“Don’t you want to watch the New
Year’s Eve fireworks?” I said, bending at the waist to talk with Pongo who
huddled into the corner.
The little hippo tried his best to
fit his puffy snout against the angular walls.
“It’s a fun time to celebrate the
past year and look forward to the next,” I said and stroked his soft backside.
“I don’t want to see them,” he
stuttered into the corner.
“Why not?”
“’Cause the booms are too loud.”
“It’s not scary, and I’ll stay
beside you.”
He faced me and touched his head with
a front hoof as he said, “I’m not scared, but booms will shake the new dreams
out of my head.”
I grinned and said, “Not if you
share them with someone before the fireworks start, and I volunteer to listen.”
I held out my hand, and Pongo accepted with all four hooves, ears wiggling as
he talked without taking a breath.
Tea Leaf Tales is a series of original
ten-sentence short stories by Marsha A. Moore, relating to photos/scenes that
resonate with her.
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