leaves above.
(Part I – completed 1/7/08)
to be continued in Part II - An Act of Kindness . . .
“I know you may think that I’m ready for this new responsibility, but I’m not either. My mother was a couple of years old when I was born . . . I’m so young, . . . but I thought this was the right thing to do for the pride . . . and for us.” Tears of confusion began to drip from her eyes. “I thought we were ready for this too, Kovu.”
“Maybe,” Kovu began to slowly speak his mind, almost as if some new wisdom was flowing through his lips. “maybe we should just learn as we go along.” Kiara sniffled once, dried her eyes and looked up at him with a look of longing. “I mean, we’re not perfect, and neither are our parents. We’re just the next generation, and it’s up to us to make things better for all of us.” His eyelids lowered halfway over his green eyes. “A wise father . . . who happens to be a king once told me that sometimes what’s left behind can turn out better than the generation before if only they’re given the chance.”
“Kovu . . .” Kiara’s eyelids began to lower as well.
“I . . . I think that we can take this chance, Kiara. We can’t change the past now that
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