Clan of Redemption (19 page)

Jayden, she’s reading your
thoughts again, you need to concentrate, or this could go
bad.

“Could you all excuse me for a
moment, I really need to take my dog outside, he needs to do his
business,” I said as I got up from the table and patted my leg for
Saska to follow me.

“Yes, please make sure that
dog doesn’t pee in my house.” Catherine said as she sipped on her
coffee.

The way she drinks her coffee
reminds me of two old Betty’s sitting on their plastic lined sofa’s
drinking tea at high noon.

I made my way to the front
door, not sure exactly what I was doing, but I knew that I needed
to talk to Logan about his hints here and there.

Why are we going outside
Jayden?

“Because, I can’t have a
conversation with you and I need to know why you are so leery about
me talking to my grandmother,” I said with a quiet
whisper.

This conversation can’t take
place, so it’s pointless for you to even ask me
this.

“You can’t keep making me feel
like my grandmother is the enemy and not tell me why, and then you
tell me that I can’t think about anything. Do you know how
frustrating this is?” I whispered to him.

We were almost to the front
door and I noticed how close I was while walking with Logan. Once I
noticed that one of my grandmother’s staff was walking out of the
study and he was staring at me.

“Oh…hi, my dog has to pee so
I’m taking him outside,” I said, trying to cover up the fact that I
was talking to a dog.

He just nodded at me with a
blank look on his face.

“The people here giving me the
creeps, none of them talk to me and they all look like they have no
emotions,” I said as we walked out onto the porch.

They have been with your
grandmother for many years; they are servants and are very loyal to
her.

“Ok, ok, I don’t want to talk
about my grandmother’s staff. Why can’t I think about anything, why
are you so nervous around her?” I asked as I walked off the porch
into the sand dunes.

Jayden, it’s against the rules
to tell you anything, now if your mother was here that would be
different, but I can’t break the rules. It could harm you if I did
and I would never want anything to happen to you. Just make sure
that you don’t think things like you were about
Blake.

“It was no big deal it was
only his eyes…..wait a minute, how did…Oh my, you heard what I
said?” I said as I stopped in my tracks and didn’t know what to
say.

No, not really, your power
isn’t at full speed so I can only see a few things, you just need
to limit your thoughts to what you want to talk to your grandmother
about or things that are important to her.

“So you failed to mention that
you could read my thoughts, do you know how that makes me feel,
completely violated,” I said as I realized that I was
angry.

It’s not like that Jayden, you
do hide your mind well, but a few things leak out and it’s not like
I’m searching for it.

“Why didn’t you tell me this
before, I think I have the right to know this stuff,” I said as I
turned away from him and starred out at the ocean.

I couldn’t tell you, like I
said before, you have to figure these things out on your own, or
I…

“Or you what? What you can’t
tell me that either,” I said as I looked down at
him.

No, I can’t tell you anymore
about it, I’m on the line as it is.

“Great, I’m trying to figure
out what’s going on with me and my best friend is a dog, and my
grandmother is a mind reading prude,” I said.

Jayden, be mindful of your
emotions, they are going to get you into trouble.

“Well you better go pee before
someone watches us and notices that your just standing here,” I
said as I didn’t know what to say anymore. I felt like my life was
out of control and I didn’t know how to fix it.

Logan went over to some grass
did his business and we went back into the house not saying
anything to each other.

When I arrived back at the
table, everyone was done eating which was fine with me because I
wasn’t hungry anymore.

“So, did your dog at least not
pee on the house?” Grandma Catherine asked.

“No, he didn’t pee on your
house, he is well trained,” I said as I tried to keep my thoughts
quiet.

“Sully, your Grandmother
invited us to stay here at her house while we are in town,” Sully
said to me as she gave me that grin.

“Oh, well that’s awfully nice,
but I don’t think that’s a good idea,” I said.

“Well Blake has accepted my
offer, so why can’t you,” Grandma Catherine said.

“Umm…” I was about to try and
think of an excuse.

“Jayden is just being polite
for my benefit, I have phobias that I can’t talk about and she
knows that I would be more comfortable at our motel room. Right
Jayden,” Sully said as she looked at me.

Love having such a great
BFF.

“Right, plus my dog wouldn’t
be the best for your house and he insists on sleeping with me every
night, and I haven’t had a chance to give him any flea medicine,” I
said as I sat down.

“Well the offer is open if you
ladies change your mind. Blake, are you still going to stay?”
Grandma Catherine asked.

“Yes mamma, I would love to
stay. This old house is very interesting and I would love to ask
you some historical questions about it,” Blake said as Sully and I
gave each other looks.

Why would Blake want to stay
here, he seemed as suspicious of my grandmother as everyone else,
why the change of heart.

“Grandma, I was wondering if
grandpa was still alive. I would have asked sooner but I’ve been so
overwhelmed that I hadn’t thought about it,” I said as I realized
that someone had refilled my coffee.

“Oh yes dear, he’s away on a
fishing trip but should be returning in a few days. You are staying
for a few days aren’t you?” Grandma asked.

“Yes, I had planned on staying
for a few weeks,” I said.

“That’s wonderful, your
Grandpa will be so excited to see you. He will love to show you
around, he’s a nature lover,” Grandma said.

