Chapter 6

The next morning, they came downstairs and their father was cooking them breakfast, he brought it to the table and ate. It was very good. When White Hawk was finished eating he was on his way to see Jimmy, and Jimmy was on his way to White Hawks house, they bumped into each other in the street and started laughing.

"Where are you going?" asked Jimmy.

"Your house, where are you going?" asked White Hawk.

"Your house," said Jimmy.

They started laughing again, two teenagers and Mary were walking and saw Jimmy.

"Haw, keys un he" (hello, how are you)?" asked the teenager in the Lakota language.

"Washte" (good)," said White Hawk.

"Jimmy, how are you?" asked Mary.

"I am good, long time," said Jimmy.

"Yes to long," said Mary.

"White Hawk?" asked Jimmy.

"What?" said White Hawk.

"Do you want to hang out tomorrow?" asked Jimmy.

"That's fine with me," said White Hawk.

"Good, tomorrow then," said Jimmy.

So Jimmy walked back to his house and White Hawk walked to his house. As White Hawk was walking home three men jumped White Hawk and threw him in their car. White Hawk's father was waiting for him to come home but he never came. So around midnight Running Water was getting worried.

"Dad you're still up?" asked Spotted Eagle.

"White Hawk was supposed to be home from Jimmy's house already, it is midnight," said Running Water.

"I'll call Jimmy and ask?" said Spotted Eagle.

So Spotted Eagle called Jimmy's house.

"Sorry to wake you Jimmy, but is White Hawk still over there at your house?" asked Spotted Eagle.

"No he left, around 10:00 pm I thought he would have been home by now," said Jimmy.

"No he never showed up and it's already midnight," said Spotted Eagle.

"Oh, I'll be over just hang on," said Jimmy putting his clothes on.

Jimmy rushed over and knocked on the door.

"Ah Jimmy, I was just going over to your house to ask if White Hawk was there?" asked Running Water.

"He's is still not here?" asked Jimmy.

"No he's not," said Spotted Eagle.

"That's strange, I watched him go home," said Jimmy.

"Help us find him Jimmy?" asked Running Water.

"I will let's go," said Jimmy.

"Come on boys," shouted Running Water.

So they went out to look for White Hawk. As the men were keeping White Hawk, they tied him up. As they were talking White Hawk was getting himself loose from the ropes, they did not tie them tight they were very loose so he jumped up and ran out of the building.

"Hey, get him, keep him from getting too far!" yelled the man.

So his men ran after White Hawk, as White Hawk was running, Running Water, Jimmy, and White Hawks brothers were all looking for him. Nuka was looking out the car window and he spotted White Hawk running.

"DAD! DAD! its White Hawk honk your horn," shouted Nuka.

Running Water quickly honked his horn and shouted,

"Son, get in, quick!" shouted Running Water.

So White Hawk ran out into the street and jumped in the car. They drove away real fast and went home.

"Do you think they followed us?" asked Nuka concerned.

"I don't know, maybe," said White Hawk.

"I don't think so, we drove to fast for them to come around the corner," said Spotted Eagle.

"Are you all right?" asked Jimmy.

"Yes I am fine, I got out before they could do damage," said White Hawk.

"I will fix us something to eat, Jimmy would you like to join us?" asked Running Water.

"Yes I would like that very much," said Jimmy with a smile on his face.

So Running Water fixed them a very late meal. As they were eating, then Spotted Eagle hardly touched his food.

"What is the matter son?" asked Running Water.

"I'm leaving tomorrow morning," said Spotted Eagle.

"You're leaving," saddened Nuka.

"But you just got here it seems like," said White Hawk.

"I know, but I have a home, a job that I need to get back to," said Spotted Eagle.

"But I thought this was your home?" asked Nuka.

"This is my home, I was born here silly. I have a new home now in the city," said Spotted Eagle.

White Hawk got up from the table and sat down outside on the porch. Spotted Eagle followed.

"I'm sorry, but I have a new life, away from this place, there are better thighs out there than this place brother, that nobody knows about it or hasn't tried to leave and discover it, but I will come and visit," said Spotted Eagle.

"When, another three or four years maybe, you have lost your way," said White Hawk crossing his arms.

White Hawk got mad and went inside. It was time for Jimmy to go home now. So, he excused himself and went home and went to sleep. The next morning it was time for Spotted Eagle to go home, back to the city. He gathered his things and put them in the car.

"Goodbye father, I'll come and visit again real soon," said Spotted Eagle.

"Washte" (good)," said Running Water.

"Bye brother, be good yeah, don't be a stranger," said Big Ben.

"I won't, see ya, bye Nuka, you need to stop growing on me," smiled Spotted Eagle.

"I can't help that I am growing," chuckled Nuka.

"White Hawk, be good yeah, stay out of trouble," said Spotted Eagle.

"I promise," said White Hawk.

"Good," said Spotted Eagle.

Spotted Eagle got into the car and drove off, back into the city.

"Come on, let's go back inside," said Running Water.

"Hey!" shouted Jimmy.

"Come on in Jimmy, what's wrong, somebody's chasing you?" Laughed Big Ben.

"No, I have great news for you guys," said Jimmy with excitement and out of breath.

"What," asked Big Ben in confusion?

"Your mother called my mother, and she told me, that your mom is coming home tomorrow morning, 8:00 am Indian time, and that she is going to be working at home," said Jimmy.

"Mother!" shouted Nuka with joy.

"Angel," said Running Water.

"Mom is coming home!" Nuka shouted with excitement.

"That's great, we should celebrate, let's go to Batty's convenient store and get a coke," said White Hawk.

Bats convenient store is in South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, or what we call Texaco station, or Stripes, or 7 eleven. So they all went to the car and got inside, as White Hawk was about to get in, he saw the shadow figure, White Hawk got in the car and buckled up.

Big Ben looked at his brother in confusion; there was nobody there to look at.

As they arrived at Batty's convenient store in the parking lot, a couple of young boys drove up real fast, throwing dust everywhere and playing their music loud, and honking their horns.

They got out of the car and started jumping on hoods of cars that parked there, they jumped on Running Waters hood and put his hand over his mouth and made an Indian noise and smiled, and walked inside.

"Do you know those guys?" asked Running Water.

"Yeah, Haskell and his boys, they're jerks," said White Hawk.

"And bullies," said Nuka.

"Come, let's go inside and get a coke," said Running Water getting out of the car.

So they walked inside and got a coke and sat down.

"When mom comes home tomorrow, I'm going to give her a big fat hug and a kiss," said Nuka.

"Brother, I think we're all going to do that," smiled Big Ben.

So they finished their coke and got in the car and drove back home. When they arrived home, they took showers and went to bed. Nuka was so excited that he couldn't sleep, finally, he decided to sleep.