Deviation Actions
It was a regular summer day, clouds were moving in, rain and thunder was expected. I was away from home, as I often was, visiting with friends whom I've known for many years. I was outside watching the rain, being quite the weather enthusiast. For being a raccoon, you don't always see me outside especially in the rain, but, I had wanted to see a good thunderstorm. Normally I was always busy doing other things, but this time I had the chance to be outside and watch mother nature at her best. As I had mentioned, I like watching storms. They were always something I had found interesting. Unlike other raccoons, I didn't hide during a rainstorm. There was always something about them that I found to be pretty. The actions of mother nature, just always showed me something new. Now as time went by, I found that I wasn't the only raccoon that was different. I met this young female raccoon that shared my thoughts that there was more beauty to nature in the world that what we were taught.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is JB. How did I become a raccoon that thinks outside the traditions? Well, I suppose I had better explain before I get too far ahead of myself. Growing up, I always thought that there was more to life than being like everyone else that was a raccoon. I always wondered, "Why should we all be the same?" See, growing up for me meant I was just like everyone else. But I didn't feel like that. I always felt that somehow I was different. But being different meant that there was something wrong with me, and made other raccoons afraid of me. We were taught that other animals, being different, were not to be trusted or to be allowed to be friends.
I didn't agree with that idea so, other raccoons tend to stay away from me. They were always afraid to learn new things, and afraid to be out and make friends with other animals, or even watch a thunderstorm, those were just things that we didn't do. I never understood why, it was just the way things were, and everyone accepted it. Everyone, that is, except me. And so began my adventures into the world, a world of wonder.
Once I was old enough to be out on my own, I left the home I knew, and the family that had shown me how to be a raccoon. I had begun to see a world full of new things. It was amazing, facing everything that I was taught to be frightened of. I didn't always have good luck, but that never stopped me. The world was like a giant forest, such amazing things to see, nothing like was described to me growing up. I began to realize that my family was living in fear of the things that they didn't understand. Over time, I had learned a lot of animals had been able to get along well, despite them being different.
Which brings me to how I met my friends. I had the honor of meeting a very wise and kind animal. No, he wasn't an owl, but he was a bird. Now normally, small animals like me would fear the eagle but, he had shown me that there was nothing to fear about him. Instead, he began to teach me about the world for what it was. His name, was Dale. He treated me as if I were a member of his family. This took some time to get used to of course. He was the first animal to accept me for who I was inside, and not hate me for being a raccoon. He introduced me to a bear he called his brother. I didn't understand at the time how a bear could be his brother, but soon learned that one didn't have to be the same to be called family. I learned a lot of things from the great eagle. It was he that showed me the wonders of nature, and the beauty that came with a thunderstorm.
I met this very wise Eagle many years ago, as if we were intended to meet. My first time being near him, I felt something I had not in a long time. I felt accepted. I felt someone, even an animal I barely knew, accepted me without judgment. It was a wonderful feeling to have after being alone for so long. It all began with a chance meeting in the local neighborhood where I had moved to. He lived not too far from me, maybe a few minutes’ walk, so visiting him was quite easy for me. I don’t remember for sure what brought us together, but whatever it was I am glad it did. The first few weeks that I would spend time at his home, I was still very timid. His family would offer me to share in their meals, but I would politely decline.
They never looked down on me for doing so; instead they welcomed my choice with smiles and kind words. At first I didn’t know how to act with such things. All I knew was meanness and loneliness much of my young life. But despite what I knew then, it would never compare to the things I could learn now. It took me several weeks to become more comfortable being around him and his family, and was very much worth it too. His wife, a house mouse, was a very good cook. I had never tasted so many things together that could make great meals. I was very thankful to have been accepted.
My time with the great eagle and his family, taught me many things. He taught me how to live from the land in a more caring manor, not mistreating nature. He taught me how to treat all animals equal, because we are all the same in the inside. And he taught me that no one is ever really alone. It was a couples months after I met the eagle, that I was able to meet his brother, the bear. Now of course, a bear isn’t really the brother of an eagle, or is he? I was still trying to understand what it all meant. I knew that my new friend had seen something was not right with me, and he asked, “Why do you seem so confused young one? You do not have to be afraid to ask questions here. My home is open to all with no fear. I do not leave anyone out.”
