ApostolicGirl7

A family separated long ago, then reunites after many years.  A mother leaving her husband and child and taking her daughter to a better place in the city instead of out west. She was looking for something better but could not take her Native son, for she feared he would be killed. The mother had to keep her daughter's identity a secret because she knew if the people knew what her daughter was, then they would look down on her or possibly kill her. But her daughter looked more white than Indian, but the mother did not want to risk it.  The Father was the Native who married a white woman and they had son and daughter. Now the son and daughter are grown and the daughter has three girls now, the girl's father Kicking Horse was killed long ago on the farm,  some men ambushed him in the barn and killed him, now the girls brother is learning the warrior way.

THE HALF-BREED

"Mom, someone is coming down the road," said Madison.


   Gloria comes out of the house and stands on the porch with her little daughter Maria. She has three daughters, Madison, Maria and Victoria, who was stolen last night from a witch doctor and some men, they also took other girls from settler's homes, killing their families while taking them. But Gloria fought back and she didn't get hurt, but some of the men did. So, they took Victoria.


As the stranger got closer, her eyes widened.


"My son needs medical attention, he's been shot," said Luther Standing Bear.


   So the girls went inside and looked out the window. 


"What are you doing here dad?" asked Gloria.


"Stopping by, and wandering if we can stay, and we will leave until he is better enough to ride?" asked Luther Standing Bear.


"Fine, you can stay, bring him inside," said Gloria.


            So Luther Standing Bear got off his horse, he went to the back of the horse to the travois, he  picked up his son and carried him inside the house, he laid him down in the spare room.


Gloria came into the room and Luther Standing Bear stepped out and sat down at the table.


"Yes, it's been a long time since I've seen you all," said Luther Standing Bear.


"Yes, Maria was a baby then. But we remember you, momma does not like to talk about you, and when either of us talk about you, she would get mad at us," said Madison.


"Yes, your momma holds a lot of stuff inside that she shouldn't," said Luther Standing Bear.


            As she was cleaning Black Elk's wound and removing the bullet, she was getting upset, because she could hear them talking, Black Elk lost a lot of blood, especially when she was taking the bullet out. So she went to her dresser and pulled out some linens and some native medicine that she had. She poured whisky on the wound and cleaned it up, then she stitched the wound and put some sage on the wound and covered it up with a bandage, then she pulled the covers over him and let him rest. She closed the door from behind her and walked towards the kitchen to wash her hands.


"He bled a lot, but I think he is going to be alright," said Gloria.


"Good, thank you, where is Victoria," asked Luther Standing Bear?


"I don't know? She was taken by some men and a witch doctor last night," said Madison.


"Madison," Gloria said in an upset voice.


"Well mother, he is our grandfather," said Madison.


"It's alright Madison," said Luther Standing Bear. 


"Madison will you set the table please?" asked Gloria.


"Yes momma, so that Indian, is he your brother?" asked Madison.


"Yes he is your mothers brother," said Luther Standing Bear.


"Cool, so does that mean he is our uncle?" asked Madison.


"Yes it does," said Luther Standing Bear.


"Please stop, lets eat," said Gloria putting the food on the table.


Chapter 1