Part 2

She still had sleep in her eyes and rubbed them in her childlike way, to ease the stinging, her other hand firmly grasping her big sister’s flannel shirt. The adults kept asking if she was okay. She was fine, but Bear wasn’t and who would get him out. It was easy to disappear, so she ambled down the alley toward the back door to get Bear.

Part 1

He gazed sleepily across the crisp sky with no certain plans. The clear morning was beautifully marked with streaks that lulled him lazily. The bite of the danger signaled him suddenly and made him snap up staring in disbelief out his window. It only took a moment , but he saw his chance to man up and step forward.