Minutes After the I Love You

So they just sat there, pretending that the silence was the result of their search for an answer. He probably knew for sure, but she could only try to know. A fat bird flew down from out of nowhere, and tried to force its head into a tiny hole in the ground. When the bird finally flew away, they were back to just sitting there,pretending. Even when the lion came and ate the boys arms; and when the snake spat into her eyes and instantly blinded her, all he did, was use his voice to see what she could not, and all she did was use her heart to feel what his hands could not. They just sat there.