Requiem for a Mouse by Jamie Wang Read Free Book Online

time to read,” Flower said with a pout. She gave Prince and Maverick a nod as she entered.
    “It didn’t go well?”
    “What do you think? Once again, ungrateful and rude.”
    Sasha frowned, taking note. “I find it hard to believe that not a single person would take the time to thank us. You know, since we saved their lives and all that.”
    “You can go yourself if you don’t believe me. I’m done checking up on these people.”
    “Its fine, I believe you.”
    Flower scowled. “The nerve of some of these people, it’s like they expect us to die for them. They don’t get that we could just as easily throw away the pills and still get paid enough to eat. Honestly, that’s what we should do.”
    Sasha giggled. “We can’t do that.”
    “I don’t see why not?” Flower did not share her amusement. She took a seat across from Sasha.
    “Because—”
    “Because we’re the proud Mice of this city. And we earn our bread!” Prince exclaimed. He shot Sasha a sideways glance.
    Sasha rolled her eyes. “I don’t sound like that.” But the fact Prince had made fun of her meant he was returning to his old self.
    “Close enough.” Maverick nodded in agreement.
    They all laughed at Sasha’s expense. She put on a fake frown. “Laugh all you want, but I know how I sound like.”
    “Just like how you know you don’t snore?” Prince laughed through his words.
    “I don’t!”
    The only responses she got were muffled giggles.
    Before anyone else could continue their attack, Sasha stood up. “Alright guys, let’s wake Bolt up and start our meeting.”
    “Fine,” Prince said.
    Though Sasha frowned, she was glad. “Bolt, wake up!”
    Bolt’s tent rustled. He crawled out rubbing the gunk from his eyes. “Does anyone have food?”
    Sasha shook her head. “You’ll have to wait until after the meeting.”
    “What time is it?”
    “The sun’s going to set in like two hours.” Maverick answered. “You’ve been out for quite a while.”
    “It’s been that long huh?” Bolt stumbled forward and sat down next to Maverick. “Have we had our meeting yet?”
    “We’re about to,” Sasha said. “But I wanted you to be awake for this one. You have to tell us about the Lion.”
    Everyone quieted. All eyes were on Bolt. Lions were adult version of Hawks. While Hawks scarred, Lions maimed. They were the most feared predator of Mice up until the day they all disappeared.
    Prince was the first to break the silence. “You saw a Lion?”
    “Well, I’m not sure if it was a real one. It was just an adult that stole my pills.” Bolt’s eyes dropped. “I’ve never seen one before so I wouldn’t know.”
    Maverick shook his head. “If he was an adult and he was going for the pills, then we can assume he’s a Lion.”
    “So Lions are finally coming back,” Prince said. “I was wondering where they disappeared to.”
    “So what are we going to do?” Flower scratched her head. She wore a look of concern. The stories they left behind were horrific.
    “Nothing’s changed,” Prince announced. “We’ll keep doing what we’ve always been doing, deliver the medicine to its destination.”
    “Stop.” Sasha held up a hand to silence everyone else. Four pairs of worried eyes turned to her. “We don’t know anything. One adult doesn’t mean that the Lions are coming back. This could’ve been random for all we know. Hell, we don’t even know why they disappeared in the first place.”
    Prince shrugged. “I say good riddance. We don’t need to know why; we should just hope that it happens again.”
    “We need to see the bigger picture,” Sasha protested.
    “Forget the bigger picture. We just need to worry about how we’re getting our next meal. Plus, we may only have one drop left before we never have to worry about it again. Why bother now?”
    Before Sasha could respond, Maverick spoke up. “I agree with Prince.”
    Flower let out an audible gasp. Not even Prince could hide his surprise.
    Maverick