Clan of Redemption (16 page)

“Jayden, we can come back
later when you’re hungry again, you don’t have to eat cold food,”
Blake said.

“No silly, one is for
Sully and the other is for Saska,” I said as I got out my wallet to
pay the cashier.

“You feed your dog human
food, won’t that make him sick?” Blake asked.

“No, but eating dog food
out of a bag will,” I said.

The server handed me our
containers; she cocked her head to one side.

“You look really familiar,
have you been in here before?” She asked me.

“No, I don’t think so,
I’ve never been here before, maybe you have me confused with
someone else,” I said.

“Maybe, but I could swear
I’ve seen you before,” she said as she walked away.

I paid the check and got
my two orders bagged up and started to head outside.

(Growling)

“
Wow, I didn’t think I
have ever seen a more loyal dog,” Blake said as he stepped away
from Saska.

“No, this one really seems
to have my well being in mind, he just doesn’t like anyone to get
too close to me,” I said as I glared at the dog.

We walked back to the
motel not saying much, which was nice, the quite walk gave my mind
a chance to calm and just be. I was also getting sleepy.

“So what’s our next move?”
Blake asked.

“I’m not sure, why don’t I
feed Saska and Sully then we’ll come get you,” I said.

“Sounds good, if you need
anything just let me know,” Blake said as he went back into his
room.

Sully was still sleeping
when I opened the door, so I feed Saska or should I say Logan his
breakfast. I took Blake's coat off, and put my hoody on, I still
felt chilled. I crawled into bed just to rest me eyes.

I woke up to a familiar
sound…the television.

“Are you awake this time
or is it just to look around?” Sully asked me.

“What are you talking
about?” I asked her as I sat up.

“Jayden, it’s 6:30pm, I
thought I was a late sleeper,” she said as she turned the T.V.
off.

“But I just laid my head
down after breakfast,” I said.

“Hum, I ate the breakfast
you brought home, which by the way was filling, thank you, but I
didn’t get sleepy,” Sully said.

Jayden, I told you that
your force field last night would take a lot out of you.

“I know, but I slept all
night last night, wouldn’t that have made me feel rested,” I
said.

“Jayden, are you still
sleepy, you’re not making much sense,” Sully said.

“Sully, I need to tell you
something, and you need to listen to me. You know how you kept
telling me that this dog seemed to know what we are saying, you
even showed that to me in my room with my hair brush. Well he does
understand what we are saying, because he isn’t a dog,” I said as I
got up and went and sat next to Sully.

“Ok, now I know you must
of hit your head, what are you talking about,” Sully
said.

“Saska is a dog, but it’s
not just a dog Sully, its Logan,” I said as I realized how crazy
this sounded.

“Ok, you’re telling me
that Saska is Logan. Jayden, maybe we should just pack up and go
home, maybe Logan’s death affected you more than I thought,” Sully
said as she got up. I could tell she was serious, she didn't
believe me.

“Sully really, I’m telling
you the truth. It’s Logan, he had to fake his own death to protect
me, and at least that’s how he explained it. I know this is a lot
to take in, but with all the weird things happening lately I
thought that you would understand,” I said.

Logan jumped off my bed and
onto Sully’s bed, laid down and put his head in my lap.

“Why…how did he become a
dog?” Sully asked.

“You know, that’s a good
question, I haven’t thought to ask him that yet, but he did say
that he was born to protect me,” I said.

“Born to protect you, what
are you royalty?” Sully said as she laughed.

Tell Sully that she’s not
too far off with her thought.

“What do you mean, she’s
not too far off with her thought. Are you saying that I’m royalty?”
I said with excitement.

“Ok, do you and the dog
need a moment, because you’re not talking to me?” Sully
asked.

“I’m sorry Sully, you’re
right. Logan said that you weren’t too far off with your thought
about me being royalty,” I said.

“So my little miss is a
princess huh, is that it. Wow, so will I have to start bowing at
you when I’m in your presence?” Sully asked.

“That’s enough of that,
Sully, be serious,” I said.

“So will Logan ever be
able to be in human form again?” Sully asked.

I can’t tell you anymore
than I have, I’m pushing my limits with telling you what I
have.

“Ok Logan.” I could tell
he was serious.

“Sully, there are still a
lot of questions that I haven’t gotten answers too, but I need you
to be on board with what is going on,” I said as I walked up to her
and gave her a hug.

“I do believe you, it’s
just really hard to swallow,” Sully said as she hugged me
back.

“Logan, I do want to know
if you’ll ever be in human form again,” I said as I realized I
didn’t want to hear the answer.

Someday Jayden

“Well what did he say?”
Sully asked as she pulled away from me.

“Not much, he said
someday,” I said as I sighed with disappointment. I knew that I
wouldn’t like the answer.

“Well I guess that’s
better than being stuck as a mutt the rest of his life,” Sully
said.

Growling

“Hey, it’s not my fault
you’re a dog,” Sully said as she bent down and stroked his
back.

Just as I started to feel
relaxed, there was a knock on the door.

“I’ll get it; it’s
probably Blake wondering what has happened to us,” I said as I went
towards the door.

“Now keep in mind Sully,
Logan doesn’t want anyone knowing about him except us. So make sure
you call Logan, Saska.

“I can just call him mutt
if that’s ok,” Sully said as she giggled.

“I wouldn’t push him, he
might look like a dog, but it’s still Logan,” I said as I opened
the door.

“Hi Jayden, I’m not trying
to be pushy, but I wanted to make sure you were ok. I came by a few
hours ago, but you were still sleeping,” Blake said.

