Chapter Nineteen (The James Gatley)
I'm not sure how she does it, but Carolyn seems to know Captain's mood by looking at a clock that hangs on the wall. Someone stops by and wants to buy it. As always Captain is not happy with visitors, but so what else is new? I wish he didn't make it rain all the time. I am outside with my playmates when it starts to pour down rain. Martha and the kids go in but forget me outside! I cry in disbelief, and Captain hears me and opens the door.
"Have a nice swim?' he asks sarcastically. I shake my wet self and look at him.
Yes, until it rained. I glare at him. You need to stop making it rain so hard!
"Blast!" he says and I see water on his face. How can the sometimes transparent one have water on his face if he isn't solid like me? He looks angry but fades away. I run to find my playmates.
I do not know all of what happens only that the Scared One, Claymore wants something from Captain. Carolyn says she will not be caught in the middle he must deal with Captain directly. Bet the Scared One doesn't like that! I know he snuck into our house to change out the clock on the wall, but I see Captain change it back. What kind of trick is he doing now? I bark as the Scared one leaves and I go after his pants leg. He shouldn't be in our house at night! And I will tell him so! Captain laughs from above, clearly he has done something to the Scared One. I smile inside because I am glad when he torments that silly man.
I hear Carolyn talk to Captain on the balcony the next morning. Captain is quite pleased with himself and seems unwilling to forgive the Scared One, Claymore. What kind of a name is that? Captain tells me there was a weather disturbance at the trial, one he created, and that he made things right for the Scared One. I do not know why Carolyn helps Claymore, but I know Captain always listens to her, even when he doesn't want to. They talk and he refuses to acknowledge what he did, but she thanks him anyway. Captain torments Claymore, he lies to him and scares him. Somehow Carolyn finds his joke funny now. I do not understand humans! But I think I will have to work on getting them together, they are not doing anything on their own!