The Arks: Over Heaven

Chapter 5: I Miss You

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“Why do you even keep that useless thing around anyway?” Aurora asked, “It’s not doing you any favors.”

Samuel was taken aback by her words.

“What are you even talking about?”

“You seem smart enough to know that a creature like that proves no use to us. So why do you keep it around like some pet?”

Samuel failed to find an answer to her question. Now that he thought about it… Why?

“I guess,” Samuel answered, “Something deep in my heart told me that this dodo would mean a lot to me.”

Aurora rolled her eyes, starting back off and into the lands below the cliff, as if she was trying to figure out where to go next. Samuel stared at her, and suddenly his vision flickered, showing her hunched over crying, but then it went away. Samuel turned away.

“What a grumpy lady,” Samuel thought, “No wonder why Nova doesn’t like her.”

Samuel’s thoughts slowly began to drift to Nova, and he leaned back and rested himself on the soft grass, staring up at the moon that just rose from the horizon. Unlike the night sky back home, this fantastical island’s night sky was filled with stars, and the moon was even larger than it was back home.

“I know you’re somewhere out there, Nova,” Samuel whispered, peering into the moon, “I hope you’re doing okay.”

But deep down, Samuel didn’t feel the need to worry.

“She’s a strong girl, she, she’s going to be okay. She can handle herself,” Samuel thought. He rested his hand on the dodo bird’s feathers, and closed his eyes gently.

“I miss you,” Samuel’s thoughts slowly came to a stop as he fell into a restful slumber.