door.
Chapter 9:
Shanaea opened her eyes and blinked a few times, trying to clear her head.
“Where am I?” She thought.
Then her memory came back to her in a rush and she remembered being attacked by Tiembe in the outskirts.
She glanced around the room and realized she was in doc’s… in Nome.
“How’d I get here?” She asked herself.
The last thing she remembered was being attacked in by Tiembe in the outskirts, then losing consciousness in a pool of her blood on the floor of the old hotel.
A sudden pain hit her then and she winced. It felt as if the back of her neck was on fire.
She rubbed the spot gently with her paw and felt stitches, a row of them, on the back of her neck.
“…doc must’ve patched me up.” She thought.
“…Shanaea?” A familiar voice said.
She turned her head to see her father walking up behind her.
“Oh thank Aniu.” He said. “…you’re okay?”
“…yeah.” Shanaea said. “I… I think so… where’s Tiembe?”
Kodi sighed.
“He’s with Blaize. He attacked you… you almost died.”
“He brought me back, didn’t he dad?” Shanaea asked.
Kodi nodded and Shanaea stood up slowly.
“Lay down Shanaea.” Kodi said. “You need to rest.”
Shanaea shook her head.
“I’m fine dad. I’m going to see Tiembe.”
“Are you crazy?” Kodi asked. “He tried to kill you.”
“That’s over now.” Shanaea said. “I need to talk to him now… I think I can help him.”
“You need to lay down.” Kodi said. “Don’t worry about Tiembe, Blaize will take care of him.”
“That’s what I’m afraid of.” Shanaea said. “Dad… I love him… regardless of what he’s done, and I need to talk to him.”
Kodi sighed.
“Okay… but I’m coming with you.”
“…okay.” Shanaea said.
“It’s good to know you’re okay Shanaea.” Kodi said. “I was awful worried about you. You gave us quite a scare last night.”
“I’m fine dad, but… thanks.” Shanaea said. …lead the way?”
Kodi nodded and the two set off for the old mill.
“…absolutely not.” Blaize said.
“Blaize I need to talk to him.” Shanaea said. “…please?”
Blaize shook his head.
“He tried to kill you Shanaea. There’s no way I’m letting you in there with him now.”
“I won’t go alone.” Shanaea said. “You can be in there if it would make you feel any better.”
“Why do you want to see him anyway?” Blaize asked.
“…because I think I can help him.” Shanaea said. “He’ll talk to me and… and I love him Blaize.”
Blaize sighed.
“I don’t like it Shanaea.”
“…please Blaize?” Shanaea asked.
“What do you think Kodi?” Blaize asked.
“To tell you the truth I don’t really like it.” Kodi said. “…but Shanaea is old enough to make her own decisions now, and I suppose that if you were in there I’d be okay with it.”
Blaize sighed again.
“Alright… but I’m going with you and if he seems even a little aggressive we’re leaving… I won’t risk you being hurt again.”
“…that’s fine.” Shanaea said.
Blaize pushed the door open and Tiembe blinked rapidly at the sudden rush of bright light.
“…you have a visitor Tiembe.” Blaize said.
Tiembe hardly moved.
Shanaea steeped into the shed and Tiembe leapt to his paws.
“Shay, you’re… you’re alive!”
Shay nodded and stepped forward.
“I’m fine Tiembe.”
Tiembe sighed and hung his head, looking away from Shanaea.
“…no thanks to me.” He said.
“Why did you do it Tiembe?” Shanaea asked.
Tiembe sighed.
“I… I don’t know.”
“Yes you do Tiembe.” Shanaea said. “You don’t try to kill someone without a reason, especially someone you love…. You do love me, don’t you Tiembe?”
“…yes I do Shay.” Tiembe said.
“…that’s why you saved me, why you brought me back to Nome.” Shanaea said. “You could’ve let me die out there and gotten away, instead you brought me back.”
Tiembe nodded.
“…so why’d you do it?” Shanaea asked.
“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.” Tiembe said. “…no one ever does.”
“…try me.” Shanaea said.
Tiembe started to speak, then sighed and fell silent.
“You said no one ever believes you.” Shanaea said. “Has this happened before Tiembe?”
Tiembe nodded.
…how many times?” Shanaea asked.
Tiembe sighed.
“…four.” He said.
“…why Tiembe?” Shanaea asked.
Tiembe said nothing.
“…look Tiembe.” Shanaea said, walking closer to him. “I’m trying to help you, but I can’t do that unless you talk to me. Talk to me Tiembe.”
Tiembe sighed.
“…they would have consumed me Shay.”
“What do you mean by that?” Shanaea asked.
“They said they loved me… but they didn’t. They would’ve consumed me… like my mother.”
“…what about your mother?” Shanaea asked. “What did your mother do to you?”
“She… she wouldn’t let me talk to anyone.” Tiembe responded. “She said all females were the same, that they only wanted one thing, that they didn’t really care about me at all.”
“What did you do Tiembe?” Shanaea asked.
“I… I can’t…”
Tiembe sighed.
“I don’t remember… one day she just… disappeared.”
“…did she abandon you Tiembe?” Shanaea asked.
Tiembe shook his head and fell silent.
“She didn’t disappear Tiembe.” Shanaea said. “…dogs don’t just disappear.”
