The Christmas Bunny Page #5

No, no, it's my turn for the TV, alright...

Mom!

Let her finish, please, Billy.

You know what?

I don't think I like you anymore.

It went okay.

- Better than okay.

- Really?

We hit it off pretty well.

He's just taken up cross-country.

I told him

I'd show him some traits at Berry Park.

Did they say when...?

Anytime.

They said they could decide anytime.

You get it.

Hello?...

Mrs. Williams, how are you?...

No, she's fine, she's doing just fine...

No, only a few words,

but we're hoping...

What?

When?...

Here?...

I'm sure that would be fine...

5 o'ciock... alright.

Thank you.

Julia's mother wants to see her.

For Pete's sake, Patti.

Relax.

She's not the Queen of England.

Not by a long shot.

Should I make coffee or tea?

Honey, why don't you ask her

when she gets here?

Scott, what if she wants Julia back?

Well, that's the point, isn't it?

I mean, that's what everybody wants, is...

for her mother to get her act together

so she can take care of her own daughter.

I guess.

I don't know...

I've really fatten in love with

that little girl, Scott,

and I don't know if I can give her up.

Hey, look.

It's not up to us,

and it's not up to her Mom,

it's up to the court.

It's out of our hands.

So... let's just leave it to...

your friend up there.

Okay?

Okay...

okay. He's your friend too, you know.

We'll see...

Julia?

Are you ready?

Honey,

what is all this?

What have you done?

Honey, you're not going anywhere today.

Do you understand that?

She's just coming to visit.

She's just visiting today.

Let me take off your coat

cause you're going to get hot. Okay?

It's okay...

Ms. Williams. It's Patti Cooper again.

She's still not here...

No, nothing...

I've catted her four times...

Well, shouldn't somebody call

the hospitals or something...

I see...

Really...

Thank you.

She's done it before. More than once.

Honey, this is why Julia's here.

Doesn't she see

what's she doing to that little girl?

Maybe. Or maybe she just doesn't care.

Honey, I just spoke to Ms. Williams

and apparently your Mom got...

caught up in some kind of work thing

and she just couldn't make it.

But she promised that

as soon as she could...

- Hello!

- Brought her animal.

Thank you. Please, come in.

Julia! Come down here, please!

Mrs. Ross is here and she brought Rumpie!

Yeah, he's eating alright

and leg's all heated up.

My gosh, that's wonderful!

Isn't that wonderful, Julia?

Mrs. Ross says Rumpie's all better.

Isn't that great?

I left some hay outside.

And some of them branches.

You remember what he eats?

Yes, of course.

And don't keep him penned up all day,

neither. Here...

I wrote it out for you.

Julia? Can you thank Mrs. Ross?

Well. That's that, then.

Wait, Mrs. Ross, let me pay you something.

You've done so much...

oh my goodness.

There must be thirty pages here.

All hand-written.

It's just supposed to run loose like that?

That's what she says.

And we have to put protectors on

all the furniture and the electrical cords.

And they like company.

She recommends we get another rabbit.

You're kidding.

Rabbits don't like to be alone.

Either get you another rabbit or

play with your animal four hours a day.

Well, doesn't look like

that's going to be a problem...

Spring came,

and they had long days in the garden,

for wherever the Boy

went the Rabbit went too.

He had rides in the wheelbarrow,

and picnics on the grass,

and lovely fairy huts built for him under

the raspberry canes behind the flower border.

And once, when the Boy was called

away suddenly to go out to tea,

the Rabbit was left out on the lawn

until long after dusk...

Hello?...

- Hello?

- Hey!

- Hey, welcome back!

- Buenos dios!

Where's Johnny?

Ah, sorry about that.

Boys, thirty minutes outside

before any video games.

You know, Billy, why don't you go show

Johnny what you and your Dad made?

Oh, yeah, dude, you gotta see it,

it's like so rad!

I swear, if they don't see each other for a while,

it's like the end of the world.

- Hello, Rebecca.

- Hello.

Would you like to see the bunny?

I thought so. Come on...

Julia.

Rebecca's here

and she'd like to see Rumbie.

Julia!

Julia.

Julia, get out of the way

and let Rebecca see the rabbit.

Fine. Go to your room.

Now.

Oh, honey.

You know, I'll go make you something to drink

and I am sure he'll come out in a minute, okay?

Okay.

- I am so sorry.

- Don't worry about it.

She still isn't talking?

No. Nothing.

And everything's about the rabbit.

The other day, she took it to school

with her hidden in her backpack.

- Oh, no.

- They had to call me to come get it...

Come on, I want to see your pictures.

We need a passenger...

- Get a towel.

- Got it.

And this is a fishing charter we went on...

oh, and this is a clown fish,

they come right up to you...

Boys, take your boots off

before you come in the house.

Billy?

Oh, no...

They gave it to some consultant

from Chrysler.

From Detroit!

He's moving his whole damn family out here.

Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.

All that talk, you know, about

supporting the local economy. You know?

I bought right into it!

It was all B.S.

it's going to be okay.

- We're going to be taken care of.

- By who?

Huh, your "friend" up there?

I don't even think he knows this family exists.

Stupid animal...

Julia! I want that rabbit

back in his cage now!

And I want you to keep him there!

Nooooo!

- Julia!

- Do it!

Hey!

Hey! Cut it out!

Julia...

- Julia! No!!

- Julia!

- Owww, no, owww, owww!

- You, okay.

You all right?

This isn't working, Patti.

I mean, what's it going to take?

You know, I mean, she could hurt Billy.

She could seriously hurt him.

She could hurt you.

She's just a little girl.

She's a disturbed little girl.

- And we can help her.

- She needs professional help, honey.

Full-time professional help.

She's not ready for a family.

Yes, she is.

She's already made a connection.

- The rabbit.

- Oh, for Petes sakes,

don't get me started on the rabbit!

I mean, he's what caused

this whole problem in the first place!

The whole flasco with the rabbit.

I mean, come on, no,

Billy wouldn't have reacted like if she didn't..

I mean we talked about adoption,

we didn't talk about a pet, this is way too much.

It's not her fault that

two little boys want to go

and take her rabbit outdoors,

that was nuts!

All I can say is she doesn't say

a word the entire time,

we don't know what to think,

we hear her screaming and

she's going for the rabbit...

Well I would have screamed too

if I say my little brother taking my animal

- and throwing it down...

- She's a wild animal.

- Did you not see what happened, did you not

- I don't know, right now

I think that what the heck was going on?

I mean it's caused nothing but problems

ever since she got it.

It's always underfoot,

it ruined your new chair.

It's got to go, Patti.

I'm sorry. They both do.

We've got problems we cannot handle,

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