Allan, Burning by Donald Everett Axinn

Author:Donald Everett Axinn [Axinn, Donald Everett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-61145-590-8
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2011-02-02T05:00:00+00:00

Two messages awaited when he arrived at the motel. One from his parents, the other from Haskins. He dialed his parents first. “Hi, Mom. It’s your delinquent son asking you not to tell him he’s a bad boy.” He didn’t wait for an answer. “Where’s Dad?”

“We were so worried,” his mother said. “Your flying, Allan. I want you to give it up. Please, for me. The papers are always showing pictures of little planes in crashes. Joyce called when she heard you were alright. Your father and I have been over to help out. Nance and Craig are staying with us Saturday.”

“Dad around?”

“You should have called us sooner,” she scolded. “And you might talk to your sister.”

“Sharon? She stopped giving a shit about me when she couldn’t control me anymore.”

“I will not have you using that language. Your sister loves you, even though you’ve convinced yourself she doesn’t. You don’t even try with her.”

“That’s your point of view, Mother,” Allan said. “I wish it were better between us, but it’s not.”

“You can do something about that,” she advised. “Your father’s on his walk. I’ll tell him you called. Promise to take care of yourself.”

“I met a Miccosukee shaman.”

“Really? You did? I hope you told him …” She didn’t finish.

“His name is James Osceola.”

“Common name for our people.”

“He told me many interesting things. Mother?”

“What?”

“I’m sorry I’m so different from what you want.”

“Let’s not go into this again. Now that fate has brought you in contact with my people, maybe we can talk about it when you’re back here. Good-bye, son,” she said, then hung up.

Allan put the phone down, stepped out onto the balcony, and leaned against the railing. A family was having great fun in the pool. A child jumped into the water at the shallow end, ran up the steps, jumped in again, over and over. The father held another youngster, who wore water-wings and flailed her arms and legs. Suddenly he wished Nance and Craig were there.

Allan shivered as he thought about Haskins and his seemingly relentless determination. He felt the adrenaline coursing through him. He grabbed his notebook and wrote:

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