The black housewife continued to mop the kitchen floor, and when she was done, she stopped. She couldn’t continue to mop a dirty living room floor. She got out her dusting rags and started dusting what furniture she could in the hallway/dining room. She started with the living room foot rests, since there was nothing in the hallway/dining room. There was no existing table and no existing furniture in the corridor either. Nothing to clean. She quickly moved into the living room dusting every piece of furniture that was dustable. This was when she heard Vitalia neigh.
Rio peered out of the one window that faced the front, but saw nothing. So, she quickly walked toward the back of the house and peered out. She saw a male putting on some pants and grumbled quietly to herself. She threw her dusting towel back into the dusty living room and opened the back door that led her into her backyard and into Vitalia’s space. The mare snorted happily as Rio neared her, and softly patted her on the nose. Rio’s eyes never left the stranger, and when he came back up to gaze into the yard, she found herself startled by his handsome appearance.
”Oh! Hello.” He even surprised her, but it seemed in a good way. He didn’t seem to want to hurt either of them. (Rio had become good at reading body language and auras these past few months.) She carefully stepped toward the gate, making sure she didn’t step in any horsey land mines. She had to clean the yard soon. She put her fingers on the top of the tall fence and peeked over at him. ”Who are you?” Her voice was cute and curious, and just her periwinkle eyes reached over the fence. That was all she needed. She eyed him nosily, taking in all the details about him. He seemed tired, and she wanted to offer him some hospitality, but the house was still a huge mess.
Photo by WyldRaven@Flickr
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