February
3, 2004
“Cubbi, wanna see my
new friend?” Elliot called out as he see the pink cub
walking in that direction,
“Sure why,……. Get it away,”
“But
why?”
“Elliot you’ve got a
skunk.”
“So what's the big
deal Tanni and I play with these all the time.”
“Don’t you know what
they do?” Getting up Elliot gathered the thing in his hands, Cubbi backed up,
“No keep it away from
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! PLUCKI GET HIM AWAY FROM ME!” Cubbi yelled darting
behind his mentor.
“What’s going on?”
“Elliot’s made a new
friend, see” Cubbi said pointing to the child and the black and white thing in
the boy’s hands.
“ELLIOT! Plucki
snapped as he backed up “Go put that back outside.”
“But
why Pucki? He’s my friend>“
“Elliot that’s a
skunk”
“So I play with then
and so does my sister. We never get hurt.”
“I don’t care I said
get it out!” Elliot hung his head as he left the room,
‘Yes Pucki I
take it out.” He said headed out the door with it.
“I don’t know why
Mr. Pucki don’t like you but
you don’t have at stay in the cold no more he like you after he get to know
you.” He told the thing s he snuck the thing back indoors.
“Now you stay here,
and no noisy” he told the thing as he headed out and closed the door. And headed down to train.
“Hi friend I brought
you dinner, Pucki didn’t see me have this, he no like
us taking food so don’t make mess. Eat all.” the thing had already started to
nibble at the leftovers that Elliot had given it. Before
laying himself down in his bed.
“Yes Pucki?” He asked hearing the knock.
“Good your in bed.”
“Yes I tired.”
Plucki walked off thinking to himself that was easy. A little too easy though.
But shrugged it off and headed down the halls. To tuck Cubbi
in.