Chapter 360 I Can Fly


    The nurse''s hands were trembling as she administered the shots as she tried to hold back herughter,


    Hannah tearfully covered her arms. The pain was excruciating!


    Why do injections hurt so much?


    It hurt even more than the previous ones!


    Bettany, ke, and Lilly raced out and fled home once everything had been settled. All of them felt the


    second-hand embarrassment set in.


    Back in the car, Lilly muttered, "That was so embarrassing!"


    She shouldn''t have told Hannah to scream "I can do it".


    "Oh, Granny. I want to get the kitty a cor as a present for it!"


    "Of course," Bettany said dotingly.


    ke then drove them to Central Mall.


    Hannah was still caught in a daze and had yet toe to her senses after experiencing the worst pain


    of her life.


    She would usually take off on her own when they went shopping but this time she remained by Lilly''s


    side.


    They found a pet store and selected a red cor with a bow on the front and a bell-shaped ornament


    made of pure gold that hung from it.


    The price came up to eighty-eight thousand. The female clerk, afraid they would back out of the deal,


    began a long-winded exnation about thembskin cor, the several grams of gold, and it being a


    handmade design produced by a famous designer… Bettany didn''t blink an eye as she handed the


    woman her card.


    The clerk was dumbfounded. The "treasure of the store" hadn''t been sold in over two years. Many gave


    up on it after learning the price. To think it would finally find an owner today.


    The tabby cat took a tentative approach when Lilly returned to the Crawford home. It peeked out from


    behind the bushes to observe them in secret.


    Lilly waved. "Come here, kitty! Look, I got you a present!"


    The cat bounded over.


    She slung the cor around its neck but failed to secure it in ce.


    "Daddy…" She gave her father a pleading look.


    ke plucked the cat up by the back of its neck and settled it on hisp.


    The tabby cat was confused. It was the most ferocious beast in existence. Why was this man


    overpowering it?


    He fitted the cor on the cat and deposited it back in front of Lilly. "There."


    The cat poked out his tongue, rolled its eyes to the back of its head, and fell to the floor in a heap.


    Lilly was taken aback. "Is the cor too tight, Daddy?"


    ke checked the cat over again to see that it was indeed the case.


    The cor was choking it but it didn''t change how dramatic the cat was being.


    He got it fixed. "Done."


    This time, it scampered under the magnolia tree Polly frequented out of fear for ke.


    Polly, who was still in the pet carrier, was ready to wage war. "It''s on!"


    That''s my spot!


    I refuse to give it up!


    Cats had the natural tendency for attacking birds. Polly was going to beat some sense into it and show


    it who''s boss!


    Round 1.


    Everyone gathered to name the cat after dinner.


    "The adults shouldn''t get involved in this. Have the young ones think of something," Bettany said.


    She turned to the aloof Drake and silent Zachary. "You two should offer suggestions too."


    "Hah." Drake snorted.


    Who wants to name a cat?


    Hannah, who was flopped weakly against a chair, said weakly, "Let''s call it a poison walker…"


    Josh barked augh. "Why don''t we just call it ''Injection''?"


    She red at him.


    Polly squawked at the top of her lungs. "Rookie! Rookie!"


    My name is Polly. The newbie should be named Rookie. I rank above it!


    The tabby cat let out a throaty snarl at the green parrot.


    Everyone couldn''t help butugh at that. It was a terrible name that even the cat didn''t like.


    Lilly tilted her head. "What about Mimi?"


    Hannah shook her head. "No."


    "Let''s go with Wolverine!" Josh said.


    Hannah agreed. "Sounds good!"


    It did look like Wolverine when it brandished its ws.


    Drake scoffed. "Vulgar. Superficial."


    Josh rolled his eyes. "What do you think it should be called then?"


    He picked up a ss of water and answered cidly, "Bellflower."


    Bellflower for the cat wearing a bell cor. It was both elegant and introspective.


    As the name implied, it was a flower with a hidden meaning. Bellflower in the flowernguage meant


    "quick-witted".


    It was a poetic, pleasant, and unique name.


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    Drake was satisfied with what he hade up with. It took much reading for him to settle on it…


    It was unfortunate Hannah, Lilly, and Josh did not understand the connotations.


    "That''s way too simple, Drake. You want to call it Bellflower because it wears a bell cor?" Hannah


    said.


    "It''s Bellflower. Not Bell."


    "Sounds the same."


    That riled Drake up.


    "That''s so boring. It''s way too gentle! It doesn''t fit its personality at all," Josh said.


    Drake couldn''t stand how shallow his brother was.


    "I think it sounds perfect!" Lilly said.


    That cor cost eighty-eight thousand!


    It has to be called Bellflower.


    The more she thought about it, the more certain she was. "Bellflower it is!"


    Drake''s eyes lit up.


    Only Lilly knows me best.


    He felt relieved.


    The cat expressed no objection. Anything was better than the parrot''s suggestion.


    Polly lost Round 1.


    The next day, ke brought the freshly-washed cat home. Bellflower was now cleaned and dewormed.


    Lilly happily yed with the creature for a while until Bellflowery on herp to sleep.


    Polly, who was perched on Lilly''s shoulder, was angry.


    There was now a challenger for Lilly''s favor that showed no respect for Mr. Tortoise.


    That was when Gilbert received an emergency phone call. "What?" He eximed in surprise and raced


    out the door.


    Bettany also received her own phone call from the hospital after he left. There were beds avable at


    the hospital. She packed up Zachary''s belongings and left with him.


    Summer break was nearly over. The children, wanting to cherish the remaining days of freedom, trailed


    after Bettany.


    No pets were allowed. Lilly locked Polly up in her tropical rainforest room.


    Polly watched them leave through the window…


    "Squawk squawk… You''re dead, Rookie!"


    Polly skillfully bit open the windowtch and flew out!


    Bellflower was dozing under the shade of the tree when a sudden gust of wind disturbed the peace.


    It was that damn parrot grabbing onto its head!


    "Squawk!"


    "..."


    Bellflower rolled over and stared intently at the parrot.


    The parrot''s feathers were even more glossy under the sunlight.


    Polly aggressively poked her head out at it. "Come at me!"


    "Come at me!"


    Bellflower leaped forward at the speed of light!


    Polly flew into the air and let out an arrogantugh.


    "Hahaha! Didn''t expect it, did you? I can fly!"


    "..."