Then Shanaea remembered her dream.
“…did she hurt you Tiembe?”
Tiembe nodded.
“…why?” Shanaea asked. “Why did she hurt you Tiembe?”
“There was this girl…. mother was upset that I was seeing her…”
“What was her name?” Shanaea asked.
Tiembe remained silent.
“You’ve got to remember.” Shanaea said. “…force yourself to remember Tiembe. What was her name?”
Tiembe sighed.
“Her name… her name was…”
Tiembe shook his head and a look of disbelief came over his face as he remembered.
“…her name was Samm.”
“What happened Tiembe?” Shanaea asked, putting her paw on his shoulder. “What happened to Samm?”
“…she died.” Tiembe said.
“How did she die?” Shanaea asked. “Tiembe, you’ve got to remember.”
Tiembe stood there a moment, then he slumped to the floor.
Tiembe walked into the shed he and his mother called home.
He was disappointed.
Samm was supposed to meet him outside the shed, but she never showed.
“It’s not like her to do that.” Tiembe thought.
“There you are Tiembe.” A black and white dog said as she walked into the room.
“…mother?” Tiembe asked.
“I’ve got something to show you Tiembe.” His mother said, walking into the next room of the shed.
Tiembe followed as his mother pushed open the door.
Inside was a young scarlet and white husky, and she looked very scared.
“…Samm?” Tiembe asked.
“Tiembe!” The dog said. “Tiembe, what’s going on?”
Tiembe looked at his mother.
“I told you not to see this harlot again, didn’t I?” His mother said.
Tiembe nodded and his mother continued.
“…yet still you persist, so I’ve got to take matters into my own paws. If you’re not smart enough to heed my warnings then I’ll take care of her for you so you won’t have to worry about it.”
His mother hit him, knocking him to the floor.
“You should’ve heeded my warnings about this whore.” His mother said. “Things would’ve been much easier that way, but never fear, I will help my baby along.”
She hit Tiembe again, and the young dog’s head bounced off the floor.
Tiembe tasted blood in his mouth and his vision blurred.
“…Tiembe help me!” Samm cried. “I’m… I’m scared Tiembe!”
The young husky started to back into the corner.
“…as you should be dear.” His mother said, walking over to Samm.
“I only want what’s best for you Tiembe.” His mother said. “I didn’t want to have to do this, but you’ve left me know choice, this is your fault Tiembe.”
His mother knocked Samm to the floor.
“Tiembe help me!” Samm cried.
Tiembe’s mother stood over Samm.
“you should’ve stayed away from him stupid girl.”
Then she violently tore into Samm’s exposed throat, and blood sprayed as Sam’s scream turned into a wet gurgle.
“NO!” Tiembe screamed.
“NO!” Tiembe screamed.
Shanaea shook him gently.
“Tiembe come back to me.” She said. “It’s not real Tiembe, whatever you see it’s not real!”
Tiembe opened his eyes and shook his head, trying to get the images out of his head… but try as he might they were still there.”
“I… I killed her.” Tiembe said, still breathing hard. “Oh God… I killed her!”
“…who?” Shanaea asked. “Who did you kill Tiembe?”
She paused a moment.
“…did you kill Samm?”
Tiembe shook his head and stood up.
“No… no I killed… she killed Samm.”
“…your mother?” Shanaea asked.
Tiembe nodded.
“She… she killed Samm and… I killed her… Oh God I killed her… I killed my mother!”
He started sobbing.
“…God I’m sorry Samm.” He said. “I… I let her kill you. I… I wanted to help her but… but I did nothing, and my mother killed her.”
He laid his head on Shanaea’s shoulder and sobbed.
“I’m so sorry Shay… I didn’t want to hurt you, but… but my mother…”
He became unintelligible then and just sobbed.
Shanaea held him close.
She looked back at Blaize and smiled.
Blaize turned and walked out of the shed. He’d heard and seen enough….
Shanaea was no longer in any danger.
Chapter 10:
Shanaea walked out of the shed almost an hour later.
Tiembe was asleep and she needed to talk to Blaize.
Shanaea walked down the steps and paused at the base. She looked around, knowing that Blaize wouldn’t have left the area, even if he thought she was safe.
“How is he?” Blaize said from behind her.
Shanaea turned around.
“…asleep.” Shanaea said.
Blaize nodded.
“…so what happens now?” Shanaea asked.
Blaize sighed.
“Well, his situation went from bad to worse. He’s confessed to four murders and one attempted murder… those carry the death penalty.”
Shanaea gasped.
“No… Blaize you… You can’t be serious!”
“I am Shanaea.” Blaize said. “The law is the law, it doesn’t make excuses.”
“…but… but he wasn’t mentally capable of understanding what he was doing.” Shanaea said. “He wasn’t in control of himself.”
Blaize sighed.
“Shanaea, answer me this… did he kill the four dogs?”
“…he says he did…” Shanaea said. “…but you can’t count his mother. If she killed this Samm
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emotion and slight sorrow. But, like all the rest, it has a great
ending. But I have to wonder about the Talbourne's future under Saba,
not to mention Josh and his extreme hatred for Tiembe. Ah, well, I'll
have to read on, something I will do gladly. Again, Amazing work!