Aiden is sent to Hawaii to stay with his father, whom he has never met. But when he arrives there he discovers there is no one to meet him. He has no money, and his mother and stepfather do not want him back. Devastated at their betrayal, hungry and heartsore, he walks away from the airport in a random direction, only to be beaten up and have his belongings stolen by vagrants. But Aiden is a fighter. The next morning he determines to find help, and on his way he sees three children being attacked by dogs. He jumps in to save them, and the consequences of this act of bravery leads him down a brand new path. Aiden soon learns that he can choose his own family, and that his past need not always define his future.

Dog Days

I was fine again by lunch and when the women brought in the trays, Sol and I looked at each other and nodded. I held up my puke tray and he caught on right away. This time we almost got caught, well, actually we did get caught, but it was just a tech, and he winked at us and turned away. Although when he came in shortly after we had returned to our room, he snapped his fingers, and when I guiltily held out my container of goodies, he helped himself to a Danish and winked. Then he drew my blood. Fair’s fair, I guess.


Chapter 14