Those Years I Opened A Zoo Novels & Stories

"Mad, how long have you been doing this?" "I started since my mom founded the shelter, almost 10 years now, we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary before the year-end. Back then, I wasn't so passionate about it like I do now. It was my mom who opened my eyes to caring for pets and other animals. That they have lives like us humans and they are capable of taking and giving love." "That is sweet; your mom did leave lessons that will mark for the rest of your life." "Absolutely, she's a remarkable woman."

"Didn't you say Ava had the same bone flute and could calm the animals? Well, today's the zoo's anniversary. You better prove yourself." Noah clenched his fists. He stayed silent for a long time, then finally gave a single word. "Fine." Once this was over, he swore he would find me and beg for forgiveness. … The Potters' Zoo Anniversary Celebration was packed with media. "Mr. Noah Potter, how do you explain the recent string of animal attacks?" "Some say the animals are being abused—is that true?" "Your zoo claims to be the happiest place for animals on Earth. Was that just a marketing ploy?"

We no longer interfered in Bennet's nephew's affair. My husband and I just went for a walk again. This time on a mini-safari. We saw lots of dry land animals like giraffes, lions, cheetahs, etc. I'm enjoying myself to death. I also missed the outside world. For the past three months that I have not been with my National Geographic Team, I have missed a lot. I am too amused by things. I used to think that I wouldn't be able to leave the iguanas, tigers, zebras, hippopotamus, and others that I take care of at work.

I survived, but the incident left a scar on me, and I never went near the zoo again for years. After university, I returned to visit, only to find the place ruined. The zoo director had changed, the staff were careless, the grounds were filthy, and the animals were sick. Thor the Tiger didn’t even remember me. After all, it had been ten years. He was gaunt and listless, his eyes empty like an old animal ready to die. That pushed me to join the zoo staff myself, becoming a zookeeper. Thor the Tiger, on the other hand, escaped his enclosure and took back his dignity. In the chaos, he didn’t harm any innocent person. He only killed the two who deserved it, then lay down and waited to die.

, I said trying to be serious. I wanted her to change the topic. She arched her brow at me and looked towards the window. "Hey!!! See that eagle" , she said as she tapped at me and pointed her finger to the window. I smiled at her as she giggled,at how the eagle kept on following us. She brought out her phone and took a picture of the eagle. "You like animals" I said. "Yes, I do", she replied. "I remembered when I was a little kid and went to a zoo with my parents, I saw some chimpanzee and there was a warning we shouldn't go close to the cage but I was too ignorant to obey.

He hands me the card and walks off. “D, why are we at a fucking zoo?” She looks at me like I’m crazy. “Well little birdie, you did say you never went before. Never got to see any of the animals in real life. So let’s walk.” I lead her around, and I watch as she is in amazement all through it, it’s strange to think she is an adult and never visited a zoo.

I, on the other hand, couldn’t stop smiling. When we got there and approached the entrance, Chris giggled with excitement as the distant chatter of monkeys reached our ears. I ruffled his curly hair before taking his hand, leading him into the cacophony of laughing children and the calls of vendors selling cotton candy and popcorn. The sweet smell of the treats blended with the earthy scent of animals, creating a unique aroma you could only associate with the zoo.

They were moving around the boat doing whatever dolphins do but what matters it that it was a beautiful sight to see, one that I never thought I would ever get to see and at that moment I realized that indeed, the best things in life are free. I also went to the zoo for the first time, as silly as that may sound, I never got to go to the zoo when I was a kid and the downside of it all was that I loved animals. I always felt like their lives were much simpler than ours were, they always fascinated me, and I thought that when I go to college, I will study and be a zoologist. But I was an orphan, one of the unlucky ones, the ones that never got picked by adoptive parents.

He might think he won; I was not willing to risk that happening. I picked my way through breakfast. The eggs were cold, and the bacon was extremely crispy. This had to be the saddest breakfast I've ever had, and that included the time the twins made me peanut butter on top of fried eggs. When we finished our meal, Kiara suggested we spend time together. "The zoo is open today," Kiara suggested. "We're not four," Lucas replied. Plus, the zoo was an hour away. If I got stuck in a car with him for an hour, the hour would end without him.

“Haven.’ He said as she opened the door for him before he could open it himself, “Seriously, I am not a cripple.” “No, Mack, but you are still drugged and in pain. Did you not think that I would stand by you or that I would run at the first sign of trouble. I knew what I was getting myself into when I quit my job, Mack. I am not five or even twelve anymore.” Haven said as she glanced at him. He felt the comment as he heard it. She had no idea what she was getting herself into, but she was right. She wasn’t a child anymore. She wasn’t the same person he knew fifteen years ago. She was fully grown and in front of him now. He stood up and looked down at her. His eyes shined in the low light of