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I do not want to infringe on the rights of anybody.
Sully felt the hot steam all around him as he sat on the blanket in the sweat lodge. He was on a quest,seeking answers from the Spirits. This was the third day of his quest and his body ached all it couldn't compare to the ache in his heart.
As he closed his eyes for a brief moment and opened them back up he was in the sweat lodge but Cloud Dancing stood before clasped their arms in a greeting and Cloud Dancing let go of his arm and they were outside in a meadow. Cloud Dancing let go of his arm and gestered toward the end of the meadow,and then he saw her. Michaela was walking towards him in a white flowing dress. When they reached each other they held on to each other like it was the last time they would ever see each other. Within a moment they were on the ground rolling around and laughing before Sully took Michaela in his arms for a long and sensual kiss. Just as the kiss ended Michaela got up and started walking away from him. He sat up on his knees and called after her.
"Michaela!" Sully screamed as he awakened from his trance. With an empty heart Sully sobbed,"Oh,Michaela!"
"Are you ready to go find a job?" James teased as they stepped off of the porch at the boarding house.
"As ready as I'll ever be." she teased went to a few places but none were to happy about hiring a woman that couldn't remember her past. She couldn't blame them. She couldn't even remember her own name much less anything else.
"Let's try the general store." James said hopefully. As they cross the street to the general store she became unsure.
"I don't know, we should give up for today"
"It's not going to hurt to try." James said. As they entered the general store they noticed how crowded it was with all the customers.
"Hey,John!" James said as he approached the store owner. John Ashton was a man in his mid fifties with silver hair and hazel eyes. He had lived in Castle Rock his whole life and hadbeen running his store for thirty years.
"Hi,James!Be with ya' in a second. Let me take care of this customer." he said.
"Sure is busy in here." she said.
"Yeah" James said,"Let's stand over here"
As they busied themselves with looking at items on the shelf, John approached them. "Need any help?" John asked.
"Actually" James started,"We do. My friend here needs a job." James said simply pointing towards her.
"A job?" asked John confused, as he eyed her up and down."Have you ever worked in a store before?" he asked her.
"Not that I know of." she said simply.
"Not that you know of!" he said confused."Have you or have you not ever worked in a store are not difficult questions." he said impatiently.
"John, can I talk to ya' outside? Please." James asked. As they stepped out onto the porch h James took him aside. "John,that woman was in an accident and she hurt her head real can't remember anything. Her home, her name, nothing." James said quietly.
"What? You want me to give a job to someone that can't remember anything." John cried.
"She's a good person. She has a good heart. Besides,you've been complaining about not being able to spend anytime hunting. If she worked here you can spend time away from the store. Have time to yourself." James said hopefully.
"But I don't know her. What if she steals something?" he said fearfully.
Sighing James said,"Try her on a trial basis. If you don't like her you can let her go"
"Alright,on a trial basis. But if she makes a wrong move around my cash box then she'll spend her time in the county jail." John said gruffly.
"Deal!" James said happily as he shook his hand. Heading back into the store he found her looking at some material."Ya got a job!"He said excitedly.
"But how"she exclaimed. Her eyes shining for the first time today.
"Just on a trial basis. Till he gets to know ya'. You'll have him eatin' out of the palm of your hand in no time." he said smiling.
"Oh,James!" she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck,"Thank you! Thank you so much." she said crying. For the first time in a couple of weeks she had hope for the future.