• “Please! Don’t leave!” She cried. I turned and spoke silently. “Why? Don’t you hate me?” “No…I don’t…but I’m lonely…I have no one else to be with except you.” I walked back to the girl and touched her cheek with my fuzzy hand. I smiled at her. “It’s a good thing you don’t know who I really am. It would be awful. “She smiled. “You’re so sweet. I mean…it’s like I know you from somewhere…like from a dream.” I pressed my beak against her and rubbed her cheek. She shivered. “Are you cold?” “Yeah… I’m just a little.” I stood and started taking off my sweater. “No…I’ll be fine. I don’t want you to freeze.” “I’m part bird. I won’t freeze.” I handed her the sweater. “Now jump on…I’m taking you home…back to your home.” She jumped on my back and gripped her hands against my neck. We took off into the silent night.