I am overjoyed that my idea is working. It is all I can do to keep from jumping up and dancing with excitement. My body hums with energy. I do not know if it is because I am so young, or if it is just the way I am, but emotions are not easily hidden on my features. If I am sad, I am despondent from head to toe and if I am happy, I am ecstatic.
I do not know it, but I get this from my birth mother. Everything she or I feels is expressed in our bright brown eyes.
But I am not thinking of her. In fact, as the days and seasons pass, she is but a distant memory in my mind. It is what she wanted in order to keep me safe. Instead I am pondering how you could not know whether your sibling was a brother or sister. I am puzzled, but I cannot think of the right way to ask so I bury the information, saving it for some other time. Vi has a lot of siblings!
"No. I sigh a little wistfully. I'm not jealous, now that I have Vi, and anyways, I think I wouldn't like to share mama's attention. She's already so busy. "It's just me and mama. But that's all right. She's great fun!"
I puff up my chest a bit, feeling very important. "She's going to take me to visit one of the other kingdoms! Have you ever been outside the jungle?"
I look over at the capybara. He is sitting, a rather funny sight, and watching Vi and I warily. He doesn't seem as terrified as he was.
"I think he's almost ready, Vi!" I whisper, my eyes shining.
the jungle princess