BR008 Hungry Fly

   

Jilly and I were both fast asleep when I found myself being awoken  by a buzzing noise. It was Jazlin. "I'm hungry!" she said.   

    "Go back to sleep," I told her, "and don't let Jilly wake up. She didn't finish singing at the Egret Club until after midnight."   

    "I didn't have enough to eat last night," said Jazlin. "You always think Flies live on nothing but we don't."

    "Go look for crumbs down in the kitchen."

    "Jilly tells me not to. She says it's common."

    It's the middle of the night," I said, "No one will see you."

    "I want proper Fly food."

    Jilly turned over and opened up her eyes. "What's going on?" she said.    

    "I'm hungry," said Jazlin.

    "Why didn't you get up and get her something to eat, Jack?" said Jilly.

    "He told me to go eat crumbs," said Jazlin. 

    "That's terrible," Jilly was half out of bed now, "I'll get you some Fly food. You need to be well fed for your day at school tomorrow!"

    "I don't want to go to school tomorrow," said Jazlin, "I want a day off!"

    "Why?" I asked.

    "Because I'm sick of being the littlest one in my class. I'm probably the littlest one in the whole school!"

    So we both got up. Down in the kitchen we talked it all over until Jazlin felt all right about things. Jazlin had her Fly food and we shared a carrot smoothie. 

    By the time we got back to bed the dawn was showing out the window.

    "You'd better take her to school today," said Jilly. "I'm going to need to sleep in."

    "Fine," I said.