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Second to the last entry! Onto day twenty-four!
/day twenty-four/
Prompt: rubber ducks
Featured LR character(s): Adam, Bree
"Rubber Ducks"
Pre-Lab Rats. 'All ducklings have mommies.'/ 'What about us, Adam? Whe's our mommy?'
Adam sits by quietly as he watches the ducks float on the water. For this summer, Mr. Davenport has bought them a kiddie pool that they can swim in (just him and Bree, because Chase is only three years-old, and he's not allowed to come with them yet). They were so happy when he set it up at one of the rooms down there by the lab because they had been asking him for it for a long time. They had seen the kids on the TV shows they watch go to pools. They wanted to go to one, too, but because they're only supposed to stay down there, they couldn't. They asked Mr. Davenport again and again until finally, three days ago, he came home with it.
He really likes it. It's bouncy and soft, and it has blue in it, which is his favorite color. Mr. Davenport said they can't dive into it because they'll get hurt, and that jumping on it could make it explode because of the air that's in it. He said that if something happens to the pool, he won't get them one again, so they have to take care of it.
Because of that, he and Bree just sit in it most of the time. They have to wear the floaties on their arms every time they go for a swim. Those kind of make it hard to move, but he's learning to get used to it. Mr. Davenport said that those will keep them safe, and so far they had.
He also doesn't mind because Mr. Davenport got him floaties that have Power Rangers on it, and he thinks that's cool. Even though he's not in the pool at this moment, he's still wearing them, just in case he decides to come in later.
Right now, he's too busy watching the plastic yellow ducks glide across the water.
Along with the floaties, Mr. Davenport also bought him new toys because he said he's been very good lately. He listens to what he said, and he's been paying attention during their practices. Their dad gave him a big bucket of Lego blocks and also the rubber ducks that he'd been asking him for since he saw them on TV a while ago. He had been playing with the Lego for days now, but he hasn't played with the ducks yet, so he decided to let them swim with him in the pool today.
He likes the ducks. They're nice. In the set, there's a big duck, and on its back there are four little ducks.
There were four, because now they're all scattered around the big one, bobbing and swaying on their own.
He hears tiny footsteps behind him, but before he can look up she's already making her way into the pool. He stands up and gently pulls her back. "No, Bree. Don't get in the water yet," he says.
Bree, who's wearing her pink Minnie Mouse bathing suit (her favorite) and her arm floaties with the big flowers on it, only asks, "Why?"
"Because Mr. Davenport said we need to wait for him," Adam says, sitting back down after Bree takes her foot out of the pool.
Bree squats down next to him, the pink bow on her head bobbing as her head tilts. "Why?" she asks.
"Because he said he needs to be here when we're swimming, so he can make sure we're safe," he explains.
His four year-old sister only stares at him. "Whe's Mr. Davenport?" she asks.
"With Chase. Chase needs a nap," Adam says.
Bree only stares. Then, she turns towards the pool and copies the way her brother is staring at it. She waits a few seconds, and then asks, "Is Chase 'sleep yet?"
"I don' know," Adam replies.
"Oh." Her attention soon switches to the toys floating on the water, and soon she's watching them closely. "Are those ducks?"
"Yeah."
"…You've five of them?"
"Yeah."
"Why d'you've five?"
He shrugs. "I got a mommy duck with the baby ducks," he says.
"Oh," Bree says. She looks up at her brother. "C'n I play with them?"
"Right now?"
"Yeah?"
Adam thinks about it. "Maybe later. We'll wait for Mr. Davenport," he says.
"Okay," Bree says. Knowing that it might take a while, she sits down on the floor cross-legged. After that, she's back to watching the toys again. She thinks the little ducklings are really cute. She's already picked which ones she will play with once Mr. Davenport comes and tells them they can get on the pool. The biggest duck, though, makes her wonder. She points at it as she asks, "You said tha's the mommy?"
"Yes."
"They've a mommy?"
Adam looks at her. "All ducklings have mommies," he says.
Bree thinks it over as she looks at them again. When she realizes something, she frowns at him. "What about us, Adam? Whe's our mommy?" she asks.
Adam thinks about it. Mr. Davenport hasn't told them anything about their mommy. Maybe they just don't have one. But then, that's not possible. All kids have mommies and daddies. They should at least have one, too. But – no one's come there for them yet. It's always just been Mr. Davenport.
He just shrugs. "I don't know," he says. "Maybe she's away."
"Away?"
"Mm-hm."
"When's she coming back?"
He thinks about it. "I don't know," he says. "Maybe she hasn't come yet."
"She hasn't?"
"No."
"She's still coming?"
"Yeah."
"When?"
"Someday."
Bree thinks about it. She smiles. "I hope she's pretty," she says. "I hope she's a princess."
"Yeah," Adam says, slightly smiling, too, as he wonders what their mom will look like.
"Then it'll be Mr. Davenport and Mommy and you and me and Chase," she says.
"Yeah."
After observing the ducks for a while, Bree frowns again. She points at one of the tiny ducks then says, "But there 're only th'ee of us, Adam. Why're there four?"
"Because she comes with four," Adam answers.
"Our mommy will bring 'nother kid?"
"Yeah. Maybe."
"A little sister?"
"Or maybe a little brother. Like Chase."
Bree considers this for a long while. Then, she turns her eyes back to the kiddie pool with a smile. "I like that," she says.
Adam looks on as the big duck bumps against the side of the pool then stops there. The little ducklings, though scattered around her, seem to be making their way towards her. He realizes then how full and happy that side of the pool looks. He smiles. "I like it, too," he says as he thinks of the day their mom will come home to them with a new sister or a new brother, completing Mr. Davenport, Bree, Chase, and him.
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Also, just a quick side note: have you guys seen the promo for the upcoming one-hour episode?! I think I've gone legitimately insane because of it. I've also seen pics from the episode online, as well as the plot for it, and oh my. I'm, like, done. I'm done. I can't handle this.
Have any of you seen it, too? Hit me up in the comments. I'd like to hear your thoughts!
