Yes……It did take him a year to open the door. Why? Because I write the story and he does what I want….him to do.
Peace and Love Kids.
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"What do you mean Fang."
Iggy folded his hand across his chest. Since Max and Belle had left, Iggy wasn't the normal Iggy but a newer meaner Iggy.
"It's not funny to joke around about this kinda stuff."
I shook the papers in the air frantically. Waving them from side to side.
"I'm not joking around Ig. Its all right here."
Nudge took the papers out of my hands and examined them closely. Angel and Gazzy circled around on each side of her.
"I don't think he err…..is joking Iggy."
Gazzy nodded.
"Looks pretty real to me."
I rung my tightly. I wanted eagerly to go back to the normal Fang. The non-emotional, and cool as ice Fang. I paced back and forth. My head was spinning. Just spinning and spinning….
"Were gonna go after them."
"But they've been gone for a year now, who knows were they are. Now" Iggy's face was hard and unemotional. I sighed emotionally exhausted.
"All we can do is hope and try Iggy….Don't you want Max back? What about Belle?"
Iggy rolled his sightless eyes. Clear liquid filled the rims and his jaw twitched and strained.
"Fine. I don't care. Let's all take off and run ourselves ragged. Let's not have a home. Lets live on the streets…again."
I grabbed on to Iggy's shoulders forcefully. I shook them.
"Iggy! Don't you care! What about everyone else! Is this all about you now!"
I let go of his shoulders and took a few steps back. He looked at me with icy eyes. I placed fire in mine to fight the cold hatred in his. Angel walked in front of Iggy and held his hands gingerly.
"Iggy…….We can find them."
Angel said it with so sincerity it was like a trance a hypnotic, calming trance.
Iggy nodded. Salty tears rolled silently down his cheeks. In one moment in time. We felt like we had part of the old Iggy back. I walked back up to Iggy. I ushered the others to follow. We got into our circle and for the first time in a year did our hand shake. It felt almost empty without max but comforting all the same.
"Were gonna get her back you guys. Were gonna find her."
Gazzy sounded reassuring. He looked up to me and I silently nodded. I trusted that we would find Max and in a single nod, the flock seemed to believe me to.
"When are we going to leave?" Nudge asked.
I cleared my throat ready to take charge.
"As soon as possible."
As soon as possible…..
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I crossed the off the small square of the hideously hand made calendar. My hands were smudgy. Filthy from the forest dirt.
Its been one whole year….
One whole year since I've seen the flock, one whole year I've had a place to call home, a whole year since I've seen Fang…..
Belle sat over the fire rubbing her hands back and forth to bring heat in the brittle weather.
She was dirtier than me. Dirt was smudged into her face.
Making her almost unrecognizable to the beautiful, happy girl she used to be. Her once Native American copper glow seemed to dull and it was long passed due for both of us to get hair cuts. I traced my finger over my right cheek. I could feel the remains of a thin pink line down half of my face. Something that would haunt me for the rest of my life. Something that would make me cringe every time I look in the mirror.
I stuffed the crumpled papers back into my bag and walked over to our weak yet warm fire. I sat across the flames from Belle, her eyes shone bright in the fire the flames danced in her abyss like eyes. We've been everywhere from California to Florida. Half the mission was over. But half wasn't. Belle was getting stronger day by day. I could feel the safety of the world was in reach.
I miss you Fang….
I watched Belle with a intent eye. She knew what she was doing and with both of us as born leaders we worked well as a team.
The team that used to be you and Fang…..
I rubbed my hands together starting to feel the cold get to me.
"So Belle, were to next?"
She looked at me with a slight cock of her head. Her voice was almost inaudible. Quiet.
"Boston."
