Leo the Lioness
“Tiger had been sitting in our living room for more than twenty minutes, waiting for Nina. After my father had asked him about school and what he was doing this summer (he was going to summer school), my mother quizzed him on where he lived and how many brothers and sisters he had (he was an only child). Then John, who had spent the afternoon practicing, bounced a karate chop off Tiger’s ear which had so much force behind it that Tiger’s hairdo was disturbed and John knocked his own hat off. I f...igured I’d take up the reins.
“What sign are you?” I asked him.
His eyes became slightly glazed, and for all any of us knew, he was about to take it into his head to make a run for the door, and then Nina would make her entrance to no date. I wasn’t up to the scene that would elicit so I tried again.
“What sign of the zodiac were you born under? When’s your birthday?” I spoke slowly and enunciated every syllable so he would have no difficulty understanding me.
“Oh. Yeah. Well, like it’s in a couple of weeks.MoreLess
“What sign are you?” I asked him.
His eyes became slightly glazed, and for all any of us knew, he was about to take it into his head to make a run for the door, and then Nina would make her entrance to no date. I wasn’t up to the scene that would elicit so I tried again.
“What sign of the zodiac were you born under? When’s your birthday?” I spoke slowly and enunciated every syllable so he would have no difficulty understanding me.
“Oh. Yeah. Well, like it’s in a couple of weeks.MoreLess
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