Chapter 6: Two Weeks Later
Nessie's POV
Time went by slowly. I stayed with Amber and Ashley. Amber went to the police to tell them about me and I was scared that they would take me away from her but they didn't.
Ashley and I were became very best friends. She insisted that i sleep with her in her bed every single night. The dog, Bruno, always slept in the room with us.
The first week that I was there Ashley had to go to school. She always looked sad when she came home but then we would play together and that would make her happy again.
I also continued to grow. I grew two feet in the time that I was there. They both noticed that I had grown and they thought it was weird but they couldn't figure out why.
The second week that I was there Ashely didn't go to school. Something called Christmas break. I was happy because it meant more time to play and have fun.
The longer I stayed with them the more that I learned about them. Sometimes they told me things directly. Some things I learned just from watching them. Some times I overheard things that I shouldn't have heard.
I learned that their parents were cops just like grandpa Charlie was. They were shot and killed while working. Bruno was their police dog that they used to track the bad guys.
They didn't have nearly as much stuff as my family did. Unlike my family they didn't but things whenever they wanted to and when they did it was cheap or really old and used. They wore clothes that would give aunt Alice a heart attack. I didn't care though. I loved them the way they were.
I also heard Amber say the words 'debt' and 'loans' and 'eviction' a lot when she was on the phone. I didn't know what any of those words meant but I guess she inherited a lot of it from her parents.
I also learned something that made me cry. Something called social services was going to take away Ashley after New Years. They were also going to take away Amber's baby after she was born. I think it had something to do with money but I couldn't really understand it. All I knew is that it made me cry when I thought of this family being torn apart. They loved each other as much as everyone in my family loved each other. They shouldn't be torn apart.
Thinking of my family also made me cry. I missed them a lot. Especially today that it was Christmas Eve.
Amber and Ashley were both very happy today. All day I heard them singing Christmas songs. Ashley wanted to watch Christmas movies with me so we did.
Amber cooked us a lot of good things that evening. We had Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, plus a lot of desserts. I had started to really like human food and it all tasted really good to me. It made me smile.
Then it was presents time. There was still only one present underneath the tree and it was for Ashley so I was surprised when Amber gave me one to.
It was an old stuffed wolf that kind of looked like my Jakey.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't get you something better Nessie but-"
"It's okay" I told her. "I love it"
I really did love it. I didn't care that it wasn't new. She gave me something and I loved it. It was special.
I surprised them when I got my very own present for Ashley that I had been hiding. I bought it when none of them were looking and wrapped it up myself. It was a stuffed horse that Ashley really wanted but Amber couldn't buy it for her because she didn't have enough money. I still had some money that momma and daddy had given me. It was barely enough to buy the toy for her.
She smiled a big smile when she saw what it was. It made me really happy. Amber started crying.
"Are you okay?" I asked her. "Why are you crying?" I was afraid that I had upset her somehow.
"Seeing her so happy makes me happy Nessie. It's tears of joy. Thank you"
That made me smile.
We stayed up late watching movies until Amber told us to go to bed.
"I don't want to go to bed" said Ashley.
"The sooner that you go to bed the sooner Santa will come" Amber reminded her.
A smile appeared on Ashley's face and she ran to her room. I followed her.
We snuggled up in bed together and fell asleep quickly. I heard a noise coming from outside that woke me up. I couldn't tell what it was but I wanted to know.
As I got out of bed I accidentally woke up Ashley..
"What's wrong Nessie?" she asked as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
"I heard a noise outside"
"Maybe it's santa!"
"I want to go find out what it is"
"Me to" she said excitedly.
We walked through the dark house slowly and carefully. When we got to the front door I opened it slowly and carefully.
I was surprised by what I saw. It was my Jakey and his friend Seth as wolves.
I never smiled so much in my life. I ran over to him and threw my arms around him and hugged him tight. He licked my face so many times that it made me laugh. He was just as happy to see me as I was to see him.
I looked over at Ashley and saw her with Seth. He was bowing to her and he looked at her the same way that Jacob looked at me. It made me feel safe, loved, and happy.
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