Chapter 8

“That’s why we can't just go out and show

the world where and how these creatures live. People have been

exploiting things they have power over since our creation. God only

knows what would happen to these creatures if the whole world knew

of their existence,” my father said.

“People fear things they don't understand,"

my mother said. “And sometimes that fear turns into hatred, and

even violence.”

“Peter, these creatures are usually the last

of their kind. Sometimes nature has taken its toll on their

species, but often times we humans had something to do with it.

These creatures went into hiding for a reason,” my father said.

As I sat there snuggled next to Esteban on

the couch, putting down the last article in my stack, I tried to

remember all of these things my parents had said. It would have

been very easy to have feared this creature whose wings had slapped

against the bedroom window, but I knew that was not what I was

meant to do.