(What's with the cop car?)

Kijani didn't understand half a word Taylor was saying. But she was always good at pretending to listen. Eventually though, they settled into the drive, and she looked around at the scenery. She'd never seen so many trees before, such wildness. It was breathtaking. All her life, she'd only seen neatly lined trees in the midst of sidewalk sections. All perfectly trimmed, no overgrowth. 

But the woods around was something else altogether. "I wonder if we'll get to see any animals..." There was a childish tone to her voice, and she realized she sounded foolish. "Ugh. Sorry. I sound like a little kid."