Chapter 10

The Aftermath

Dot was happy at the way things had turned out. It had been six months since they had seen the circus bugs and now they were back. And from what she had heard, they would be staying until the wedding for Flik and Atta, which was in a month, and then they would go back to the circus.

But what was even better was that her friendship with Flik seemed to be straitening out, and she was going to talk to him again today to see if she was right. She found him talking with Rosie and stood next to them. Flik saw her out of the corner of his eye and smiled. Rosie, seeing where his attention was, smiled. “I’ll talk to you later Flik.” And she walked away.

Flik smiled at Dot. “Hi Dot! How are you?”

Dot smiled back. “I’m doing great! Thanks for protecting me from those grasshoppers.”

“No worries. Besides, your sister would kill me if anything happened to you!”

“Tell me about it! Who would she have to nag if I was gone?”

“That’s true, but don’t tell her I said that!”

“Don’t worry; your secret is safe with me.”

Flik smiled. “I’ll talk to you later Dot, there’s something I have to take care of. Stay out of trouble, okay?”

Dot grinned mischievously. “Aww c’mon, you know I can’t promise miracles, Flik!”

Flik grinned, rolled his eyes, and walked away. But there was still a connection between them. They both knew it. And it felt good.

Flik really surprised himself sometimes. Hopper was gone, he had smoothed out his friendship with Dot, and he was getting married to Atta in a month. Everything was finally right, and all was as it should be.

A/N: Wow, it’s finished already! It feels like I just started this! But I plan on writing more. I’ll get something on the site soon. Be on the lookout! And thanks for reading.