I didn’t know what to say. I felt accepted yes, but to have someone actually care enough to ask me how I am feeling. I looked at him and said, “I……….I don’t know. I guess it is because I have not felt like this in a very long time. I don’t understand a lot of things, sorry” And I looked down. I felt something brush across my tail and back, it was his wing coming around behind me. I held very still, not knowing what was going to happen. He wrapped his wing around me, pulling me closer to him, as he looked down at me smiling. Then he said, “have no fear my dear young raccoon, I will not harm you. I wish to only show you that you are cared about in this family.”
I didn’t know what to say. Someone actually said they cared about me. I was speechless. He continued to hold me close saying, “You don’t have to say anything, I know your trying to understand. Hearing words that have not been spoken to you in a long time will need to be allowed to reach your heart, when they are ready. Do not worry, I am very patient my friend.” He then removed his wing from around me, allowing me to escape. But, I did not want to run away, something inside me said to stay. It was a feeling I had not felt in a very long time. I didn’t feel empty inside. Something was still missing yes, but it was this that opened a door I had thought was locked forever inside me.
Over the time of several months, I did get to meet the brother bear, and his family. I watched them all together, trying to learn how being so different did not matter because it was what we all have inside that mattered most. I wanted to understand how this could be; it didn’t seem their differences mattered to anyone there. All I saw was love, unconditional love among animals. It was amazing to see that and not be an outsider looking in, but be welcomed as a part of it. I had not known this type of love for a long time. Whatever had brought me to them was very strong; it seemed as if I had been guided to them so I could see that there was still such a thing as love among animals. The very thing I had taken away so long ago.
I suppose you’re wondering what I mean when I say had love taken away from me so long ago. Well, as you should know reading this far, no one really wanted me around because I was different. That’s not quite true. There was one, a single family member that had not followed everyone else, but chose to support me. It was he that stayed by my side even if he didn’t agree with my view of things. Well, we had quite some good times, he was more a brother to me and he knew this. It was due to someone else that he had been taken. Now I’m not going to go into detail, it just wouldn’t be right of me. But it was because of this, that I had become so empty and locked away inside.
It was about 7 years before I moved away and found my new friends, which I will tell you more about as you read along. For it was my new friends, as you know, that unlocked that door and begun to show me the world I was missing.
Now that I have explained, I can get back to telling you about my friends. You will find that I may do this often, so please pardon me. Yes, they were all enjoying themselves, all being different, yet that did not matter. And to ask me to join, something I really did not expect if I may be honest. It was a wonderful day; everyone was laughing, enjoying food, and sharing stories of the things they learned. And I was a part of it. I knew it was going to take time to feel the same as they, but something said it would be worth doing. While I was there, I couldn’t help but notice a small raccoon. She was the daughter of Brother Bear. She was a very sweet girl, but you could see she was very different.
She wasn’t enjoying the party like everyone else; she was keeping her distance instead. Something inside me had changed, I really didn’t understand at the time. I couldn’t help myself; I walked to the small raccoon and said, “Hello. My name is JB, how are you today?” She looked up and said, “Hi. I’m doing okay I guess. What do you want?” I could instantly tell something was wrong. I cannot explain how I knew; it was as if she and I were the same. I smiled at her and said, “Well, I wanted to come over and introduce myself, and see if there was anything you would like to eat. I would be more than happy to get it for you.”
She looked up at me and growled, “What you think I can’t do it myself or something?!!” She turned around and put her back to me. It was then I saw why she was being so cold, she has two tails. It was very different yes, but I saw something special in her. She had been given a very unique gift, one that was worthy of sharing, but something was keeping her from doing so. I decided to try and talk with her more and see if I could maybe help her, like the great eagle had done me. I reached my paw out and gently touched her shoulder saying, “I am sorry, I did not mean to sound rude. I was just wondering if maybe I could be helpful. I mean you no harm.” And I took my paw from her shoulder.
