I ran to Chigo, carrying Freddie.
"Chigo," I said, petting him. "I missed you so much even if it was just three weeks."
Behind me was Solemn Derekson with Dancey and Chigo's little cubs.
"Kelli, here's the baby pandas. Their four. Go ahead, name them."
"Wait, me? I can?!" I said in excitement.
"Ofcourse, Kelli. You own them, go ahead."
"Thanks, Solemn."
"Oh, don't thank me," He said with a smile. "But, you're welcome."
I called my mom and dad. They ran to Chigo with a big hug. And I told them about naming the cubs.
"Four? You could name four!" Mom said.
"Yeah, mom. It's fit for us. We're all four, we could name one each."
"It's fine, Kelli. Name all of them," Dad said.
"Right, Kelli," my mom said. "You deserve it. You've done a great job."
"Thank you."
I carried all for of them. I noticed, there were two males and two females.
I pointed to each female cub. "Bella, Bloomer," And then to the male cubs. "Wane, and Willy."
"Two B's for the females and Two W's for the males. I love those names." Mom shrieked.
"So do I," Dad said.
"I'm happy for you," Rodger told me. "Since I first saw you and Chigo, I thought you were careless. But you grew their population. I was mistaken. See? After Dancey and Chigo, there was Bella, Bloomer, Wane and Willy."
"Thank you. It was funny, I thought you were so mean that time. Suddenly, you grabbed Chigo," I said with a laugh.
"Oh, I'm sorry for that. I had to do my job. Maybe, I was rude. But, please forgive me."
"It's okay, Rodger. I have forgiven you already, remember?"
"I just wanted to say sorry again. It was so embarrassing."
My mom carried Freddie and later on, we were suprised.
"Mama!" Freddie said to my mom.
"What did he just say?! Freddie!" Mom said in surprise.
"Why?" Solemn Derekson asked. "I don't get it."
"He said a right word for the first time! Can you believe it?!" I replied.
"Aw, Freddie said Mama before Dada!" Mom said in a beam.
"Errr," My dad laughed.
"Cutie!" Lea shrieked.
We went towards the cafe, but Solemn Derekson suddenly stopped.
"Why?" I asked.
"Oh, someone texted me. Hm," he said, checking who messaged him. "Rianna Vali, the manager of an animal welfare here. Remember her?"
"Oh, yes!" I said in reply.
"Here, read what she texted."
He handed me his phone while we began reading Rianna Vali's text.
Rianna Vali: Good morning, Solemn. I heard Kelli's there. Actually, it's a very good timing. We've got great, great news. You won't believe it but an animal association in a foreign country has sent something. I'm sure you're trying to figure out what that "something" is. Once you tell this to Kelli, I'm sure she'll freak out. They have sent, ..... a year old panda.
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Panda Promise
Short StoryKelli Dawn, it was her eleventh birthday. She wanted a Labrador. Until one day, she saw a box in a herbs shop. Obviously, it was a panda. She promised to herself a Panda Promise. But pandas? Aren't they illegal to keep because they're endangered? Ke...