Lucas hesitated but it seemed Sarah hadn’t noticed as she escorted the excited little girl to the admission gate. Paying they went on their way and Lucas trailed them tossing money at the clerk without counting or waiting for his change. Sarah and the girl paused at the sea lions with the girl clapping excitedly at the animals’ antics.
From there the pair seemed to wander at random using conveniently placed signs to direct them to particular animals. No matter what exhibit the girl took equal delight in the animals present. She even seemed fascinated by frogs and bugs which Lucas thought all girls thought creepy and gross. The only animals she didn’t seem all that interested in were apes. She liked the monkeys just fine but their tailless cousins didn’t elicit the same excited giggles. L