She turned back around, facing me and asked, “Aren’t you going to make fun of me too? Everyone else does.” “Oh my no,” I said. “I don’t think it’s very nice to make fun of others. I was made fun of most of my life. I could never do the same thing to someone.” She looked up and smiled. It was a smile I seem to know, but couldn’t place from where. Then she said, “I hate having two tails, everyone calls me a freak.” “Well, I don’t think you are a freak, I think they make you very special and should be enjoyed.” She put her paws around me, hugging me and said, “Thank you. No one has ever said that except my uncle eagle. He is really the only one that makes me feel like I am someone.”
I didn’t know what to say. She called the mighty eagle her Uncle, this was very different. But I didn’t have to say much more, for she let me go, and walked over to the party, with me by her side. I could tell the mood had changed, but they all were trying to not make it that obvious. Everyone was whispering about her and me, everyone that is but the mighty eagle. He was standing there looking at us watching. I looked up at him just to catch what I had thought was a slight smile, and a wink. But I cannot be sure. I looked over at the small raccoon and asked, “May I have your name? You don’t have to tell me if you do not want to. I won’t be mad.”
“Well, my……………..my name is LS. I don’t really have any friends because no one wants to be around me with me having two tails.” I was speechless for a moment. Just because she was given the gift of two tails, she was treated as the outcast. This made me upset, because I knew how it felt to be treated like this for being different. I suddenly felt something inside me I had not in awhile, I felt caring, caring for this little raccoon. Not because I was sympathetic, but real compassion and caring. She looked up at me and asked, “Will you be my friend JB?” I suddenly felt warmth inside me, the same warmth I could see was coming from the mighty eagle. “Well, yes. Yes I can be, if you want me to.”
I could tell this was going to be the start of something that I had not had in a very long time. But I was still unsure if I was ready to take that risk again and have to live in loneliness like before. I had to think about this before I took the next step. Was I ready to do this again? Did I really want to open my life to new animals and take that risk? Being a friend is one thing, but I could feel there was something more. I didn’t know what to do. I was very confused, and very scared.
The party lasted a few hours, and then it was time to clean up. As we began cleaning the yard, we had some clouds begin to move in as well. We almost had everything cleaned, when suddenly it began to hail on us. Not small bits, but large enough to hurt someone. We had to act fast, and get everyone inside safely. The mighty eagle, his brother bear, and I were the ones getting everyone else in so they didn’t get hurt. By the time we got everyone in, my paws and brother bear’s were badly bruised from the hail, and the mighty eagle’s wings were quite messed up. His feathers were all out of place, and he had bits of hail stuck in them.
After we bandaged ourselves, we joined the rest inside where we had planned to start a movie. The mighty eagle had picked out a very good family film. It was a nice animated film, and it seemed to really fit well with the group. I was sitting on the floor in the corner, my favorite place to be still, when the small raccoon walked up and asked me, “May I sit here with you JB?” It took me a moment to answer because I had to wonder, why? Why sit next to me, was it because I was the only other raccoon there? “You may, yes. I don’t mind if you want to sit here LS.” And I moved over making room for her and both tails. There was a bit of space between us at the start, but I could feel that gap slowly getting smaller.
I tried not to let it bother me, and make her feel uncomfortable. I just didn’t know how to be anymore, it had been so long. As the movie played on, she was very slowly getting closer to me. I started to feel more at ease, and welcoming with this. I knew that someone could see it and think it was more than what it was, so I had to be very careful. I still didn’t know very much about this group that was called a family.
Before the movie was over, LS and I were sitting right next to one another, no gap, and this seemed to draw the attention of the mighty eagle. When I saw this, I felt fear sweep over me. But it didn’t seem to last long when I saw him looking at us, not in anger, but pleased. I didn’t understand. I had no idea of the things that were making this happen, call it magic, call it however you wish. Whatever it was, it had this planned out and things seemed to be right on track. When the movie was over, everyone went home, everyone, except me. Instead, I went outside, and sat on the porch to think about the things that just happened. It wasn’t long, and the mighty eagle came out and sat near me. I knew why he had come out, but didn’t know if I was ready to answer his questions. He sat down in the chair next to mine, looked over at me smiling and said, “Deep in thought I see young raccoon. Do not over think anything or you may miss the important parts.” For some reason, I knew what he meant.
