Shucked
“I’d been to a lot of museums in my life, but there was something about the Field that had always intrigued me. I’d spent hours online reading about its collections, dying to see Sue, the most complete T-rex ever found. No one was fascinated with dinosaurs like Americans, probably because their history was still so new. It gave them some grounding in the past.
We walked up the imposing stone staircase into the classical building. A smile danced on my face. “It’s incredible!”
“I know, right? See,... we have some awesome stuff in the Midwest.”
We walked into the marble hall. The world opened in front of me. Two massive totems stood guard over the hall, flanked by fighting elephants. Sue dominated the space, her massive jaws open wide, warning visiting kids to behave. Even the smell enticed me. A mixture of age and mold. Okay, so most people wouldn’t like it, but I wanted to drown in it.
“Pick up your jaw, Tabs. You look like a tourist.” Becky nudged me with her shoulder. “Besides, we don’t have much time.MoreLess
We walked up the imposing stone staircase into the classical building. A smile danced on my face. “It’s incredible!”
“I know, right? See,... we have some awesome stuff in the Midwest.”
We walked into the marble hall. The world opened in front of me. Two massive totems stood guard over the hall, flanked by fighting elephants. Sue dominated the space, her massive jaws open wide, warning visiting kids to behave. Even the smell enticed me. A mixture of age and mold. Okay, so most people wouldn’t like it, but I wanted to drown in it.
“Pick up your jaw, Tabs. You look like a tourist.” Becky nudged me with her shoulder. “Besides, we don’t have much time.MoreLess
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