Sorry this is taking so long, but there's so much to do and not enough time
to do it all. I think I need to stop eating and sleeping and just get
everything done then take a nice long nap. Any way enough. On to the
story.
Deeper Secrets chapter four: The Walls Come Down
The week had passed, with several more days of picking cotton. That Saturday, they loaded all that they had, save for what they needed, into the wagons and headed into town. Remy had made a few trips into town with Ro, two to be exact, and was noticing she didn't have a lot of money. They would be in a store, she would be short a few dollars, and he would make up the differences saying she had him hold the money. He knew he couldn't keep that up for much longer. She would eventually get tired of him helping, feeling it was more a hand out and not a hand up. Money didn't matter to him. All he wanted was a place to stay until his past cooled down a bit.
He found himself liking this life, and wondering if he could be a successful plantation owner. He could possibly buy some slaves from his father, but that would mean going home and...His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the cashier say the amount and knew she didn't have enough. He laid down the rest of the price and smiled at Ro, giving the same story.
They left the store and met up with Jeffery and Will with the wagons. Both had been emptied of their burdens and Ro put her packages in the back of one. She took the money from the gentlemen, shoved it in her pants pocket and mounted her chestnut horse. They rode out of town in a line; Ro and Remy leading, then Jeffery with his wagon, and Will with his.
They made it home that night around the time for super. After cleaning up, they joined Sarah in the kitchen for another her delicious meals. Ro, Jeffery and Will made small talk with Sarah while Remy just listened and ate. He listened while Sarah informed them of her thoughts that the milk cow, Delta, would be having her calf soon and that she hoped it was another cow and not a bull. Delta was getting up in her age and if the calf was another bull, they would need to sell both and buy a new cow, but she didn't want to have to do that. She loved the old girl and she had always given good milk. He had laughed at that. After all were through, they cleaned the plates, put them away, Jeffery had thrown out the water, and all had said their "good nights" and had gone their way.
That night it took Remy forever to get to sleep, and when he did, it wasn't a fitful sleep. Every little sound woke him. This latest awakening, he had guessed in somewhere around one or two in the morning. He didn't feel restless. It had been a successful day. A successful week getting the cotton in. He had heard Jeffery tell Ro the God had been good in giving them a week of good weather. That made him curious, but he hadn't asked at that time. And though he had helped all week in the fields, not knowing how much he would have enjoyed it, which he certainly had, he wasn't tired beyond belief. But something had woken him.
There. A soft noise. Coming from the barn? There it was again. He climbed out of bed, his pants already on since he had been up pacing earlier. Without grabbing a shirt or candle to see, he headed down the stairs and out the door. He made his way across the side yard to the large barn where the horses and Delta were kept. He lit one of the kerosene lamps, reminding himself he should have done that earlier, and went to check on Delta. Something about what Sarah had said kept nagging at him. Sure enough, the old girl was going into labor.
Seeing the light in the stable, Jeffery walked in and found Remy holding the Holstein's head in his lap. "I heard someting an' come out to check," Remy reported.
"I'll go get Miss Ro and Sarah. Just keep her calm." With that Jeffery ran out leaving Remy and Delta. Not even five minuted later, Ro came in, wearing the thin summer gown, and knelt beside him. "Ah told Jeffery Ah'd come on out and help ya. Him an' Sarah's getting the water. How's she doing?"
"Good as far as I know. Remy know nothin' 'bout cattle."
"It's alright, but how'd ya know to come out here?" she asked stroking Delta's neck and stomach.
He smiled ruefully, saying, "I couldn't sleep. Someting kept wakin' me up." He looked back down at Delta. "Then I heard someting and come out here on a hunch." She laughed at that. "Will she be okay?"
"She'll be fine," Ro could see the worry in his eyes. "You've never done this, have you?"
He shook his head, "We didn't have cattle where Remy came from. Too hard to keep them on the streets." Catching himself, he went on, "We always got our meat and milk from the stores."
"And jus' where did you come from?" she joked.
"Dat's 'long story, chere. Maybe I tell ya some other time."
About then, Jeffery and Sarah ran in both soaked through. "It's beginning to be a down pour out there," Sarah said moving to the enlarged cow. Remy took and placed the water for her near Delta.
"I told everyone not to worry, and to just stay inside," Jeffery said moving to help Sarah. The two had worked together several times when an animal went into a labor. Ro lead Remy away to a corner to watch, but not get in the way. She had just noticed how cold she was when he wrapped a blanket he had gotten from who knew where around her shoulders. She also had just noticed how topless he was. Not a new sight to her, but one she would remember for a long time; and one she definitely enjoyed, though she would tell no one that.
