My Pen Is Huge by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Author:Mimi Jean Pamfiloff [Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy, humour, Fiction, Romance
Goodreads: 47807842
Publisher: Paper & Silver, Inc
Published: 2019-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Gisselle

“That’s really strange,” I say, observing how Leland the Lamb, that they’ve dressed up again today in a tiny Taronga Zoo T-shirt, ran straight to Merrick. “Why’s he turning his ass toward you?”

Merrick shrugs and nudges it away. “Off with you, you little bugger. Go find your mum.”

“Awww…he looks like he’s going to cry. You hurt his feelings.” I crouch and offer Leland a handful of whatever this stuff is. Sheep kibble? Looks awful. The lamb nuzzles my hand, and I feel a wet tongue slide against my palm. Kinda gross, but he’s just too cute. “That’s right. You don’t listen to the icky mean man. He’s just jealous because the name Leland suits you better.”

Merrick frowns and gives me a harrumph! “Why exactly are we here again, love?”

Oh no. He’s back to being Mr. Charming—love this and love that. I’m really not in the mood. Yes, I’m at a zoo, but that doesn’t mean I’m not feeling horribly disturbed. I just needed to hit pause and distract myself for a few minutes. This is my way of coping.

“Yanno,” I say, “I like you much better when you’re being yourself. So feel free to drop the macho, debonair act.”

“No act. I’m genuinely this charming and manly. Answer my question.”

I stand and wipe the lamb slobber on my jeans. “I came here yesterday, and it was the first time in years that I can remember enjoying myself. No pressure to get good grades, to pay the rent while I hold down eighteen units, to prove to the world I can be anything I want.”

His silky dark brows knit together. “But surely you must’ve had good times, going out with your mates—drinking beer, dancing?”

I shrug. “Kind of? I mean, yeah, sure, I went out every once in a while, but it never felt fun. Something always nagged away in the back of my head—don’t spend too much, don’t drink too much, you should be studying right now.”

“I never would have guessed that about you.”

“I don’t think I realized it until yesterday.” I swivel my head and look at all the tourists and families. “I’ve never been out of the country. I’ve never traveled and gotten a taste of what I’ve been working so hard for.”

“Which is?” he asks.

“To change the world one story at a time.” I want the stories people wake up to and read in the paper to be about everyday heroes who are doing good things and making a difference—not some depressing crap about doom and gloom. I mean, think about it, if everyone is so focused on the world’s ugliness, then their energy goes into believing we’re all fucked. But if we put our collective energy into seeing the good, maybe we’ll find solutions instead of problems. Action follows thought.

He toggles his pursed lips from side to side. “That’s very noble.”

“You think it’s silly.” I reach down and pet a drive-by goat that nearly tramples a kid to get at his fresh cup of kibble.

“Not silly,” he says.

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