The sight of Haven approaching the pumpkin made her smile. His keen curiosity reminded Anu of her own. There were always questions, and always unknown things that needed to be know. The world was filled with mysteries that would only be relieved when one goes to find it. The green-eyed boy had the same heart that would seek to silence the voice of curiosity.
His disgusted voice rang in her ears, and her laughed at his unhappy face. Why he thought that it was something he should eat, she didn’t know. But then again, how was he to know if he didn’t try? She pretended to follow his lead, nosing the pumpkin and even brought her tongue out to lick it herself. Stopping before the kiss she spoke,"No, its not something we eat.”
She padded around the large pumpkin, eyes ever watching him. Mothers knew better then to let a small pup wander on their own. She was lucky that he had followed her and not some other imaginary trail. "See Haven, you and the pumpkin are the same color.” Anu took a moment to think, then found a new game for the both of them. "Let see if we can find the biggest in the patch.”
Even with her diligence she turned her back and wandered through the patch, eyes on real pumpkins and not her pumpkin head. |