"Here," she offered part of the blanket to him. He answered my wrapping it tighter around her, then leaning back against Ace's stall, arms folded across his chest, watching the birth. A few minutes into the process, they heard a loud crash. "That didn't sound like thunder," Sarah pointed out. There was another, louder crash. Will ran in screaming, "The dam's going! The dam's going!"
"Stay with Sarah, Will," Jeffery commanded, running out. Ro and Remy followed. They followed to where they met Jeffery at the dam.
"God help us if that goes," Jeffery said, a dry not making his usually deep, thick voice weak.
"I don't understand," Remy commented.
"If that dam wall goes, it'll do as much damage as a flood," Jeffery explained. "We need to stabilized it." He ran down to the wall and started to wedge a board against it. About that time another board snapped and hit him in the head. Water started flowing out slowly, but growing. Remy ran and grabbed him, pulling Jeffery back onto the small bank they had been standing on. "Get him to the barn," he yelled to Ro, who had thrown the blanker over him. She did, and drug Jeffery's large body with strength Remy hadn't suspected she had.
When she reached the barn, Will helped her pull him in and lay him down. "He hit his head. Stay with him. Ah've got to get Remy," and she ran out before Will or Sarah could protest. She reached the dam wall to find Remy desperately trying to plug the wall and brace the rest of it from the forces of the water behind. He noticed her descend the bank and join him. Without him telling her to, she took over trying to plug the hole.
"It's no use," she screamed. "The water's too strong." With that, he abandoned bracing the rest of it and jumped over the wall into the icy could water. Using his body as a shield, he helped her arrange the broken pieces so that they would block the water.
Finally, after seeing that wasn't working, he ordered her to run and get a large board. When she returned, he took it and put it on the inside of the wall. Using the hammer and nails she had intelligently grabbed, he nailed the board to the inside, dropping the hammer over the wall when he finished. That's when he sank to the bottom and she realized he had had nothing to stand on the entire time, and he had been in for far too long. All his strength was gone. She dove in after him, grabbing ahold of his wrist she pulled him to the top. He was close to unconsciousness, she decided from the color of his pale skin. Finding a more shallow bank, she pulled him out and in calm voice, convinced him to get on his feet and helped him back to the house. Passing the large barn, Will and Sarah watched as Ro half carried, half dragged Remy into the house. They decided there was nothing they could do to help and finished up with Delta while watching Jeffery. He would have a nasty headache in the morning.
Ro managed to pull Remy up the front stairs and the ones leading to her room. It just happened to be the closest with the best working fire place. She laid him in front, started a strong fire and returned to him. He wasn't breathing.
End chapter four. I've been told I was evil, is this that case?
Deeper Secrets chapter four: The Walls Come Down
The week had passed, with several more days of picking cotton. That Saturday, they loaded all that they had, save for what they needed, into the wagons and headed into town. Remy had made a few trips into town with Ro, two to be exact, and was noticing she didn't have a lot of money. They would be in a store, she would be short a few dollars, and he would make up the differences saying she had him hold the money. He knew he couldn't keep that up for much longer. She would eventually get tired of him helping, feeling it was more a hand out and not a hand up. Money didn't matter to him. All he wanted was a place to stay until his past cooled down a bit.
He found himself liking this life, and wondering if he could be a successful plantation owner. He could possibly buy some slaves from his father, but that would mean going home and...His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the cashier say the amount and knew she didn't have enough. He laid down the rest of the price and smiled at Ro, giving the same story.
They left the store and met up with Jeffery and Will with the wagons. Both had been emptied of their burdens and Ro put her packages in the back of one. She took the money from the gentlemen, shoved it in her pants pocket and mounted her chestnut horse. They rode out of town in a line; Ro and Remy leading, then Jeffery with his wagon, and Will with his.
They made it home that night around the time for super. After cleaning up, they joined Sarah in the kitchen for another her delicious meals. Ro, Jeffery and Will made small talk with Sarah while Remy just listened and ate. He listened while Sarah informed them of her thoughts that the milk cow, Delta, would be having her calf soon and that she hoped it was another cow and not a bull. Delta was getting up in her age and if the calf was another bull, they would need to sell both and buy a new cow, but she didn't want to have to do that. She loved the old girl and she had always given good milk. He had laughed at that. After all were through, they cleaned the plates, put them away, Jeffery had thrown out the water, and all had said their "good nights" and had gone their way.
That night it took Remy forever to get to sleep, and when he did, it wasn't a fitful sleep. Every little sound woke him. This latest awakening, he had guessed in somewhere around one or two in the morning. He didn't feel restless. It had been a successful day. A successful week getting the cotton in. He had heard Jeffery tell Ro the God had been good in giving them a week of good weather. That made him curious, but he hadn't asked at that time. And though he had helped all week in the fields, not knowing how much he would have enjoyed it, which he certainly had, he wasn't tired beyond belief. But something had woken him.
