Chapter 9: Little Bat of Horrors
...kinda.
After searching the rest of the outside, I saw a green hammock, and in it a small black bat with a purple scarf holding a book and a bag of what looked to be mosquitos?
I walked up to him and said "Hello".
This made him jump, scream and nearly fall out of his hammock.
"Oops, sorry didn't mean to startle you" I apologized.
"Oh, well that's quite alright, I am Scaredy Bat" he spoke in an Indian accent.
"I'm Zaí, I'm new here".
"Of course Zaí, Ruby informed me of your arrival, and I can only imagine the horrors that you have been plagued with" Scaredy responded.
"Yeah, it was pretty bad" I said sitting down with him "My folks sent me here so that I could live a happy life, and I'll admit you and your friends have treated me pretty well for a stranger".
"Well, you should thank Ruby when she received the call from your father saying you needed our help, she would stop at nothing." Scaredy responded.
I was in shock, never before had I had someone to go out of their way to save me before. At that moment I knew where I belonged, this was my life and I was gonna live it as best I could.
"You're right Scaredy, I'll thank Ruby for everything next time I see her."
With that I bid Scaredy adieu and let him return to his novel, I re-entered the house and noticed there was one roommate I had met, but I didn't get to know him yet.