My Pen Is Huge by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Author:Mimi Jean Pamfiloff [Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy, humour, Fiction, Romance
Goodreads: 47807842
Publisher: Paper & Silver, Inc
Published: 2019-09-26T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Gisselle
âThatâs really strange,â I say, observing how Leland the Lamb, that theyâve dressed up again today in a tiny Taronga Zoo T-shirt, ran straight to Merrick. âWhyâs he turning his ass toward you?â
Merrick shrugs and nudges it away. âOff with you, you little bugger. Go find your mum.â
âAwwwâ¦he looks like heâs going to cry. You hurt his feelings.â I crouch and offer Leland a handful of whatever this stuff is. Sheep kibble? Looks awful. The lamb nuzzles my hand, and I feel a wet tongue slide against my palm. Kinda gross, but heâs just too cute. âThatâs right. You donât listen to the icky mean man. Heâs just jealous because the name Leland suits you better.â
Merrick frowns and gives me a harrumph! âWhy exactly are we here again, love?â
Oh no. Heâs back to being Mr. Charmingâlove this and love that. Iâm really not in the mood. Yes, Iâm at a zoo, but that doesnât mean Iâm not feeling horribly disturbed. I just needed to hit pause and distract myself for a few minutes. This is my way of coping.
âYanno,â I say, âI like you much better when youâre being yourself. So feel free to drop the macho, debonair act.â
âNo act. Iâm genuinely this charming and manly. Answer my question.â
I stand and wipe the lamb slobber on my jeans. âI came here yesterday, and it was the first time in years that I can remember enjoying myself. No pressure to get good grades, to pay the rent while I hold down eighteen units, to prove to the world I can be anything I want.â
His silky dark brows knit together. âBut surely you mustâve had good times, going out with your matesâdrinking beer, dancing?â
I shrug. âKind of? I mean, yeah, sure, I went out every once in a while, but it never felt fun. Something always nagged away in the back of my headâdonât spend too much, donât drink too much, you should be studying right now.â
âI never would have guessed that about you.â
âI donât think I realized it until yesterday.â I swivel my head and look at all the tourists and families. âIâve never been out of the country. Iâve never traveled and gotten a taste of what Iâve been working so hard for.â
âWhich is?â he asks.
âTo change the world one story at a time.â I want the stories people wake up to and read in the paper to be about everyday heroes who are doing good things and making a differenceânot some depressing crap about doom and gloom. I mean, think about it, if everyone is so focused on the worldâs ugliness, then their energy goes into believing weâre all fucked. But if we put our collective energy into seeing the good, maybe weâll find solutions instead of problems. Action follows thought.
He toggles his pursed lips from side to side. âThatâs very noble.â
âYou think itâs silly.â I reach down and pet a drive-by goat that nearly tramples a kid to get at his fresh cup of kibble.
âNot silly,â he says.
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