01-08-2017, 09:36 AM
I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
What was on her mind? The fact that she had the ability to move freely as she saw fit should have made her happy. She had been determined to be free of her mother for that reason. Hadn’t she? The inky black girl smiles finally and exhales, nuzzling the cat and eying her before lying down carefully so as not to dislodge her beloved Ellie from her back. So gentle was she. Elora did not need to worry about her troubles—and she was determined to put them away.
To start a new life.
Her beloved little cat—her best friend—was there to look after her and she would revel in the love that she was given from her. Leola places her head into the dirt and lays prostrate, taking a deep breath. Her eyes roll back in her head and she takes in a great stretch, before raising her head again and looking at her friend.
“Have you ever thought of your parents since leaving them? What keeps you here with me?”
This was the start of something new. Could she make a go of it?
She would certainly try.
Leola