There. A soft noise. Coming from the barn? There it was again. He climbed out of bed, his pants already on since he had been up pacing earlier. Without grabbing a shirt or candle to see, he headed down the stairs and out the door. He made his way across the side yard to the large barn where the horses and Delta were kept. He lit one of the kerosene lamps, reminding himself he should have done that earlier, and went to check on Delta. Something about what Sarah had said kept nagging at him. Sure enough, the old girl was going into labor.
Seeing the light in the stable, Jeffery walked in and found Remy holding the Holstein's head in his lap. "I heard someting an' come out to check," Remy reported.
"I'll go get Miss Ro and Sarah. Just keep her calm." With that Jeffery ran out leaving Remy and Delta. Not even five minuted later, Ro came in, wearing the thin summer gown, and knelt beside him. "Ah told Jeffery Ah'd come on out and help ya. Him an' Sarah's getting the water. How's she doing?"
"Good as far as I know. Remy know nothin' 'bout cattle."
"It's alright, but how'd ya know to come out here?" she asked stroking Delta's neck and stomach.
He smiled ruefully, saying, "I couldn't sleep. Someting kept wakin' me up." He looked back down at Delta. "Then I heard someting and come out here on a hunch." She laughed at that. "Will she be okay?"
"She'll be fine," Ro could see the worry in his eyes. "You've never done this, have you?"
He shook his head, "We didn't have cattle where Remy came from. Too hard to keep them on the streets." Catching himself, he went on, "We always got our meat and milk from the stores."
"And jus' where did you come from?" she joked.
"Dat's 'long story, chere. Maybe I tell ya some other time."
About then, Jeffery and Sarah ran in both soaked through. "It's beginning to be a down pour out there," Sarah said moving to the enlarged cow. Remy took and placed the water for her near Delta.
"I told everyone not to worry, and to just stay inside," Jeffery said moving to help Sarah. The two had worked together several times when an animal went into a labor. Ro lead Remy away to a corner to watch, but not get in the way. She had just noticed how cold she was when he wrapped a blanket he had gotten from who knew where around her shoulders. She also had just noticed how topless he was. Not a new sight to her, but one she would remember for a long time; and one she definitely enjoyed, though she would tell no one that.
"Here," she offered part of the blanket to him. He answered my wrapping it tighter around her, then leaning back against Ace's stall, arms folded across his chest, watching the birth. A few minutes into the process, they heard a loud crash. "That didn't sound like thunder," Sarah pointed out. There was another, louder crash. Will ran in screaming, "The dam's going! The dam's going!"
"Stay with Sarah, Will," Jeffery commanded, running out. Ro and Remy followed. They followed to where they met Jeffery at the dam.
"God help us if that goes," Jeffery said, a dry not making his usually deep, thick voice weak.
"I don't understand," Remy commented.
"If that dam wall goes, it'll do as much damage as a flood," Jeffery explained. "We need to stabilized it." He ran down to the wall and started to wedge a board against it. About that time another board snapped and hit him in the head. Water started flowing out slowly, but growing. Remy ran and grabbed him, pulling Jeffery back onto the small bank they had been standing on. "Get him to the barn," he yelled to Ro, who had thrown the blanker over him. She did, and drug Jeffery's large body with strength Remy hadn't suspected she had.
When she reached the barn, Will helped her pull him in and lay him down. "He hit his head. Stay with him. Ah've got to get Remy," and she ran out before Will or Sarah could protest. She reached the dam wall to find Remy desperately trying to plug the wall and brace the rest of it from the forces of the water behind. He noticed her descend the bank and join him. Without him telling her to, she took over trying to plug the hole.
"It's no use," she screamed. "The water's too strong." With that, he abandoned bracing the rest of it and jumped over the wall into the icy could water. Using his body as a shield, he helped her arrange the broken pieces so that they would block the water.
Finally, after seeing that wasn't working, he ordered her to run and get a large board. When she returned, he took it and put it on the inside of the wall. Using the hammer and nails she had intelligently grabbed, he nailed the board to the inside, dropping the hammer over the wall when he finished. That's when he sank to the bottom and she realized he had had nothing to stand on the entire time, and he had been in for far too long. All his strength was gone. She dove in after him, grabbing ahold of his wrist she pulled him to the top. He was close to unconsciousness, she decided from the color of his pale skin. Finding a more shallow bank, she pulled him out and in calm voice, convinced him to get on his feet and helped him back to the house. Passing the large barn, Will and Sarah watched as Ro half carried, half dragged Remy into the house. They decided there was nothing they could do to help and finished up with Delta while watching Jeffery. He would have a nasty headache in the morning.
Ro managed to pull Remy up the front stairs and the ones leading to her room. It just happened to be the closest with the best working fire place. She laid him in front, started a strong fire and returned to him. He wasn't breathing.
End chapter four. I've been told I was evil, is this that case?
