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piosenniel · 08-20-2002, 08:52 PM

Day had broken in a glorious manner. The sky was bright blue with no trace of clouds to hint at bad weather.

Sunlight poured in the open window of Holly's room and pooled on the floor by her bed. The bright twitterings of birds as they went about their morning business filled the air and drifted in to mingle with the light.

'What are those feather-brained creatures doing up in the middle of the night?' rasped Bird, just poking her head from beneath the covers. Bright sunlight accosted her bleary eyes and she closed them tight against it.

'Holly!?' she said from beneath the covers once again. 'Won't you get up and close the window and draw the curtains for your guest?'
There was no answer. 'Holly? Holly!!!' Bird dared a peek around the room, only to find her friend up and gone.

The smells of breakfast wafted up the stairs and under the door to the room, almost tempting her to get up. 'Just ten more minutes.' she promised herself. 'Then I'll get up!' She drew the covers over her head once again and positioned a pillow over her head to block out sounds. Withing minutes, the soft sounds of snoring mingled with the songs of birds.

[ August 20, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

08-20-2002, 08:52 PM	#26
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Day had broken in a glorious manner. The sky was bright blue with no trace of clouds to hint at bad weather. Sunlight poured in the open window of Holly's room and pooled on the floor by her bed. The bright twitterings of birds as they went about their morning business filled the air and drifted in to mingle with the light. 'What are those feather-brained creatures doing up in the middle of the night?' rasped Bird, just poking her head from beneath the covers. Bright sunlight accosted her bleary eyes and she closed them tight against it. 'Holly!?' she said from beneath the covers once again. 'Won't you get up and close the window and draw the curtains for your guest?' There was no answer. 'Holly? Holly!!!' Bird dared a peek around the room, only to find her friend up and gone. The smells of breakfast wafted up the stairs and under the door to the room, almost tempting her to get up. 'Just ten more minutes.' she promised herself. 'Then I'll get up!' She drew the covers over her head once again and positioned a pillow over her head to block out sounds. Withing minutes, the soft sounds of snoring mingled with the songs of birds. [ August 20, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ] __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.