Postby evcake » Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:46 pm
March '09 Word Prompt: Nature
Overheard: Nature, Green in Tooth and Claw
Ahhh, the hush of the early day. The crispness of the air, the little breeze scented with the fragrance of my garden’s flowers…Oh, Surak. Now what?
A childish wail of grief pierces the air. It comes, naturally, from my neighbor’s house. What now has happened to disturb the morning’s peace?
“Da-deeeee!!!”
“Don’t cry, honeybunch – tell daddy what’s wro…eewww – what’s that in your hand, princess?”
“Oh, Daddy, it’s Zihn!”
Hmmm…I assume this is the name of one of the child’s many pets. Really, such excess is unnecessary. Surely one sehlat is enough for a child her age. Now sobbing ensues.
“Zihn? Your K’Bet? Where did you find him?”
“I left him in the courtyard, playing in his hamster ball, and when I came back, it was all smashed, and Zihn was…was…d-d-dead!”
More sobbing. The child’s emotional control is not good. Still, I recall the response of my own offspring to the death of our family pet. Kahat, faithful companion to my children, and to me before them...grief is the most difficult of emotions to suppress.
“Husband! Elizabeth! What is going on?’
“Just a minute, darlin’. Honey, you go in the house. Calm down and wash your face. Daddy’ll find a box to hold Zihn, and we’ll give him a nice funeral. Scoot, now.”
Funeral? For a K’Bet?[/i]
“A funeral, husband? For a K’Bet?”
“Nothing elaborate, T’Pol, just a chance for Lizzie to say goodbye. I’m more concerned with how this happened.”
“I am afraid it was Taluhk, Trip We trained her not to disturb the cages, but neglected to instruct her as to the hamsterball.”
“So she just cracked it open for the tasty treat inside, huh?”
“I believe so. But it is we who are at fault, not she.”
“You’re right. Shit! What are we gonna tell Lizzie?”
“Please refrain from swearing, husband. It sets a bad example to our child. We will have explain it to her”
“I vote we tell her it was some wild sehlat that jumped over the wall.”
[i]What? Vulcans do not lie!
“Vulcans do not lie, Trip. We will explain it to her. She will understand and forgive Taluhk. Eventually. Come. The morning meal is waiting.”
“And I gotta find that box…”
*Sound of a door closing.*
Child, I grieve with thee.
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evcake on Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
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