While I sat there with him, I thought to myself, how does he know what I am thinking? Is he magic? These were the questions I kept to myself. I knew he was meaning the young two-tailed raccoon that I had befriended, but was wondering, was this what he was hoping for? Was it his intention to bring her and I together? I had to ask. “Did you know she was going to be there Sir?” He laughed a bit and said, “Why yes, I knew. I wanted to show you someone else that was very much like you. Someone that had no one, no one but me, in their life that did not make fun of the beauty she had been given.” “But, how did you know I would-“and I stopped. I didn’t know why I was going to say something I had not even felt in so long about someone I barely even knew.
“Do not worry young one, when the time is right, you will understand much more.” Understand much more, I didn’t understand now. He leaned back in his chair and said, “It is a beautiful evening coming in isn’t it?” I didn’t know if he was trying to change the mood for my benefit or not, but I went along. “Yes Sir, it is. I love the way Nature can do such great things.” “You do not have to call me Sir, I am not any better than you. I am a living being, just like you. We are equal.” He replied. This was still something I had to get used to.
The next day, I went to see my friend, the mighty eagle, just like I always do. When I arrived, I saw someone there I did not expect to see. I saw LS sitting outside on his porch. She looked up, saw me coming down the road, and smiled. I walked up to the porch and said, “Hello LS. How are you this fine day?” “I am doing okay, thanks to you. No one has been so nice to me besides my uncle, and I wanted to tell you thank you.” “Um…………..okay, I guess I can take that.” And I laughed a bit. She giggled some, and smiled more. “Why have I not seen you down here very much? I don’t mean to poke but I do want to ask. You can tell me none of my business if you like, I will understand.” “I don’t get to leave the house much, because everyone feels I am going to embarrass them.” This was not right. Everyone deserved to be who they are, even me.
I knew that something had to be done. But I didn’t know what or how. The entire day, LS spent with us enjoying the day, and seemed to feel closer to me. I could feel something growing within me, a feeling I didn’t get to really feel for a very long time. It was hard to allow, but seemed very calming too. As the day moved on, and the sun began to set, I noticed LS had been called to return home. The look on her face told me she did not want to go back, but I could do nothing. I watched as she walked down the street, returning home. She walked very slow, trying to take as much time as possible to return. I felt my heart sink as I watched her disappear over the hill. Why would someone treat her mean? It wasn’t her fault she was special, she should have been praised, not ridiculed.
As the days went by, I noticed LS was at her Uncle’s more and more. I asked him, “Why do they treat her so badly? She doesn’t deserve it.” “Well,” he said, “I really do not have an answer for that my little friend. I know they mistreat her, but it is kept very quiet so they do not lose respect within the community.” “That’s just not fair! She deserves much better.” And I felt something running down my face. I felt tears, for the first time in so long I had real tears. Could it be true that I somehow found feelings for this other raccoon? I felt the wing of the eagle brush across my face, as he said, “fear not my little friend, everyone has good come to them in its own time. You will see.” And he wiped the tears from my face. No one has ever done that for me, I felt, well I felt like I was home.
Chapter Two: The plan
Over the course of maybe a year, I began to understand what I had to do for LS. I still did not know why I was chosen, I still felt like no one really wanted me, but I knew it was up to me to do something. I never wanted to see anyone treated as I once was. Something inside was driving me to find a way to give her the life she deserved, and not the one she had. I had since moved from the neighborhood, and across town to a new house, where I lived with some friends I had made at my job doing Security. Yes, I was a private Security Raccoon, rather ironic isn’t it? I began to arrange with my mighty eagle, to have LS brought to his home, where I would then meet and take her to my new house. Yes, I know, it wasn’t the smartest thing to do, but at the time I could think of nothing but getting her out as much as possible.
We were having some fun times at my house, watching movies, enjoying meals, and sharing the time as best friends. I discovered she too enjoyed watching thunderstorms, which only made our connection that much stronger. I began to understand what the eagle had meant when he told me,’ fear not my little friend, everyone has good come to them in its own time. You will see.’ This started making sense to me; it was a welcomed thing too. We spent many evenings on my back deck, under the canopy watching the thunderstorms that we were lucky to have. Nothing bad minds you, those kinds we never stayed out for so no one would be hurt. Day in and day out, we followed the plan to bring her to her Uncle’s to meet with me and take her to my house. What none of us had known, was that someone spoke with Brother Bear and told him what was really going on.
