Obi and I

"She's fine"

"There's nothing wrong Indie, don't you worry!" said Doctor Beth, handing Indie a lollipop, "Indie, would you like to play with a few toys over there while I talk to your mommy?" Doctor Beth clicked her fingers and another nurse led Indie to the toys. "Now, Alexa, about this turtle, I got some DNA off Indie that shows the bacteria on Obi, is that his name? Anyway, this turtle is ought to be put down, you need to report this immediately, I can't tell you how lucky Indie is, but you need to report it as soon as you can, and as for the turtle he'll have to be put to sleep."Mrs Drake thanked the doctor and took Indie home.
The car was silent on the way home, there was simply nothing to talk about, but finally, at 11pm, they arrived home, "Alright sweetie pie, when you get inside go get your pj's on, it's way past your-" "Moma, Obi's gonna die, isn't he?" her mother stuttered, there was no way to break it to Indie without her crying, but she deserved the truth, "Indie, I don't know if Mr Syphilis told you but, Obi is 213 years old," she answered, "and well, Obi had a great life, he lived in a zoo with 50 other animals, he got visitors, he was fed all he wanted, but the best thing of all Indie; he had you." of course by this point, Indie's eyes started to swell, "But mommy! He's my only friend, I hear you and daddy talk about me and say that I am lonely and stuff like that, but I found a friend, a great new friend called Obi! He doesn't deserve to be killed!" she got out of the car and slammed the door behind her, ran upstairs and sulked, her mother of course came racing up after her, "Don't even bover openin' the door, I locked it!" but there was no way that Indie could lock a door that didn't even have a lock, so her mother opened it. Indie was hiding under the covers on her bed, her mother decided to leave her be, she'd forget about it the next morning, after all, she's only going through a phase, it'll pass, won't it?