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Balto (The Revelation)
Chapter 11 – Leaving
“What should I do now?” Balto thought deeply while the sun had already risen.
The brown wolf just was lying down while doing nothing. His only work now was just in his mind. He knew it was already morning, but he just felt he didn’t want to go anywhere. His head was trembling right now. Since the incident before, he didn’t dare to go to town. Not worrying about his life, but just afraid of his family. What if they attacked them?
“BALTO! Wake up!” Boris shouted loudly, almost startled him, “It’s morning and you’re still sleeping…”
As usual, the Russian goose never gave him a chance to relax more. Balto then rolled up, staring at his friend.
“Boris…” he started, “I’m not sleeping anymore. I’m thinking of something now.”
“Thinking?” Boris eyes flickered, “Something? Well, that’s unusual. Do you have problem in your head, Balto?”
“Yeah…” Balto replied, rolling down and getting up at his feet, “It’s about the incident before…”
“The incident before?” Boris gulped, remembering back when those vicious wolves chased him.
“I was thinking, Boris…” Balto looked seriously at Boris, “What if they harmed my family? What if those wolves did something that I couldn’t ever imagine to them? If they do, I’ll never forgive myself…”
Boris then suddenly felt sympathy to Balto. The goose self knew how important his family to him. Mentioning about Jenna, his mate, he didn’t believe Balto could get her attention and finally, having also a family with her. That was out of his imagination. He moved slowly to Balto. Walking step by step above rusty wooden boat, patting Balto’s head.
“Balto, don’t you worry…” he said, smiling at Balto, “Your family is always safe. You want to know why I’m so sure about that? It’s because they have humans, unlike you, they’re completely protected.”
“But, I’m still…” Balto interrupted.
“No, Balto. Don’t say anything again…” Boris cut off, locking Balto’s word with his wings, “I guess you better see your family now. Talk with them and I’m sure you’ll feel relieved after it.”
“But, I’m not so sure…” Balto excused himself, but quickly swept away by Boris mop.
“Go, Balto! It’s for you own good…” Boris continued after smacking him a little with mop.
The brown wolf then just gave Boris a slight smile, and then he was going to the town. Slowly, he vanished in it. The white goose smiled after that.
“Do you think he can overcome that?” a voice suddenly echoed from behind of him.
Boris quickly turned around and found that another friend stood before him. The grey wolf, Luka, then also sat beside him. With Boris, he was watching where Balto went from boat.
“I’m perfectly sure he can overcome many of his problems…” Boris started, starting to grab mop and sweeping the floor again, “That’s what I thought.”
“I guess so…” Luka replied, looking to the sky, “I believe he can…”
Without looking anything again, he then turned around, facing a great problem within his own mind.
“If not…” he thought, “I must get him out from here quick before they got them first… moreover ‘Him’…”
“Balto?” Jenna asked, noticing his unusual condition, “Are you alright? You seem troubled.”
“What?” Balto was startled, “I’m fine. Really, I’m perfectly okay…”
“Oh, okay…” Jenna hesitated.
Balto then took a deep breath silently. He had been in Jenna’s house for an hour, watching how she played with her girl. In addition, Kodi and Saba was there. They joined too, but watching how his family was happy like that made the brown wolf felt bad to himself. He really wanted to be with them, but he already knew it mustn’t. he thought he had to stay away from them, going as far as possible to keep them safe. At this point, he shed his tears away. He then quickly ran away from that place, hiding his sadness. However, Jenna noticed that.
“What’s wrong with daddy?” Saba asked to Kodi.
“I don’t know…” Kodi answered, “He never like that before. What’s happen with him, mom?”
Jenna only fell in silent. She didn’t know the answer, but seeing his tears before, she knew he had a problem. Without waiting any longer, she quickly stepped forward, wanting to catch him soon but halted as soon as her girl landed at her back playfully.
“What’s the matter, Jenna?” Rosie asked, giggling, “Are you tired?”
“No, I’m not, Rosie…” Jenna answered in her mind, “I’m just worrying Balto…”
It was already dark. The sun had already gone. Balto had been silent for many hours at his boat, doing nothing but kept sighing. He just lied down like he didn’t have any work to do. And that was what Boris worried about.
“Balto!” he yelled loudly at Balto’s ears, making him shocked for a second, “What are you doing? You don’t look like yourself today. I never see you sighing everyday.”
“Well…” Balto sighed, “Then, you just see it that I like sighing now.”
“Balto, you…” Boris replied, but cut off quickly by Balto.
“Boris, please!” Balto suddenly shouted, “I… I just don’t know what I have to do now… to protect my family… to get them away from me… to…”
“Oh, kiddo…” Boris moved closer, patting Balto’s head.
“Boris, maybe I should go somewhere…” Balto replied, “I should leave from here so that they could be happy.”
“But, Balto…” Boris seemed sad, “Are you feel happy? I know deep inside you, you’re not happy at all. You suffer, Balto…”
Balto’s tears couldn’t be hold anymore. It kept flowing from his teary eyes. It wouldn’t stop, even he tried to be strong. He then put his head on Boris, giving all sadness he could. Just before he could cry for more, Luka and Reina came to him. Their eyes looked serious.
“Balto…” Luka started, “I don’t know how to say this but… it might be a good idea to leave this place as fast as you can.”
“Yes…” Reina continued, “This place is more dangerous now… so we think that…”
“Okay…” Balto suddenly answered, getting up and moving closer to them, “Let’s get going!”
Both of Luka and Reina were startled. They didn’t know this answer came quickly all of sudden. But, they didn’t have time to keep thinking because they must get out from there quickly. For Balto, this was his great chance. A chance to save his family.
“No, Balto!” Jenna suddenly interrupted, confronting his way, “You can’t do this to me… to your family…”
“But, Jenna…” Balto replied.
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