We were able to continue our meets, for about four months. It was then that we had a surprise visit from her dad, Brother Bear. I never was told his name, so I cannot share it with you. “What is going on here?” he growled. “Um………well sir……..” said I. “Quiet!” he said, “what do you think you are doing out like this? You know you are supposed to be at your uncle’s and not here. We never said you could leave the neighborhood. Come on, we are leaving.” He said to LS as he grabbed her by the paw. I froze, not knowing what he may do. I said nothing as they walked out and went back. What could I do? If I said anything, would it be harder for her? I asked myself. I knew it was best to just let them go, and hope for the best. The next day, I went to her Uncles, same as I have done for awhile now, but did not see her anywhere. This concerned me, I knew I had caused this for her, and began to worry.
I went to the porch, and sat in the chair, so I could try to think and not let the belief that it was my fault for meeting her that caused this. “You did nothing wrong, so do not believe it.” I hear from behind me. It was her Uncle; he had seen me through the window and came outside. ” I…………..I’m sorry,” I said as I tried to hold back the fears telling me I was to blame. “There is nothing to be sorry for, young raccoon. You did what your heart told you to do. You allowed yourself to feel, feel something that you have not in a long time. Do not shut it out.” He said. How could he know so much about me? I still never understood this, even to this day when I am telling you this story. “But, I feel like I betrayed her trust as a friend because I did nothing to stop them.” He leaned back and smiled at me saying, “Not everything can be stopped. What will happen is just that. The best thing you can do is to be patient, learn from your experience, and let your heart show you what it has to show.”
He would always talk like this, making me think for myself, and realize the answer was there when I knew where to look. I knew it was time for me to do what was best for LS, and help get her away. She was still young, so I had to wait some time for her to be the town’s legal age so she could make her own choices. It would only be about a year, so that wasn’t too bad. All I had to do was follow her Uncle’s guidance, and keep from making more trouble for her. This was going to be quite a challenge since I already knew they had an issue with her due to her twin tails. I went about my normal day, going to work in the morning, then going to the house to clean up and change out of my uniform so I could go to the home of the mighty eagle. I had come up with an idea for LS and I to communicate. I would send messages through her Uncle, who would routinely check on her via telephone, and let her know I was still around. But we had to be very careful so no one knew he was telling her about me. We began doing this, with great success, and it seemed to help her not feel quite so down about things.
We did this for about half the year, and were able to bring things back to normal, where she could once again visit with her uncle. This would make it easier to pass messages to her from me with little outside knowledge. We had a lot of success even then, which was very nice considering, and hearing how I was doing my best to be there for her seemed to be something she was quite happy to hear. Granted, we had to wait a bit to keep the peace, before we were able to meet there, but just knowing seemed enough for her. And I have to admit, it made me feel pretty good too. It gave me a feeling of happiness, a feeling that had been rather vacant in me as we know. With only six more months to go till her birthday, I could work on setting my plan into motion. I bet you forgot this chapter was called; “The Plan” didn’t you? I do indeed have a plan that I will begin telling you about here in the next paragraph.
As I had said, with only six months to go till she was old enough to make her own choices, I had to get my plan started. I knew she needed a way out, away from there so she could be happy and not live where she would be treated badly. It reminded me of all the things I had happen; I couldn’t let someone else go through it too. I knew it was time to begin. It would start with my arranging a new place to live, where she could be as well without fear. I knew this was not going to be easy, but I was determined to do it. I had to find a place that I could afford on my pay level that was good enough for the both of us. This proved to be quite the challenge as most places were very high in price. I looked into one bedroom apartments, couldn’t make it. I checked into a studio one with the same result. I was going to have no choice but to live with friends and hope they would accept her same as I have.
This was going to be a big test for me, was I ready for such a responsibility again? I do not wish to make it sound like I’m being rude, but pointing out that I had been on my own for a very long time and was not sure I was ready to have another in my life just yet. I needed to face me fear and do what I knew what best, not only for her, but for me as well. It seemed as we were intended, yes there’s that word again, I will never understand why. The place I was at, everyone here had already said no for fear of the return of an angry bear, which upset me but I had to understand their feelings as well. I know it was a very scary thing to watch happen, after all, I was there in the middle of it. So, with my current place being a bust, I continued my search for a place that I alone could afford.
