27-THE REAL TREASURE

THE REAL TREASURE The two mice hugged each other tightly. I felt like I was watching the end of a romantic movie. "Oh, my sweetie-sweetums, you haven't changed a bit!" Grayfur declared. "You are even more beautiful than I remembered!" "And you are even more handsome, my grayfur-gravy-baby," she crooned. "Oh, my pookie-pie furry-face!" "Oh, my angel-doll, honey-whiskers!" The two went on and on. I wondered if one day I would meet someone and fall in love like that, too. Someone who would have eyes only for me. Someone who I could tell my most private secpets to.

As though she had read my thoughts, Aunt Sweetfur turned to us then. "My dearest family," she said. "As you can see, this is the real treasure— True Love!" Ah, love. Yes, maybe falling in love really was the greatest treasure of all. Still, I wasn't sure if I'd want someone calling me pookie-pie furry-face.