Against the Grain by Daniels Ian

Author:Daniels, Ian [Daniels, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: idwritingworks
Published: 2013-12-02T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The next morning was a late start. Jake and Julie, along with Andrew and Cary, all showed up mid morning to get things started. Derek and his family had been up for a while and were milling around their suburban, half trying to look busy, but obviously not sure of what to do. I was happy to see David out there talking with Derek, coffee cups in hand.

As I was just coming down from my little camp spot up on the hill, everyone began to gather out back around the picnic table, all eyes on me. All I needed to do now was trip and roll down the hill.

“Good morning,” Megan greeted me, “coffee?”

“Sure, thanks,” I took the offered steaming cup from her.

I don’t know how, but without it actually happening, she had the ability to look like she had just slept for twelve hours, showered, done her hair, and was dressed in a change of clean, comfortable and alluring clothes. I had slept for maybe four hours, under a bush with a rock as a pillow, in the same clothes I had been wearing for the better part of a week.

“Our fearless leader,” Jake gestured in my direction.

“Don’t even start with that. I’m not the… I don’t…just don’t start.” As much as I resisted it, for all intents and purposes, I was the leader of the group going out. I might not have liked it, but that was the reality of the situation.

“Are we going traveling again?” a small voice interrupted my brooding thoughts. Derek and Karen’s kids had come over to play in the yard with Nick and Breanne’s children, and it was Derek’s daughter Leslie that was now tugging on my leg with her curious question.

“We’re going to give it one more try, how’s that sound?” I looked down at her.

Her face wrinkled a little with what she said next. “Tucker and I are tired of riding in the truck, can’t we stay here? It’s nice here.”

Karen began to take a step to intercept us but I smiled and gently held up my hand to stop her. The other kids were now listening too, so I waved them over as well.

“Come on over guys, come sit down here. I want to tell you all a story.” Then sitting down cross legged myself, I turned back to Leslie. “Do you know who lived here before us?” I asked her.

“The Indians!” she exclaimed after some thought, excited that she knew the answer.

“That’s right, the Indians did. And they were here for a very long time before we all came here.”

“Once, there was a group of Indians kind of like all of us, and their chief was named Takanin. All their houses were closer to the river than ours here, but they traveled all the way from their homes, right to this very spot to find food, and because it was such a nice place. But then, some other people came to their homes by the river and they wanted what the Indians had.

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