wanted to play, and he didn't want to get hurt himself. It clicked in his mind if he wanted to fix

two of the problems he had to sacrifice one. And with that he frightfully skimped over to the

pets. And at that moment Peppers frown disappeared, a bashful smile taking it's place,

making him smile further... pushing him closer to the group. And finally with one joyful burst

he half shouted half spoke the words: "Hello my friends... what are we playing?"

The pets were immediately takin aback at the sudden burst of energy from the mongoose, who

had remained so quieter earlier on. "Were playing duck duck goose Sunil, do you know the

rules." The mongoose took time to interpret the silliness of the title of the game.

Through a laugh he said "No i do not... tell me how".

Pepper butted in, "He doesn't know English perfectly, make sure you act everything out for

him. Russell eagerly took the job on himself and began to explain it, as he did Pepper caught

Sunil's eyes... and gave him a smile and wink... as if to say 'good job buddy, I knew you had it

In ya'. Sunil smiled back... it was no surprise who his first pick to be goose was.

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