Nearly three months had passed before I found a place that was well within my means. It was a very small place, but it did provide what we needed. And I was running out of time. There was no way I could miss my chance to follow what seemed so destined, it was the very thing that drove me to not give up. I signed the papers to make it official, and continued doing the same thing that we had so I could share the details with LS. I arrived at the mighty eagle’s home, same as always, and once again there was LS. She saw me coming to the door with a huge smile and I suppose couldn’t wait for me to get inside, because she ran out the door, grabbed my paw, and dragged me demanding I share why I was so happy. We made it inside, and she let go of my paw. I hit the floor as I was not expecting that, BAM! I looked up and said, “Gee thanks for letting me know you were going to throw me in the floor like a sack of groceries.” And I chuckled.
She smiled at me and started laughing. This was the very first time I heard her laugh. I didn’t think it was possible. “Well you should have been ready.” She said as she stuck her tongue out at me in a playful way. Looking up from the floor, I decided to have her join me, so I grabbed her by her leg and made her fall as well. I didn’t think this out very well; she fell on me, and rolled off into the floor. We both were laughing by this point, as her uncle sat at his desk just shaking his head. I was amazed at how much happiness LS was showing, this was not the same raccoon I met at the party, she was actually enjoying herself. This was wonderful to see after seeing her holding so much anger and dropping it all in my direction.
We spent the better part of twenty minutes on the floor just laughing and joking. That was a time I saw something inside LS start to glow so very brightly, she was actually having a good time. I knew it was time to tell them my plan. I pulled myself from the floor, got to my feet and said, “Well I have some very good news. I have found a place that I can afford.” I turned to look at LS and continued, “And, I have room for you as well. If you decide to go when you can that is.” Once again I end up on the floor, we have become quite good friends lately LOL.
I ended up down here again because LS got so happy, she tried to pounce hug me and knocked me off my feet completely. I am so glad this isn’t a hardwood floor; I don’t think I could last if it were. In a muffled sound from being in a choke hug I said, “I wasn’t finished with the good news yet LOL but okay I guess I’ll stay down here. At least being this close it won’t hurt as much.” She just laughed at me and said, “You’re funny. I like that.” She likes something. Did I just hear that right? I could tell something had definitely changed for the good in her, and was glad to have had a paw in it. I continued with my news. “I have worked out some things to help get you moved, when we can of course, but you must promise me you will not say a word to anyone about this.”
She looked up at me and said, “I won’t. I want to be away from the pain, and be happy all the time.” Knowing this, I continued; “Well, as I was saying, we have to wait a bit yet. But, once you turn eighteen, you can pack your things and leave with no fear of being held against your will. But I do caution that you plan your steps carefully so you do not lead anyone to think you are up to something. In other words, act the same not letting on what I have setup for you.” She smiled, and pit me into another choke hug saying, “Thank you so much, I never thought I would ever get away from where I wasn’t wanted.”
Oh this hit me hard. To leave where you were not wanted, oh how I knew this feeling so well. Now that I had given my good news, and found a new kind of raccoon within LS, we could set things into motion and keep it as quiet as possible. We had three months left to wait and the make our move. It didn’t seem like a very long time, but when you know everyone is ready, time can move very, very slow. During the time, we continued to do everything same as we had so not to let on. Yes, it was very hard, but we all knew what was at stake with this. To give you an idea, have you ever had such good news you wanted to share with everyone but knew if you did it would never come true? This was how it felt to all of us. But that HAD to come true, for LS.
During the time, I had started moving my things into my new home. I was very picky where things were set, so I had plenty of places for LS to set things through the house as well. This was going to be her home just as much as mine and I wanted to make sure she could make it her own. This wasn’t just a house, it would be home. I had a calendar on the wall, counting the days till I could bring LS home. It was taking FOREVER for that day to come, but it was going to be well worth the wait for us all. I was making certain to keep everything in order so nothing could stop her from having a place to go. With all the things I was doing, readying the new home, working all the hours I could to have money set aside to move her in with me when the time was right.