“Grandma I would love to stay
longer, I have so many questions, but I really need to take a
shower and change my clothes. Do you mind if we continue this
conversation later?” I asked thinking about a warm shower made me
feel warm all over.

“Are you sure you are feeling
alright dear, your face looks a little flush,” Grandma Catherine
asked.

Jayden, we need to leave, your
drawing on your power and your Grandmother can feel
it.

“Yes I’m alright, it’s just
been a long couple of weeks and I think my bodies fighting a cold.
I think I might need to rest for the rest of the day, but maybe we
can meet for lunch tomorrow?” I asked.

“Of course, I’ll have lunch
ready at 1:00pm sharp. Is there anything special you would like to
eat?” She asked.

“Umm no, but thanks for
offering?” I asked as I got up from the table.

“Ok, well I’ll have a variety
of things and I’ll make sure that I have cheese burgers and fries
too,” she said as she got up from the table.

“That’s totally awesome
granny, which is one of my favorite foods,” Sully said as she got
up from the table.

“The name is Catherine or Mrs.
McCormick if you don’t mind,” she said as she starting to walk
away.

“Right, sorry,” Sully said as
she looked at me and shrugged her shoulders.

“Well dears, I shall see you
both in the morning, then,” Catherine said as she turned around to
see our acknowledgment.

“Yes, we will be here. Blake
are you staying tonight?” I asked.

“Yeah, if you could just bring
my things tomorrow, I’ll just get comfortable tonight. If you need
me, I wrote my cell phone number down on a piece of paper in your
room. Oh and here’s my key if you could check me out as well,” he
said as he followed Grandma Catherine.

I took Blake’s
key.

Sully, Logan and I all left
the house and got into my car without really saying much. I think
we were all very tired, sleeping on sofa’s and floors does wonders
for your back.

“So are you as exhausted as I
am?” Sully asked.

“Absolutely, I feel like it’s
late when it’s really just mid morning. That seems to be happening
a lot lately,” I said as I started the car.

Jayden, let’s not talk until
we are down the driveway.

“Ok, I’m really not in the
mood to talk to you right now anyway,” I said as I looked over at
him.

“I really hope that you are
talking to Logan,” Sully said as she sat forward.

“Oh Sully, I’m sorry, yes of
course, I was answering Logan. You not being able to hear Logan is
driving me crazy, if you could only just hear our conversation it
would make it easier,” I said as I turned towards
Logan.

Don’t look at me, there isn’t
anything that I can do about that.

“Well what are you doing here
if it isn’t to guide me?” I asked him.

Jayden, I am here to protect
you. hat is my main job, and the other things are second to
that.

“I really need some fresh air,
how about we go freshened up at our motel room and then go down to
the beach,” I said as I relaxed a little bit.

“Would you mind if we took a
nap, I know that we slept a lot yesterday, but I’m still really
sleepy?” Sully asked as she sat back.

That’s not a bad idea Jayden,
we don’t have to sleep all day, but you really need to make sure
that you are well rested and have clear thoughts in your
head.

I really didn’t want to sleep,
but my eyes were getting tired and sleep was always an option
especially with my body lately. I haven’t felt like myself,
sometimes drained of energy. Maybe I’m coming down with a cold; I
hope that it doesn’t affect my trip.

We got back to the motel and
Sully and I took turns taking showers. When I got out of the
shower, Sully was already asleep on her bed, and Logan was on my
bed all stretched out.

“Don’t think that you can take
up the whole bed, I am bigger than you,” I said as I dried my hair
with a towel.

You might be bigger than me,
but my teeth are sharper.

“Ok, ok, you can sleep on the
bed too, but if I get flea bites, it’s on the floor with you,” I
said as I laughed. Just thinking about the fact that my best friend
is a dog and I have to sleep in the same bed as him was making me
laugh.

I crawled under the covers and
Logan crawled up towards my head and cuddled into my side with his
head in my armpit.

I know this has been hard on
you Jayden, but I had no choice and my form might be hairy and I
might walk on four legs, but it’s still me and I am here for you
always.

“I know Logan, I am glad that
your alive, I’ll take you alive even if you’re breath is terrible,”
I said as I stroked his fur.

I can’t do anything about
that, but I can try to keep you alive until you come into your full
power.

I started to get tired my eyes
were burning. My power, what does that even mean?

“I still don’t understand
about this power stuff, but I have a feeling I’ll figure it out
soon,” I said.

“Would you two stop talking,
you’re making me sick to my stomach with all that sappy talk,”
Sully said as she rolled over away from us.

“Sorry Sully,” I
said.

It’s not like she can hear me
too, tell her that I will turn her into a dog too if she
wants.

“Tell him if he doesn’t be
quiet I will tell the motel manager that we have a rabid dog on the
loose,” she said.

My mouth dropped open because
I just realized that she understood what Logan had just
said.

“Sully, when did you start to
hear Logan too?” I asked all excited.

“I don’t know, it was right
before we got back to the motel, but I’m not sure that I want that
pleasure anymore,” Sully said.

Jayden, this is wonderful,
that means that your drawing on your power and not even knowing it,
remember on the way here you said that you wished that she could
hear you, well it happened. his is a big step, you really do need
to get some sleep, it seems your powers are growing faster than I
thought.