OTIS'S CHILDHOOD
A SERVANT'S LIFE
If life was great and peacefully on the barnyard; then the life on the junkyard was the hell, especially for Dag's servant, he was young and everybody treated like a slave or a servant
They used to beat him by any little mistake and sometimes only for fun, until one day…
-Where is he? - Dag was looking for him, the little animal came running with some food for him – Here's the food – he said as he was running, but one coyote made him trip and the food fell to the dirty floor, when Dag saw that he came closer to him – Stupid ferret! That was my food! – Dag beat him again and again as everybody was laughing
Only one coyote came to the rescue, the only female on Dag's herd – Please, Dag, that's enough! – Dag was crushing his head when he heard that
Dag looked at her with a mean look and next to the ferret – Stupid ferret – one last kick and he left him on the floor, she came closer to him and helped him to rise – let me help you, little ferret – the ferret smiled at her – I have a name – the coyote cleaned his face – and what's your name? –
-My name is Freddy – she didn't understand why he was smiling after Dag beat him – Okay, Freddy, come; let's heal that wounds –
When the coyote was healing his back she asked him – Can I make you a question? – Freddy nodded – Sure, what is it? –
All the coyotes treated you like dirt, and you always smile, why? – Freddy was still smiling – you see, when they beat me I used to cry, but I noticed that my pain was their joy, but one day I noticed too that when I didn't cry, they get tired and stop –
-Freddy! – Dag was calling him again – I'm coming! – She wanted to help Freddy, she wasn't like the others, in fact; once she tried to escape from the junkyard because Dag's laws was so strict (also he was crazy since Aldebaran's death)
After a couple of minutes Freddy returned, he was bleeding, but he was smiling, he was hiding his pain; if he showed only a bit of fear Dag could use that fear to make him suffer even more – Oh, Freddy; what they did to you? -
Freddy fell unconscious, she had enough with that, this night she will to try to escape and this time she will take Freddy with her
A few hours after midnight she woke up Freddy; with all the coyotes sleeping this was the perfect chance to escape from the junkyard – keep running Freddy! Don't look back! – The coyotes discovered them trying to escape and now they were chasing them, Dag stepped in front of them – Emma, Emma, Emma – (That was her name)
The coyotes stopped her as she was hiding Freddy behind her – why are you trying to escape? – Emma was breathing fast as other coyote took Freddy – Hey! Dag, look what we got here! -
One coyote took Freddy by his neck –Please! Stop! You're hurting him! – He laughed as Dag came closer to Emma and gave her a big slap on her face; she fell to the floor, Dag took her by her arm and turned to the coyote that was holding Freddy – Can you tell Emma what the punishment for this "treason" is? –
The coyote showed a big and scary smile at the same time he answered – death – that was the punishment that Dag imposed if any coyote disobeyed or broke any of his "laws" – from now, you're not one of us Emma, you're now a traitor – Emma was looking at Freddy, she only wanted to help him – Kill the ferret – Dag said
Emma interrupted him – Please! Don't do it… I... punish me instead of him – Dag looked at her eyes – Are you nuts? You know very well what would happen to you –
-I… I don't care what would happen to me, please; I'll accept any punishment if you let Freddy go – Freddy couldn't believe what she was saying, she will die, she only wanted to set him free
Dag growled and the other coyote threw Freddy at the same time he released Emma – Done, you will die and the ferret will be free – Emma looked down and Dag spoke again – Take her away from me, locked her inside the bus – the coyotes passed next to Freddy and took Emma's shoulders, they were taking Emma away and Dag came closer to Freddy – you're lucky ferret, now leave my dominions – Dag pushed him at the same time he was walking behind the other coyotes
As Emma was dragged she saw the old yellow school bus – Hey! – One coyote was talking with the other – ya, waz up? – The coyote was smiling at him – that means what Emma was not anymore one of us, right? –
The other coyote nodded – ya, that's right, why? – He looked Emma – ya know, she's the only female of our herd… - the coyote smiled – I know what are you saying –
They threw Emma inside the bus and smiling one coyote said – let's have a "charity" time with Emma – the coyotes closed the bus door and started to walk straight to her – No! Go away! No! – She was screaming with all of her strength but was useless; no one came to help her…
An hour later they got out from the bus at the same time they were laughing, Emma was on the floor in fetal position, they did unspeakable things to her…
When the coyotes leave and Freddy came closer to the bus, he entered carefully; Emma was crying at the same time that she was hiding behind the seats – Emma, it's me, Freddy – she showed her head and saw him walking straight to her – Come, let's get out of here – when Freddy was about to take her hand the bus door opens and Emma pushed Freddy behind the seat, so the coyotes wouldn't found him
Without doing anything to help Emma, Freddy saw how the coyotes took her and dragged her by the floor –It's time – the coyote said, when Freddy was about to get out Emma shook her head to him; the coyotes didn't see it, Freddy understand what she was saying; Freddy stood hide under the seats and after a long time he heard coyotes howling.