!! REWRITTEN VERSION OF DINOSAUR GIRL !!
❝you're insane!❞
❝oh, that's the best part about me,❞
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ariel grady, adopted along with her brother by the raptor king himself. experimented on by a lab when she was young, also trying to bring back the dinos...
i'm never really able to sleep, i never have. and when i fall asleep, i'd like to stay asleep, but that rarely happens when living on the same island as a bunch of dinosaurs. some as big as a skyscraper, others as small as a guinea pig.
this time i was awoken by claire calling, the parks operation manager of jurassic world. i groaned and sat up. i didn't even care to be honest i was awake before the phone started to call so technically what i said was a lie.
i wasn't even supposed to work today, i wasn't even supposed to be working the whole week. i laughed to myself before picking up the phone and answering it. "good morning, miss dearing, how can i be of assistance?" i poshly asked.
"you know you can call me claire and shut up with the accent," claire started, she took a breath and then continued. "my nephews are coming over to see me, and i know i'm going to sound like a bad aunt but i have a meeting the time they arrive until like eight."
"i know where this is going," i replied. "and i was wondering if you could show them around the island? i know you're supposed to be off work but i will owe it to you, and you don't have to look after them as there will be a nanny," she finished.
"i would call you a bad aunt but i've never had one so i don't know," i said, making her laugh. i got up out of bed and headed towards my wardrobe and took out the uniform for the amusement park.
"yeah, i'll do it, but you paying me double," i joked. "okay fine, deal, and you don't have to wear the uniform," she said. i nearly dropped my phone in surprise. "alright, just text me the stuff i need to know when you have time preferably an hour before the said time i need to be there."
"will do, i'll do it when i get there i'm currently driving, also tell cody to get to the raptor paddock," claire announced before hanging up, i laughed before putting away the uniform and grabbing out my trusty blue denim shorts and hocus pocus shirt.
i grabbed out codys' uniform before walking into his room, i placed the clothes on the chair before picking up a pillow. he wasn't laying on it, he was half hanging off the bed, i could have pushed him off for more enjoyment but i would have gotten in more trouble with owen.
i kicked him in the leg, it nearly fell off the bed along with him, he didn't wake up. groaning, i then threw the pillow at him, which made him jump awake. "you need to get to the raptor- hey! the raptor paddock," i said, avoiding a pillow thrown at me.
he rolled over and had to catch himself from falling off the bed, a snort escaped me. "i thought it was your day?" cody questioned. "nope, i'm supposed to be off all week! remember!"
i heard a thud from his room, i held in my laughed before grabbing an apple out of the fruit bowl and going back to my room. i picked up things and tidied up a bit before my phone went off.
i picked it up, unlocked it and realised it was just information on meeting claire's nephews. placing it down on the side i started to braid my hair, while i was doing that i started kicking things around it my room moving them.
i tied it off before stopping in the mirror as soon as i started the other side. my hand dropped and i stared at the scales on my face and my arms. as cool as they were, they were a terrible reminder.
the door swung open and i quickly wiped a tear i didn't notice drop off my cheek and went back to braiding my hair. "hey, i made you a coffee in the kitchen, i'll wait for you, as you can drive me," cody compromised.
"what- okay," i agreed, not wanting to argue. cody came over and stood next to me, his eyes were so similar to a t-rex's eyes. he placed his head on my shoulder. "it may be awful reminders but we look sick with them!" cody laughed before heading to the door, i tied off the last braid and headed towards the door with him. slipped on my vans.
i put on a zip-up jumper before picking up my phone and closing the door, i grabbed my travel cup of coffee. cody pushed me out the front door and locked it after chucking my lanyard at me. i placed my key into the ignition of the quad bike.
"also why do you get to not wear the uniform?" cody asked. "because i'm not actually technically working, i'm just going around the park."
i parked the bike before getting off it. i turned it off before placing the lanyard in my pocket, i opened up the message from claire. i have to meet them by the boats... ugh, why does claire have to make everything a pain.
it would be easier but it's crowded so i won't ride my bike to the trains. so i walk, and i realise how much i hate people. i smiled and waved at people, recognising me from banners that are placed around the park.
people stopped me and asked for pictures, which i agree to, but some i had to turn down and i said i would find them later. i got onto the train and sat down, before taking out my phone.
there wasn't much i could do other than have my photo taken with a couple of kids, answer questions, talk about the dinosaurs and then come up with a fake story about my scales to a bunch of four-year-olds so i don't traumatise them too.
owen tried to assign me to a therapist when i was first put in his hands along with cody. but it didn't help, we would burst into tears, cry ourselves to sleep or just not sleep at all. a message popped up on my phone and it was a picture of cody standing there with the raptors in the background.
