little squirrel

Episode 2 : suspense

***Mr Golden carries the antelope on their way home, while Jack was busy playing with his new found buddy, “The squirrel" ***

Mr Golden : I never knew you would love a squirrel for a pet, I would have gotten one for you since, you know when I was small we had different ways of trapping them into a cage.

Jack : I had thought of having a o'er for some time now, but I never thought of having a squirrel as a pet. But this squirrel makes me to wonder, why did it not run away when it saw us, and it allowed us to take it home with ease, it did not try to escape at all, is that how all squirrel does?

Mr Golden : Am also surprise as you are, cause all squirrels run at any little strange movements, in fact when we were small, it was hard to catch a squirrel, cause most of them were smart, but I wonder why this one acts as if we have been training it for long.

Jack : I believe it's my lucky day, am going to show him to all my friends in school and in the neighborhood. if it possible, I can carry him for talent show after I might have learnt how to do a copy things with it, I going popular, the only problem is that I don't know how to relate with it, if it were dogs you can train them to understand you, but this one is going to be hard.

Mr Golden : you know one thing i like about you, is the fact that you are going to greater heights, with the way you always think, my father told me that a man's thought leads to make a decision that will shapen his future, and the mindset of a man leads him to greater height. so keep it up and make sure you don't put your hands into evil things no matter the conditions you find yourself.

Jack : yes dad I won't, let's hurry up am getting hungry.

Mr Golden : Me too.

***Mr Golden and his son heads faster towards home, greeting their neighbors as they enter their compound, Ella and Juliet were playing when they came in***

Juliet : Welcome dad, wow looks like you got a big catch in your hands, and what's that tiny thing Jack is holding.

Mr Golden : well your brother just got a new buddy, I don't think his gonna have time to exchange words with you for the main time.

Ella : hey dad you are back, welcome how did the hunting go?

Mr Golden : ***lifts the antelope for Ella to have a clearer view*** nice as it should be.

Ella : oh! that's my dad always the best in whatever he does.

Mr Golden : please help me to keep it in the kitchen, I want to try some new antelope recipe.

Ella : you're always trying new recipes, am afraid my stomach is going to burst one day.

***they all laughs***

Ella : Jack is that a rat in your hands ?

Jack : it is not a rat, it is a squirrel.

Ella : what's the difference between a rat and a squirrel, are they not all from the same family?

Jack : No, they are not, his name is Smith, he's a very humble friend and he does disturb at all like some people.

Juliet : hope you are not referring to me?

Jack : actually I did not mention anyone's name, except you are having guilty conscience.

Juliet : You must be crazy for saying that.

Mr Golden : ah ah no no, I don't condone or accept foul languages, it is not good.

Juliet : sorry dad, he is just good at provoking me all the time, I never he even love rats.

Mr Golden : He is your brother, so you just have to catch up with him.

Jack : dad am hungry.

Mr Golden : yeah, am also hungry, and the antelope was so heavy, let's go inside and have a good time.

***Jack made a little cage for his squirrel, and created a space for it in the room, but something strange happened that night***

Jack : *** thinking about his assignment and his drawings for a particular contest *** I wonder what am going to do with miss Ann's assignment, she looks mean, and my drawing I've not started it and the contest application will be ending tomorrow. *** looks at the direction of his squirrel and founds it dancing*** does squirrel also dance? ***it shockingly the squirrel replied with a nod *** so you can understand me. *** another nod***. wow this is interesting.

did you hear when I was talking about my assignment and drawings? *** nods again *** so what did you think I should do.

Mr Golden : *** Mr Golden barges in, wondering who Jack was talking to all alone in night *** who were you talking to?

Jack : no one, i was thinking of my assignment and my drawings for the application for the contest.

Mr Golden : actually you need good sleep, you still have tomorrow for your assignment and the deadline for the application for the contest has been extended to next week, so you need to sleep and stop talking. you know it is your turn for me to read your bed time story for you.

Jack : but dad am no longer a little child.

Mr Golden : see you always be my good little child, even till the day you become a dad, you will still be my Baby, so keep quiet and let me read you to sleep.

*** Mr Golden read Jack to sleep, and when he was going out, he noticed the squirrel staring at him but on their eye contact the squirrel faced another side In pretence of someone that is sleeping and Mr Golden went near to take a close look at it ***