“That’s probably why those buggers won’t leave.” She quietly huffed. Maybe one day she’d spend the entire day out here tossing gnomes Rory caught over the iron fence, taking great care to toss them toward the neighbor’s land to wreak havoc on; they could pester some other garden and leave hers alone. Maybe she could even convince Jemima or Jacob to help her and they could keep score or something.
She smiled at the idea as she stepped over a mound, pausing as Mr. Skeeter set down the cabbages. She couldn’t help but peer inside the crates, finding that the plants were quite cute. At least here it wouldn’t have actual food to eat, although it might get the occasional fairy flying through to chomp on.
She nodded as he talked about his own garden. “Well, I’d love to see it —” But in that exact moment a gnome reared its head right where she’d be stepping, and knocked her slightly off balance. Delilah reached out to prevent herself from falling over (how embarrassing that would be!) her fingers wrapping around Mr. Skeeter’s arm in the process. Once she regained her balance, Lila didn’t immediately remove her hand, instead choosing to stare down at the gnome staring at her.
She smiled at the idea as she stepped over a mound, pausing as Mr. Skeeter set down the cabbages. She couldn’t help but peer inside the crates, finding that the plants were quite cute. At least here it wouldn’t have actual food to eat, although it might get the occasional fairy flying through to chomp on.
She nodded as he talked about his own garden. “Well, I’d love to see it —” But in that exact moment a gnome reared its head right where she’d be stepping, and knocked her slightly off balance. Delilah reached out to prevent herself from falling over (how embarrassing that would be!) her fingers wrapping around Mr. Skeeter’s arm in the process. Once she regained her balance, Lila didn’t immediately remove her hand, instead choosing to stare down at the gnome staring at her.
