Chapter 7 XD! Sorry for one day delay, but here it is. Thx for your reviews (even I don´t understand Spanish XD)

The Pain in your heart

"What have you done?!", Jack shouted at Bob who sat on the other side of Jack´s desk. Jack is a middle aged man who had nearly lost all of his hair and was now staring with his deep green eyes full with anger at Bob, who really wished to somewhere be else than in Jack´s office. Even to be trapped in a cage full with lions would be better than sitting with an angry Jack in his office.

Jack´s little office wasn´t much better than the anteroom. Dirty, smelling, … . On the walls hung pictures of Jack, for example where he stood above a dead lion or above a dead polar bear in the arctic. And every time he had the same evil grin on his face, which would chase you in your deepest nightmares.

"P-pleas s-sir. I-I can explain w-"

"Oh, shut up Bob! I can´t hear you lies anymore. It´s enough, really. I gave you and Dan so much chances to become a part of this company but it looks like that you and Dan are not able to finish the easiest works.", Jack said.

"So … speaking of the devil. Where´s Dan?", Jack asked with his typical low voice.

"I-I have no idea sir.", Bob answered with a still shaky voice. He had no idea what Jack was up to do with him.

"Well, that´s very sad. But what should we do?", Jack continued and opened the first drawer of his desk.

After a short while of searching he put some papers with an army knife on top in front of Bob. He closed the drawer and faced Bob again.

"You see this?", Jack asked and showed him the knife? It was almost a beautiful knife with some flower decorations on it but Bob was sure that he saw some old, dry blood on it.

Bob simply nodded and stared fearful at the knife, while Jack made some small tricks with it. Then he put the knife in his right hand and took the papers with his left hand.

"And you also know what this is?", Jack asked him and showed Bob the upper sides of the papers.

"Y-yes sir.", Bob answered after he read the words 'contract of employment' on booth papers.

"Good … and now let´s see what will happen if I do…", Jack stopped talking and held the knife next to the papers. Slowly the knife came closer to the papers and finally Jack started cutting the paper.

"That´s because you guys are so lazy …", Jack cut through the first centimetres of the papers.

"… that´s because you are useless workers I ever had …", Jack kept on cutting the papers, already reaching the half.

"… and that´s because you lost the million dollar talking ape!", and Jack was about to cut through the papers completely when Bob suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait! We … we have something b-better than a talking ape.", Bob shouted hysteric, hoping that Jack would stop cutting the papers.

"Really? So, what is it.", Jack asked and put the knife down.

A smile came across Bob´s face, knowing that Jack had no idea what he was talking about. Before he gave him the answer he waited some moments, enjoying the attention of Jack because such moments were very rare between them.

"A sabertooth."

Jack lift one eyebrow in disbelieve.

"Really? … Do you really think I believe such a nonsense? Sabertooths are extinct you dullard!", Jack answered, again wondering how silly his staff is.

"No, she´s real. Trust me. C´mon I will show you. I put her in the empty room with Selina.", Bob said excited.

Jack kept on staring at him but finally he gave up.

"Okay, but that's your and Dan´s last chance.", and Bob left the office, followed by his chef Jack.


Inside the room with Selina and Shira one hour before the conversation with Jack and Bob …

"Where´s your family? Where´s your mommy?", Shira asked the little tiger, hoping that she has one.

"What´s a mommy?", Selina asked back, not knowing what Shira was talking about. She had never heard such a word before.

"Don´t be funny. Don´t say, that you don´t know- …", Shira stopped when she saw Selina´s face, that told, that this was a serious question.

"I´m … I´m sorry.", that was everything what Shira was able to say.

"For what?", Selina asked back with her typical innocent eyes.

Shira lowered her head, avoiding her eye contact. Her heart simply wasn't strong enough to look at the little tigress with all her brushes and who not even knew what a mother is.

"Just … just forget the question.", Shira answered with a clear voice.

"And where´s your family?", Selina asked back after another minute of silent.

Instead of an answer, again a tear started to flow down Shira´s cheek, splashing on the iron bars with a quiet sound.

Selina leaned a bit forward, trying to see into Shira´s eyes.

Shira tried everything not to cry in front of the tigress but this wasn´t an easy task.

"Have you lost them?", Selina asked, even she knew that exactly this must had happen to Shira.

Selina made some movements with her right paw, not knowing what to say.

"Do … do you want to talk about it?", Selina asked after a while.

"You really do-"

"No wait … it´s … it´s ok", Shira managed to say after she stopped herself from starting crying. Slowly she lied down in her cage and Selina did the same thing in her cage. The last thing Shira wanted is that Selina thinks she is weak or such a thing. Shira and weak … no chance.

The following hour Shira told Selina every single detail of her story how she met the herd and Selina listened her words like a small kid, who she actually is. Selina was mostly fascinated of all the animals she never heard or seen before. The sloths, the mammoths, the possums … Because she mostly sits in this cave she nearly never see other animals or humans than Dan, Bob or Jack. And as it had to be her new favourite animals were sabertooths.

"Can you describe him for me … this Diego guy?", Selina asked after Shira finished telling her story.

Shira voice fall for some moments silent after Selina asked her question. Slowly she took a deep breath before she gave her answer.

"Diego, well. He is definitely the best looking, strongest and mostly softest sabertooth I ever had seen. His beautiful green eyes shine green like the moon itself and if don't be careful you could get lost in them.", Shira said a with smooth expression on her face, remembering how her beloved mate looks like. Selina recognised her look too.

"Aw, it looks like you really love him.", Selina said with a lovely voice while Selina lowered her head on her paws, thinking how Diego would look like.

"Yeah, I love him … and I would do everything to get back to him … back to my world.", Shira sighed and recognised something. It don´t make sense to keep on crying and wishing that someone would rescue her. It´s time to show that she isn´t a little helpless cat who can´t care about herself. Slowly the courage came back to her, blinking in her eyes and Shira turned back to the Shira we know.

"Don´t worry, I will get out of here", Shira said to herself and spoke mentally to Diego.

"And you too!", she said to Selina who's eyes shot open in surprise what she said. A life outside the cage? Such thoughts never came into her mind.

Just a few seconds after her words the wooden door shut open.

A small spoiler for the next chapter: The moment of the big show is near :)

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