When nothing had happened for several minutes, Jennipher got nervous. She considered getting Kevin to reassure her (although what form THAT would take kind of embarrassed her), but finally went outside. Lance was standing just outside the door, facing the woods behind the parking lot.
"Lance? What happened?"
"Oh, hey Jen. I set it down, it scratched me - just a little - and kind of half-scampered off into traffic, dragging one if its back legs."
"Not into the woods?" Jen was puzzled. Wild animals usually ran away from civilization, didn't they?
"No. I think it was scared or something. I didn't see what happened when it ran into the street, but I didn't hear anything or see any cars swerve - I think it made it across the street."
"Lance?"
"Yeah?"
"Your lisp - it's gone. Has that ever happened?"
The look that crossed Lance's face demonstrated so much hurt Jen felt stunned by it. He turned wordlessly and stalked back into the restaurant, slamming the door behind him. Jen hurried to catch up.
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