Wyatt was holding the banana in front of Patrick's face. It looked as any other banana, but for some reason Patrick knew that wasn't an ordinary fruit. He suspected Wyatt wasn't being completely honest and maybe there was some other reasons why the juice was forbidden for kids. Thinking of poisons and toxins made Patrick to worry for Ryan who has already eaten some fruits.
"Thank you." He said. "But I'm not hungry. Maybe another day."
"Oh?" Wyatt said a little bit dissapointed. "Don't worry. It's just a banana. It's not too much food!"
"But..." Patrick was hesitating, he didn't know what to say to refuse the offer. "I'm really full, if I eat anything more I could barf."
"Uhm... ok" Wyatt didn't seem too convinced but he didn't insist. "When you're hungry you can come back! I'll give you some bananas from my special reserve."
"Thank you... That sounds great." Patrick said. "In other things... What can I do for Ryan?"
"Uh?" Wyatt said. "For now, just wait. He's maturing, his body is accustoming to his new vegetal features. Look! He already has some roots!" Patrick get closer to his friend and looked how his toes had stretched and were buried in the ground. They're like roots, indeed. "Wow! He's doing it quickly! Maybe in a few hours he could be done!"
"That's good, right?" Patrick asked Wyatt. "He won't be defective or something like that?"
"Of course not." Wyatt answered. "It's just the way he's growing. Like puberty..." He said Patrick from bottom to top. "Well, maybe you don't know too much about it now... But you will!"
Patrick didn't know how to respond to that when he heard a voice on his house's direction.
"It's my father's car!" He yelled. "My parents've arrived! Ryan! I can't let him here!"
"Don't worry!" Wyatt said. "I'll be here and wait until he awakes."
"I... I can't..." Patrick answered, but he heard the car's doors closing. He knew he hadn't too much time to think and he accepted Wyatt's offer. "Ok, but take care of him. Please! I'll be back as soon as I can."
Wyatt nodded and saw how Patrick ran back to his house. He saw the kid climbing the divisory wall and jumped to the other side.
"Ok, bro. Let's see." Wyatt said as he knelt. "You're growing some good merchandise. I think you'll do it great for the business!" He stood up. "Stay here. I need to talk with the harvester."
Wyatt made a little smile and walk through the forest until he disappeared, leaving Ryan alone and naked in that place.