Maybe I could stay
As I start my drive from the B&B I decided to make a quick stop by the Diner and thank Hanna for setting me up with a place to stay. After all thanks to her I got a good night sleep and the company of such nice people as Shirley and Jonathan. And I feel like I’m getting my appetite back again, so maybe I could grab some take away for my trip. So I turn the car to the direction of the town and start driving there. I get a weird feeling, that for some reason I don’t want to leave this town. Shirley and Jonathan showed me same human kindness and I feel like if I leave, I won’t get something like back for a while. They made me feel welcome and at home, even though I’m just a regular customer. I shut down that thought, because this town doesn’t seem like they have a place for someone new and with a baggage like mine, it’s a small place and life seems settled here, I would be an intrusion. So I just kept driving.
I didn’t get very far though, because soon I’ve spotted a car parked on the side of the road and a bunch of trons surrounding something I slowed down and opened the window just as I was passing them. As soon as I reached thein, I stopped the car.
“hey, guys! Is everything fine?“, I shouted to them. One of the teens, a miniature redhead, turned to me, and by her facial expression I gathered, that everything is not fine at all. She seemed scared, her eyes were full with tears.
“We’ve hit a fox…” She said quietly.
Another teen turned around, this one looked a bit older, a boy, dark blond hair, frowning eyebrows. He glanced my way and turned back to his friends.
“We should put it down, it will die.“, fie said in a low voice.
“Let me see.
I got out of the car and made my way to the fox.
“What are you, a witch or something? The animal is dying, you can’t help.“, the same teen said kind of rudely. The others just observed with a hind of suspicion, I was a stranger in this town after all.
“Not a witch, but a vet, so maybe I can help after all“, I said with a small smile, trying to win them over. They don’t need to know I didn’t get my degree yet, but I guess I could do it online someday? I got on my knees a bit away from the fox, put my cane near me, and looked fox in the eyes. An injured animal is very aggressive, it would be a mistake to approach him fast.
“Hey there, buddy.“, i whispered to the fox. “I’m not going to hurt you, I’ll just take a look and maybe I could help you, ok?“, I was talking with the fox as if it could answer me, and the teens throwing me some weird looks, but I knew what I was doing, so I didn’t pay any attention to them. I slowly crawled to the fox and when I was right next to it, I started talking to it again.
“I’m going to touch you now, and you will not bite me, ok?“, my voice was calm and soothing. I slowly placed my hand on foxes head and scratched behind his ears. Then I moved my hand just beneath his jaw, to make sure he will not be able to bite me, when I start touching his injured parts. With another hand I gently touched his ribs. A small whine escaped from the fox, but he allowed me to continue examining him.
“Wow“, said the redhead.
“Quiet, don’t scare the fox, I need my hands attached to my body,” I said with a smirk. The tens now looked at me in awe. I gathered, that the fox just snarled at them when they tried to approach it, but well, I’m the Pocahontas here, not them. I couple of ribs were broken, but its lungs didn’t seem to be punctured. What got me worried was a little pool of blood under It’s legs. One looked broken and the blood was still oozing out. When my fingers touched the blood, I felt like sharing the insights of my stomach with the others. I turned around slightly and my face color became a bit greener.
“Some ver you are, can’t handle a bit of blood?“, said cocky blond.
“I’m pregnant, smart ass, as much as I know, it could be the smell of your socks that makes me gag“, I replied calmly.
“Another teen elbowed the cocky one in the ribs and whispered “Asshead…”
I turned back to the fox, holding my breath, because the metallic smell of blood was slowly getting to me.
We need to stop the blood and get this little guy to the clinic. Is there one near by?“, I said to the teens.
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