Dawnlark Plains peanut butter & jelly

sorry for the wait!

the boy seemed startled by her at first. she didn't know what to make of his bristling, but he calmed quickly enough. then he was coming closer, words on his lips. isas was delighted, but it didn't show; her expression remained as apathetic as ever.
your brother? you lost him? she wondered. or he lost you? he didn't seem very upset about it, she thought. maybe he lost his brother all the time, the way she was always losing her playthings. maybe he had more brothers at home.