Jurassic Park (Norminah)

Chp. 9: A New Day

What seemed like the longest night on earth had finally been a thing of the past as the sun rose over Jurassic Park. The danger of last night was soon overcome by the beauty that surrounded the three sleeping women up in the tree that marked the border between an open field, and the thick of the jungle. Chloe and Halle were curled up under Normani's arms as she continued to hold them in her sleep. That was, at least, until a heavy shadow fell over the three of them.

The shadow blocked out the sun entirely, causing Normani to wake up. She instantly smiled at the sight of a brachiosaur's head pushing into the tree branches right beside them. It hesitated for a second, just staring back at Normani. She watched as it opened its mouth and chomped down on a branch over her head. Chloe and Halle stirred awake at the sound. It didn't take Halle long to become amazed at the sight, while Chloe looked on with worry laced in her eyes. Normani looked over at her and chuckled.

"It's alright, Chloe," she reassured her. "It's just a brachiosaur."

"They're one of the herbivores," Halle said, trying to get a better look at the animal, "remember?"

Once Normani saw Chloe visibly relax a little, she got another branch to feed to the giant dinosaur while Halle was busy trying to get its attention.

"Up here, girl," Halle smiled, reaching her hand out for the animal to touch.

Normani moved forward in an attempt to feed the dinosaur as carefully as she could without falling. The brachiosaur got the end of the branch and started a tug-of-war with the ebony, Normani beginning to laugh. Halle's eyes widened as she started to smile more, Chloe giggling quietly at the sight. Once Normani decided to let the giant animal have the branch, Halle bravely began to pet its nose. The dinosaur seemed to enjoy the action as it continued to feed.

"Chloe," Halle said, "you've gotta get in on this! She's the most amazing thing!"

Normani looked back at Chloe and smiled before reaching her hand out to her.

"It's safe," she assured her. "Promise."

Chloe slowly took Normani's hand before going in to pet the giant dinosaur. She flexed her palm, her eyes lighting up when the animal rose a little to touch it with its nose.

"Good girl," Chloe smiled.

"Does she look sick to you, Dr. Hamilton?" Halle asked.

"Her nose does look a little runny," Chloe observed.

Out of nowhere, the brachiosaur sneezed, a vast explosion of snot landing right on Chloe's shirt. Her face fell as her body froze in shock, Halle cackling beside her as Normani tried her best to hold in her own laughter.

"God bless you!" Halle called out to the animal as it walked away from them.

"Come on girls," Normani chuckled. "Time for us to start walking."

Once the three of them were out of the tree, Normani did quick work of locating a small puddle. Chloe took off her shirt to give to the ebony to wash, Halle taunting her all the while.

"Now she'll never try anything new," she said to Normani. "She'll just sit in her room, never come out, and play on her computer."

"For your information, smart ass," Chloe sassed as Normani handed her back her shirt, "I'm a hacker. It takes time to do what I do without getting caught."

"Oh, my apologies," Halle teased. "You're a nerd! Gotcha!"

The two girls were oblivious to Normani as she stopped by a tree root. She crouched to the ground below it, staring at something in amazement. Chloe and Halle soon came over to where she was, looking over her shoulder before staring at what she was looking at. It was a clutch of dinosaur eggs, all hatched and empty. Normani picked up one of the fragments – a large one that was nearly half an egg.