Nearly three months had passed, and we were all very eager to finally get this over with. We only had about a week left till the big day she turned eighteen. But we didn’t want to do anything that day, we wanted to wait a day or so and let things seem normal before we made our move. You could feel the tension mount in us all, it was hard to hide and not let on anything was going on. Finally, her Birthday was upon us. I took the day off from work so I could be there at her Uncle’s house when she came down to celebrate. The mighty eagle had the whole place decorated; he really was making it a memorable day, but only we few knew the real celebration that would come. The day she told them she was moving out. It would be the day our plans came to light to everyone, and our true intentions revealed. Much to our delight, but quite the opposite of her family, we were making her dreams become reality.
Today was the day, it was finally here. I had to wait till I was off work, but everything had been set into motion. This was it, no turning back now even if I wanted to. I worked my shift, went home to get washed up, changed and ready to do my part. I had to borrow a friend’s truck because my little Jeep would not fit everything that just wasn’t going to happen. I got myself together, and made way to get the truck so I had plenty of room. When I arrived, my buddy was there waiting for me. He said, “She’s all gassed up, and ready to go. I sure hope you know what you’re doing, this could be very dangerous.”
I gave him my keys, taking his in trade and said, “Yes I know. But this has to be done, the time is here and I can’t go back now. I can’t let everyone down.” “I understand,” He said. I jumped in, and headed to her Uncle’s where we are supposed to meet and prepare for this to happen. I was very nervous, but also excited. I didn’t know for sure what to feel between the two. I arrived at her Uncles, about half past six in the evening. When I pulled into the driveway, I could see LS inside through the window already pointing out at me and saying something with excitement. That seemed to help me realize how much joy this was bringing to someone. I went ahead and parked the truck, and went to the door. I barely made it inside before once again, I get pounced to the floor. “Do you have to keep putting me on the floor? I don’t think your uncle will appreciate my permanent impression in his carpet.” I said. I could hear the mighty eagle laughing very hard at my comment. I knew it wasn’t mean to be mean, he saw the humor in my statement.
Well, it was time. We had our laughs, but we needed to begin before it got too late. I got up from the floor, brushed myself off a bit, and asked, “Alright when everyone is ready we can do this.” LS looked at me and said, “I do not know how to thank you for this, you are very special.” And she hugs me, again locking her paws around my neck. I have gotten used to not breathing at this point LOL. Everyone climbed into the truck, and we began the trip to get LS’s belongings and take them to her new home. When we arrived, everyone was home, this was not expected, but we did prepare for it.
“What do you think you’re doing” Growled the brother bear, as he walked outside to meet us in a very unhappy manor. “I’m moving out, I have a new home and I am here to get my things,” said LS. Both her tails were twitching about showing she was not afraid, but was very angry. I knew she was NOT going to back down from this, I could feel it. “You are going nowhere but inside and to your room till I say otherwise. Now GO” shouted the bear. “I’ll go alright, to get my things and put them in JB’s truck because I AM moving out. I will not stay here and let everyone make fun of me because I was born special,” said LS. She said it, she actually said it! I couldn’t believe my ears; she finally tapped into that inner light and brought it out. I guess I wasn’t the only one surprised by this, because I could see the bear standing there just staring, as LS walked past him and into the house. I think you need to remember something my brother,” the mighty eagle said as he continued, “She is now her own animal. She has reached the age to make her own decisions, and you must honor that whether you like her choices or not. The best thing for you to do is allow her to grow up, and learn from her mistakes.”
The look on his face was one I had seen before. He knew the mighty eagle was right, and had no choice but to back down and let LS live her life her own way now. Ls walked out with several bags of her things, and went back inside for several trips. By the time she was done, she had cleaned her entire room out of everything she owned. All that was left behind was the furniture that she did not want to take and several empty nails in the wall where pictures once hung. After she was finished, she climbed back into the truck, and closed the door behind her. “Can we go home now” She asked. I climbed up in the truck as well, and said, “We sure can LS. We sure can.” I started the truck, the mighty eagle climbed back in as well, and we left the place she knew for her new place, her home. I had stopped by the mighty eagles home to drop him off, then continued on my way. When we arrived I heard LS say something that I had not heard before. “I’m finally home” she said.
Raccoons Adventures Chapters 5 and 6
Raccoons Adventures Chapters 3 and 4
Loss of a friend
