Olivia was sitting in her stroller while her mom pushed her along the path at the park. It was a warm day and it was the first time Olivia had left the house since she got back from the hospital. Olivia breathed in the fresh air as she looked around with her bright blue eyes. Beside the stroller, Julia and Kevin, Olivia's three year old sister and five year old brother were walking along. Bird flew by and fish swam around in the small pond. Olivia's mom stopped and sat down on the bench with Olivia in her lap while the other two kids started a game of tag. A crow flew down and landed on the ground close to Olivia and her mom.
"Ahhhhhh!" Fear's scream could be heard from all around. "It's a crow. I knew we should have thrown a fit while we were leaving the house." Fear pressed the button.
Olivia started crying and she pointed her hand at the crow.
"It's okay. It's just a crow," her mom said, swatting the crow away with one hand.
"It's not okay! It's not okay!" Fear said as she pressed the button again.
Olivia let out an even higher pitched scream. Kevin and Julia heard the scream and ran over. Kevin reached out to grab the crow but it flew away.
"Kevin, don't touch the crows," her mom said as she cradled Olivia in her arms while the baby continued to scream.
"It's gone. Finally!" Disgust said. "That thing was gross with a capital G."
"But is it really?" Fear asked looking out to search for the crow. "I guess it is." She shrugged and pressed the button again.
Olivia stopped screaming and drifted asleep.