Before I could get back into the swamp, I saw something sitting in the middle of the path. It was an owl and it stared at me with unmoving eyes. I was happy to see an owl at first, but the intense look stopped me a few feet from it. The owl was a great horned owl and had unnatural green eyes. The fear that used to cling to me was instantly gone. The owl looked so cute. I couldn't resist going up and petting it. My fingers gently touched its wing. The feathers felt so smooth and soft. As I petted it, the owl did nothing. I pulled my hand away as the owl waddled and turned its back to me. I felt tears well up in my eyes. Why was the owl ignoring me? I haven't done anything wrong. The owl remained silent as I slowly reached out again to pet it. The bird hopped forward, just out of my reach.
"Why won't you talk to me?" I demanded. Animals can't talk! I told myself, but for some reason, my mind said one thing and my body did another.
The owl didn't answer. Why doesn't it like me? I thought as I felt tears roll down my cheeks. "What's your name?" I whispered. Again, the owl did not answer. I started to grow frustrated. Why was the owl there in the first place? What does it want from me? All sorts of questions popped up in my head. I couldn't put the pieces together.
"Are you going to say anything?" I asked. The owl shook itself and ruffled up its feathers. I took that as a no. I could not understand why the owl looked at me that way and then gives me the cold shoulder. I sank to my knees and just gazed at the owl. We both sat there for some time. The silence dragged on for what seemed like an eternity.
Yet another creepy chapter. *sigh* I loves owls! ^^
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