An Unexpected Visitor

It was a so-so rainy late afternoon when a little creature visited us last week in our office - a tiny maya bird. It must have found shelter in our building against the strong rain and wind outside, and it accidentally got into our main door. Pearl found it first. I though she was catching a mouse with her bare hands when I notice her diving on the floor. It was a small bird.

I so wanted to take it home. But I have a dog, and I don't want it to be Francis' dinner that night. And besides, birds belong to the sky and the trees, and not inside a cage. So I went outside to free the bird. But it seemed like it enjoyed the warmth of my hand and didn't want to go. It was chirping as if it was begging to stay for a few more minutes until the rain stops pouring. And so we waited. When the rain stopped, I literally threw it out of the window. It flew away and we had never seen it again.