“Come on…”

“Come on…”

“Stop looking at me with those dopey eyes!”

“EAT!” A young boy pokes the side of a gray baby rabbit’s mouth with a carrot.

This boy is Billy, he’s five years old and is a big boy now! He was recently trusted with the tremendous responsibility of feeding the bunnies, but this one named Fuzzy hasn’t taken a bite…

“Aw shucks!” Billy throws down the carrot, sits, and feels the grass between his fingers.

He takes in his surroundings.

Outside.

The grass stretches far to the island's edge, and he watches the tides brush against the shore. Sun shining against the ripples of the water. In the three years Billy has lived on this island, he still would rather be indoors. Outside is lonely, windy, and worst of all…BORING! The only company here are these dumb bunnies…

Stupid things! Why won’t they eat? Rabbits LOVE carrots, just like in the cartoons! Billy has religiously watched them all. If only real life were like his cartoons…that’s how it should be! He wishes he could teach “reality” a lesson and set the record straight!

Billy huffs. “Dumb bunnies should eat dumb carrots!” He rolls back his jacket sleeve and checks his watch.

Billy looks left and right, sighs, and impatiently rocks his legs. ‘When the little hand is on the 5…and the big hand is on the 12…’

‘Mmm…6…’

‘What’s taking so long?’

He pulls out a piece of paper from his pocket. As Billy unfolds it, it brings a warm smile against the breeze. He readies to hug it tight like a teddy bear, only for a sudden strong gust of wind to rip it right out of his grasp! It smacks comfortably against a tree trunk far from him.

Billy pouts, stands up, and reaches out…

“BILLY!” A woman throws her arms around Billy’s shoulders.

Excited, Billy lights up and turns around with a huge grin.

“KATHY!” He squeals as he wraps his tiny arms around her waist, around her long white coat, and around her long black hair.

The woman holds him tenderly.

“I’m sorry, Billy, I didn’t upset you, did I?” she asks.

“Hhhhhrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmm. NO!” Billy puffs his cheeks and looks away.

The woman puts her hand under his chin and turns his gaze back to her. “Oh~♥ Are you sure?”

Looking deep into her eyes, Billy’s face turns red, and he still tries his best to look away. “…maybe a little bit…”

“…you smell nice…”

“…maybe…”

“…a little bit…”