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THE BLUE FEATHER
over at her preparing to sleep. “Goodnight, Bardala. Sweet
dreams,” he said, closing his tired eyes.
Bardala thought to herself that Tital said Pilar’s name like it
should be Saint Pilar of Cancún or something. Anyway, the Spirits
had chosen him, not her. Yes, he was a truly good person. Yes,
both little Viviana and Jonathan looked up to him, like he was
already part of her family. But...then she thought that her father
would probably disapprove of him, because her papa was always
so protective towards her. Yet, on the other hand, Tital did save
her life when the Gigantoraptor nearly killed her. Plus, he did
come after her trying to save her, Viviana, and Jonathan from
what he thought was an abduction. That was pretty noble on his
part. Not too many men would do that, risking their own safety
and even their life like that. He could have been badly hurt, or
even killed. Maybe she could get him to go back to school and
get a degree in something important to save her home planet,
Earth. Her thoughts were racing along this line, and if she could
do this, then surely her dad would like him….
“You should kiss me goodnight, if you want me to have sweet
dreams,” she said softly. No reply, as Tital was already asleep
from the kin’s exhaustion. She got up quietly, and as Brilloso
raised his head, she went over to Tital and gently kissed him on
the lips as he slept. Then she went back to her bed, wondering
why she had kissed him. This was the first kiss she ever gave to a
man. Well, she thought…at least he didn’t turn into a frog, so
maybe he was a Prince instead.