"I really think you
should tell my Mamma what he's doing."
"I can handle it. I'm
Barbic." Darlita sighed, as she played with a strand of hair that fell
into her face.
"I just don't like to
see you... or anyone for that matter, get picked on like that. If I were you
I'd just sock him ...”
"You realize what Ursa
would do to me if I did that!?" Buddi asked as he looked at the girl as if
she was crazy.
"So what are you two love
birds doing?" Both Buddi and Darlita turned startled at the sudden voice.
"Cubbi, we are not
LOVEBIRDS!" Buddi said, jumping up at him and getting into his face. He
pulled back, apologizing as soon as he realized what was going on.
"A little jumpy today,
are we?" Cubbi asked, timidly stepping back.
"My brother's got him
upset," Darcy answered for the boy. But before she could tell him what was
going on, Buddi covered her mouth with his hands,
"I told you that I could
handle it myself; I don't want Ursa to think that I can't handle myself when it
comes to this type of situation."
"Yes, but Timmy would be
stopped; Mamma would be sure of that." She told him before heading outside
to see what the cubs were doing.
She sat down right by me and
Ursa and watched the others being chased by Skyla's filly; she, somehow, had a
water hose in her mouth and figured out how to spray the children.
I noticed that my teen was
less active than normal, not that she's normally active anyways. I motioned for
her to sit on my lap. She nodded and did so,
"What’s wrong
Baby?"
"Nothing
Mamma." I could tell that she
wasn't telling me the truth.
"Darlita Rose! I know
you better than that! Something’s wrong, but if you don't tell me then I can't
help you." She sighed and leaned back.
"I can't tell you… right
now at least."
"Alright, I'll take
that, but I'm not settling with it. You have until tomorrow night to tell me what’s
going on." She nodded, then slid off my lap and headed inside. I sighed as
I picked up Bliss and sat her into my lap as she crawled by. I wondered what
was going to be in store for us by tomorrow night. I had a feeling I knew who
was behind it though. But I couldn't be sure until I was told. My thoughts headed back to the child I was
playing with as she was trying to get down.
"Why don't you stay up
here for a little while?" She started to whine as she was struggling to
get down. I let her on the ground and watched her go off with Chase.