Green [Chaelisa]

forty one

Lisa realized very quickly that once they got Presley to start talking, it would be difficult for her to stop.

"What's that?" the tiny girl asked, pointing to the box of cereal Lisa had brought over from the kitchen. Presley was seated in the dining room, sitting on a small booster seat so that she could reach the table.

"Fruit loops," Lisa read off the front of the box, nodding softly. "Are these okay? We are out of muffins...." She set the box down on the table, biting her lip.

"I like these," Presley nodded, giving Lisa a crooked smile. She lifted her bowl in the air, looking at the girl hopefully.

"Good," Lisa giggled, opening the box and carefully pouring a small amount of cereal into the bowl. She slipped back into the kitchen, putting the box back in its place and retrieving a jug of milk.

Lisa paused when she walked back into the dining room to find the cereal dumped out of the bowl. She raised an eyebrow, watching as Presley carefully separated the pieces of cereal into separate piles. One for each color.

"What are you doing?" Lisa asked, tilting her head to the side.

Presley paused, a blue fruit loop in her fingers. She looked up at Lisa and then back down at the cereal. "Putting them with their friends," she nodded, continuing to organize the small pieces.

"Oh," Lisa laughed softly. The Thai girl sat down at the table, watching as Presley carefully added a blue fruit loop to the blue pile.

"Close your eyes," Presley giggled, looking up at Lisa. The older girl raised an eyebrow, but did as she was told.

Lisa waited as she heard Presley lean over the table, pressing something against her lips. "Eat it," the small child giggled, poking Lisa's cheek with her other hand.

Trusting the girl, Lisa opened her mouth and allowed her to place a single piece of cereal on her tongue. Opening her eyes, Lisa chewed for a few moments, giving Presley a questioning look.

"What color does it taste like?" Presley giggled, sitting up in her seat slightly and looking at Lisa with a curious expression on her face.

"Color?" Lisa laughed and raised an eyebrow. "How do you taste a color?"

The tiny girl giggled, plucking a blue fruit loop from the pile and popping it into her mouth. "Like this!" she smiled widely. "It's blue."

"What does blue taste like?" Lisa asked, a soft smile forming on her lips. Presley paused, debating this for a few moments.

"The sky," she giggled, clasping her hands together.

"What does the sky taste like?" Lisa couldn't help but laugh, watching as Presley's expression fell slightly as she pondered her question.

"Like blue fruit loops," the caramel girl finally spoke up, giggling and offering Lisa a piece of cereal from the pile.

"Makes sense," Lisa smiled softly to herself, enjoying the smaller girl's conversation. She accepted the offering, popping the piece of cereal into her mouth.

"Can he try?"

Lisa lifted her head, looking at Presley who was pointing to something below them. Glancing down, Lisa giggled when she saw Louis circling around their feet. "Sure."

Smiling excitedly, Presley carefully selected an orange fruit loop and set it down on the floor in front of Louis. Lisa then snapped her fingers, gaining his attention and making him sniff the piece of food on the floor.

Instead of eating it, though, the large white cat tapped it with his paw, sending it scattering across the floor. Turning playful, Louis pounced forwards, causing the small piece of food to fly under the table.