Birdie came to laying on her bed with a blanket thrown over her. She sat up abruptly as the memory of what had happened came flooding back to her.
It wasn't a dream. Pio had been standing right there in the room! She had spoke. She had laughed. Bird had felt her! (Well, the fishing pole had felt her. But ghosts didn't bend fishing poles when you poke them!)
But where was she now? Had she gone away again? Had Bird missed her chance to see her friend and speak with her one more time?
Birdie went running out of her cabin in her shift, crying "Pio! Pio! Oh, where are you? I'm sorry! Please don't be gone again!"
She found her in galley, brewing coffee and helping Daisy and Rose fix breakfast, as if all the horrible events of the last days had never happened.
"Pio! Oh Pio, It's true! You are back!" Bird ran forward and hugged her friend as if she would never let her go.
But then suddenly, she pushed Pio back, stamping her foot and slapping the elf hard on the arm. "What is wrong with you? Why do you do things like that!" Then she hugged Pio again, shaking her head and saying "Elves! I'll never understand Elves!"
[ September 08, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]
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