My descriptive fiction and story bits

This had to be written.

The guinea pig up there was a spunky female named Scout. Her motivation was food and she was close with her nonbiological sister Kami and human mother Cavy. She has left us but will not be forgotten, so this chapter is for the guinea pigs who have done so much more than be pets in my life.

To start we have to go back a ways, when Cavy had her first cavy. This piggy was seven years old and had several health issues, but she was the absolute sweetest thing. Cavy and her family received said guinea pig from friends who were moving and couldn't take her with them. She lived to be eight (quite old for a guinea pig) and in her life inspired Cavy to write a story about her adventures. She turned in the story for a school assignment and soon got in touch with a teacher who had a published book. The teacher loved her writing because it was similar to her own book, and Cavy was amazed that someone outside her family was interested in her writing. Before things could progress however, Cavy was forced to switch schools and lost contact with the teacher. She now had a love of writing though, and was determined to keep writing her stories as much as she could.

Cavy and her family then got two more guinea pigs, but one of them unfortunately died shortly after. This showed the girl that not all guinea pigs live as long as her first, so she needed to love them while she could.

The family bought a second guinea pig, hoping to help the first with grieving, but by then she had begun bonding with Cavy and eventually began fighting with her. The two had to be separated into different cages and the newer piggy became more of Cavy's sister's pet. During this time the family used bedding and the cages occasionally had to be hosed down while the guineas waited outside. One particularly hot day this was done, and that night when Cavy checked them both they were extremely warm. She was concerned and told her mother, who in turn told her that they would be fine. The next day however Cavy found her sister's pet dead in her cage. She mourned with her distraught sister and realized that her instinct and observations had been correct, showing her that she needed to trust herself more.

During the school year that followed Cavy brought her guinea pig in to show during science. At the end of the day she hurried to retrieve her from the science room and ended up waiting out the hallway crowd in her art teacher's room nearby. She showed the teacher her guinea pig, and amazingly enough the teacher had had guinea pigs while she was growing up. Impressed by the amount of personality in such a small animal, her love of guinea pigs returned and the two became closer. Cavy would keep the teacher updated and show her pictures of the guinea during class when she was working.

As the school year concluded, one of Cavy's closest friends was to move away. She had a rat who wouldn't do well with traveling, so Cavy and her family took the rat and it became her sister's pet. The rodents bonded as they communicated while the family was away, and grew to rely on each other's company. The rat was older however, and died a few weeks after the next school year started. A few days later the guinea pig, depressed and lonely home alone, died. Cavy was distraught, having lost both pets in a matter of days. She realized that guinea pigs were extremely loyal and loving, similar to how she thought of herself, and had trouble grasping the idea that the friend who was always there to listen was gone.

She told her art teacher the unfortunate news, and was surprised  at what came of it. As it so happened, the teacher had been inspired by the guinea pig to get two of her own. She had a foster daughter who loved them, but the girl ended up being allergic to them and their hay so the guinea pigs needed to be re homed. By the end of that week Cavy and her family had new guinea pigs; Scout and Kami. The two were extremely close and had little trouble getting along. Cavy and her sister each claimed ownership of a piggy; Scout being Cavy's and Kami being her sister's. Cavy made sure to update the teacher often, as she had been trusted as their new owner.

At the end of a school year a few years later, Cavy's sister discovered a bump on Scout's butt. It turned out that she had a cist on her spine that was most likely making her very uncomfortable, and Cavy was instructed to drain the cist daily. Eventually the family realized how taxing it was on both Cavy and Scout, and a surgery was scheduled to have the cist removed. The family was traveling for a while before the surgery, not giving them a chance to drain the cist. When the surgery was finally completed the cist had been huge, resulting in the skin having to be stitched tightly. Cavy gave Scout the new required medicine and the stitches were removed after two weeks. The area was so large, however, that it opened up and began to bleed, so the next day the family returned with her and were given new medicine. Cavy felt bad for Scout, seeing as she was going through so much, and noticed her getting weaker. Eventually Scout stopped wanting to eat and drink, causing her to rapidly loose weight and become even weaker. Cavy told her mom, who decided to wait it out and see if she improved. Scout began eating and drinking again after about a day after, and the family began to gain hope that she was getting better.

A few nights later, however, she was weaker than ever and literally dragged herself when she did move. Cavy was extremely alarmed by this, and she became even more worried when at the next morning Scout seemed like she was dying. This put a weight over Cavy through the morning, and though she tried to stay home with the guinea pigs her mom had her go to school. During her second class, Cavy's gut suddenly dropped and she grew extremely and out of nowhere depressed. This scared her extremely, as she recognized it as her instinct and extra sense working together to tell her something and figured it was probably about Scout.

She texted her mom during free time and told her what she felt, only to find out her mom had a similar feeling. During her next class Cavy's mood suddenly lightened and the weight left her, making her extremely worried and thinking that Scout had died. Around lunch Cavy's mom sent for her grandmother to check on Scout; she told them that Scout was sleeping and that the rise and fall of her flanks was visible. Relieved but still very worried, Cavy stayed in school.

The day finally ended and her grandmother picked up Cavy and her sister. Once they were in the car, she told them that she checked on Scout before she left and hadn't seen her breathing. They returned home and Cavy went to see for herself; Scout was dead. She was very conflicted and depressed at loosing her, but she knew she had to at least stay strong for her family members and Kami.

I'm sad to have lost one of my best friends who helped me through so many others moving and leaving. Scout was an excellent listener and had a lovable charm she was happy to share with the world. There was very little she feared and she helped me open up, accept many losses and be a constant support when I needed her.

The one positive take I have is that her death is to help me be strong, and I know it happened for a reason. Maybe because she's gone I can get closer with one of my other pets, save an animal that needs help, or even form/strengthen bonds with those around me. Either way, I love you Scout and you will be missed, never forgotten.
-Cavy
9/1/17