FREEDOM

Chapter 1: Vindication


Okay, so I know it's pretty freakin' short, but I was anxious.


DJ's P.O.V:

There was a time not too long ago when we weren't happy. I'd look into a bright future that never seemed to come. I'd always see my brother, Miller; Daisy; Missy; and I sitting by Dankweed Pond laughing and talking. Instead, anger and hatred boiled on the stove of emotions. After so long, I gave up. It felt like the last time we were ever going to be with each other without grudges would be our childhood. Never again would we be vindicated, free from pain and anger. I wanted so hard to make my brother happy. To be vindicated was almost a Twisted Metal prize. I'd almost tried everything until I thought about suicide. It was the last hope I had and at that point, I didn't care who'd hurt from the aftermath. Luckily, the reason why I'm alive is he forgave me. That way, my wife didn't kill herself, nor did her sister. But now, I got the best gift I've ever received. It isn't in a box. It's that vindication I mentioned. That freedom. We are finally a family, a proper family. And you don't need any certain amount of strength or super powers, because they love you for who you are. That, however doesn't change my mind about wanting to be a normal cow again by any means neccessary.

Dusk.

Coldsprings-Wilderville, Montana farm.

November 16, 2017.

DJ, with his arm on a tractor, stared at the red sky when Missy came outside.

"Honey?" asked Missy, who then saw tears in DJ's eyes. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." said DJ.

"But you're crying." said Missy.

"I'm happy." said DJ. "This feels surreal... a dream come true..."

"What do you mean?" asked Missy.

"Vindication." said DJ. "The fact that we're a happy family now. You, me, Miller and I."

"I think for that, we should party like the animals we are." said Missy.

"No." said DJ. "We deserve something better. What about a vacation? It has to be a surprise to Daisy and Miller though."

"Yay!" said Missy. "I promise I won't tell!"

"Then, vacation, here the four of us come!" said DJ.