Chapter 3

Spot awoke to the usual sounds of the boys getting up and ready for work. Yawning and standing up Spot remembered what had happened the night before, and looked to the girl sleeping beside him. The color that had been drained out of her face the night before had returned, revealing the natural blush to her cheeks.

Standing there he took in every detail of her face and body. To him she was the most beautiful creature God had created to walk upon his earth. The shadow he created standing over her woke the girl and she stirred, rolling over onto her side. Her eyes framed by her thick black lashes, fluttered open and she stared startled up at him.

"Hey, you ain't got nothin' to worry 'bout. I'se not gonna hoit ya."

Confusion filled her face, and Spot began to loose his patience with the girl.

Will ya say sumthin', I mean I'se took care of ya and even sat next to ya all night." The girl's eyes focused on his lips as he spoke, and suddenly the confusion melted from her eyes. Sitting up she pointed at her ears and shook her head.

Spot for a moment was taken a back by these motions and didn't know exactly how to interpret them until she repeated the motion again. The thought struck him like a lightening bolt.

"By God," he thought to himself. "This goyl is deaf."