“Well come in Blake, I’m
awake now. Sorry I slept so long, I guess I really needed it.” I
said as I moved aside so he could come in.

“Oh Jayden, I forgot to
tell you that your cell phone has rang a few times while you were
sleeping. It’s probably your Dad; you did tell him that you would
call him every day,” Sully said as she went back and sat on the
bed.

Oh shit.

My Dad!

“He’s going to be really
upset, I better call him,” I said as I picked up my cell phone and
dialed home.

While the phone rang, I
couldn’t help but think about the royalty part of what Logan said.
What did he mean by royalty, and how would my Dad not know about
it.

“Hi Dad, I’m sorry that I
didn’t call sooner, I slept a lot today,” I said.

“Well you probably needed
the sleep honey, just make sure you call me, I was starting to get
a little worried. So how was the drive over, did you find it ok?”
Dad asked.

“It was an adventure, the
roads can be a little scary, especially in the dark. e did find the
town, but we got in so late we decided to find a motel for the
night,” I said.

“So the car handled ok for
you, no major problems,” he asked.

“Actually the car acted
like a warrior. It ran great Dad, I really love it,” I
said.

“Have you tracked down your
grandparents yet?” Dad asked.

“No, not yet, but I think
we’re going to get going here soon. I will call you tomorrow, ok,”
I said.

“I love you sweet pea, and
please, be careful.” Dad said.

“I will and I love you
too,” I said as I closed my cell phone.

“Sully, will you remind me
to call my Dad tomorrow, I would hate to see what he would do if I
didn’t call. He’s been known to call in favors with friends at the
state patrol,” I said thinking that's just what we
needed.

“Well we don’t need that
added stress, so yes I will try to remind you,” Sully
said.

“So are you two ready to go
exploring?” I said.

“So what’s our next move?”
Sully asked.

“Well how about trying to
locate your grandparents?” Blake said.

“That sounds like a plan,
so maybe this motel has a phone book,” Sully said as she started to
look around.

“I already looked for one,
no go,” Blake said.

“Can we get some Java, my
heads starting to hurt a little? I think I saw an espresso stand up
the road when we were out this morning,” I said as I thought about
the taste of a vanilla latte.

“That sounds groovy to me.
I could use a few straight shots myself,” Sully said with
excitement.

“Well let’s get going
then, is anyone hungry?" I asked hoping that no one was. I didn’t
want to lose more time.

“I’m not, that breakfast
was very filling,” Sully said.

“I’m ok, maybe later,”
Blake said.

We gathered our coats and
I made sure to give Blake back his jacket, even thought it was
warmer than the one I brought. We got into the car and headed down
the road to an espresso stand that also looked like a caboose.
Guess this town like the trains.

We pulled into the lot that
held the coffee stand.

“Good afternoon, what I
can get for you," the gal asked me.

“I would like a triple
Grande vanilla latte, and Sully what do you want?” I
asked.

“Just give me three shots
of espresso,” Sully said.

“Blake, are you having
anything?” I asked.

“No thanks, I don’t drink
coffee,” he said.

The woman gave me my total
and I paid, but the barista was giving me a funny look.

“Did I give you enough
money?” I asked her, trying to remember what I gave her.

“Yeah, you did, I was just
thinking that you look really familiar,” she said as she handed me
our drinks.

“I’ve never been here
before, but we are looking for some of my family, do you know where
we might find the McCormick's?” I asked her.

“Sure, they live in Ocean
Park, it’s about 10 miles from here, just go through town and you
can’t miss it. When you come to a stop sign turn left, then go
about a block and you’ll see the entrance to the beach. Right
before you get there, a road will be on your left. If you follow
that road it will take you to the house, and you can’t miss the
house, it’s the biggest house in the county,” she said as she tried
to hand me my change.

“Oh, keep the change, and
thank you,” I said.

“Can you two believe how
easy that was. I thought we would have to search a little harder to
find my grandparents,” I said as I drove away.

“Well finally something’s
looking up for us,” Sully said.

We drove the 10 miles to
the next town. It was small but quant, with lots of personality. I
noticed a few restaurants that I we could eat at later if we got
the chance.

“Hey Jayden, look Doc’s
Tavern, do you think…,” she said.

“Don’t even think about
it, you are going to behave yourself this trip,” I said as I saw
the beach approach in front of us.

Off to the left was the
road to my grandparents house, or at least I was hoping it was.
This was it, I have wanted to know my grandparents for so long, and
now it was here, but I stopped at the entrance and couldn’t get my
foot off the brake. There were wolf statues on either side, regal
looking for sure.

“Sitting here won’t get
you any closer to the house, unless you’ve changed your mind,”
Blake said as he sat forward between the seat.

“I haven’t changed my
mind, it’s just that, well, I’m nervous. Why did my mother stop
talking to them, and why didn’t they ever try to find me? I have so
many questions,” I said as I stared at the driveway.

“Well you won’t get them
answered just sitting on your rump. So put the pedal to the metal
and get going. I'm starting to get hungry, maybe your little old
granny will feed us," Sully said as she finished the last of her
espresso. That girl always thinking about food.

I finally took my foot off
the brake and slowly made my way up the drive. The house was as
large as the gal at the espresso stand had said. It was three
stories and as long as a city block, or at least it seemed that
way. The siding on the house was weathered and gray, but it looked
like what a house at the ocean would look like. The house sat on
top of a sand dune that over looked the ocean. What a beautiful
place, I do remember my mom and dad taking me to the ocean when I
was little, and it looked just like this.