Spark of Flint

Chapter 7

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Janet's P.O.V.

I sit straight up from sleep drenched in a cold sweat tears stream down my face. What the actual cluster fuck! Not once but 2 nights in a row I have that dream and I dream of both parts and Kaiden is not here? I try to calm myself down as I hear whimpering from Rusty, is what I named him from the color of his coat, off to my side. Looks like he had a nightmare, too. I am in my brother's room. Rusty's back leg wasn't too bad by what grandma Mari said. Just a lot of cuts and bruises, I wanted to watch over him. Kaiden's room was the only option. I sit on the extra dog bed we use for fosters. He is in the hallway because the dog bed is too big for my brother's room. The dog bed is huge and long. A lot longer than any dog bed I have ever seen

I sit right next to him and start to pet him. Making us both feel better. As I calm down I start to wonder why this happened and get an idea. I get my phone from the end table and sit back on the dog bed. The dial tone starts then a ring. I lean against the wall. The hallway is big enough that my feet touch the other side without being cramped. 

Ring, ring, ring

Ring, ring, ring

"Hey, I am a bit surprised you called." said Kaiden.

"Well, something strange happened. I had the same length as the dream as if you were here. "

"That is strange. I have something to tell you."

"Ya, what is it?" I asked curious.

"I found the artist we have been looking for. She is the sister of a buddy. I only found out since he asked us to spend the night at his place." he said.

"No way! Have you asked her where she got the idea from?" I exclaim. 

"Ya it turns out, the reason it looks exactly like our dream is because she dreams it as well. Only that part until tonight, that is. Tonight, she is the first time dreaming of the same thing we do."

"Wow, is she okay?" I ask him.

"No, it hit her bad like the first time it got you. She is handling it better, due to her being the same age as us. At least she was not 5 years old."

I just noticed a low crying in the background. It makes sense that she is handling it better the first time round. When we first dreamed of that scene we were 5. I went nuts screaming loudly and was hysterical. It scared Kaiden, too, but it freaked me out. It took the rest of the night to calm me down. It wasn't just a nightmare but a night terrier. Grandma Mari had to come and check on us to see what was going on. She had helped mom calm us down.

I said,"I bet she is doing better than we did. We were 5 when it happened."

"Ya, the interesting thing is that it started around the same time it did for us. What I don't understand is that you had the full length when I am not there."

"Makes me wonder if there is more to the memory dream than we think. Also, this foster dog is the only factor I can think of that is different from the other times. Wait, when I woke up he was whimpering badly and was already awake. Do you think he had the dream, too?"

"I'm not sure. A possibility though. It's 5 in the morning, Why don't you make 2 cups of caffeine for you and mom, then try to get to sleep."

"Sure, it sounds like a plan. I will talk to you later. Love you brother, bye."

"Love ya too sis, bye"

Click.

After I make the cups of caffeine, I set mom's down in her spot and sit in mine. Mimi slept with me to help keep an eye on Rusty when I was asleep. I had mom take Rocket and Swipe to her room. That made it easy for me.

I hear something drag across the floor. The sound continues and I see the tail of Mimi and she is dragging the extra bed into the living room with her mouth. I smile as my heart is filled with a soft warmth. Rusty limping behind following her out here. Mimi stops as the bed is in the middle of the room.  No chance of being stepped on and no chance of the other dogs accidentally landing on him when they jump off the couch. It is an easy spot to walk around, too. She is so smart. Mimi actually came up with that all on her own. It was when we were taking care of another foster, that is when she figured it out. Then she started to do that with the injured ones we took care of. Rusty carefully laid down and licked Mimi as if to say thank you. 

Mom's bedroom door opened and she looked surprised to see me.

"I thought I left the light on from last night. What has you up so early this morning?" she asked in a surprised tone.

"I had another nightmare. It was as if Kaiden was here, too."

Mom looked shocked. She came to sit down and gave me a hug. I just leaned into it sideways, keeping my arms to my sides. I am glad I put my cup of tea down before mom opened her door. Tears rolled down my face, I hate how real it feels. As if it actually happened. I hate not knowing why these nightmares keep happening. I feel like I caused it all. It feels like a burden I created yet I don't know the whole story or how to solve this unknown problem. I hate it even more because I don't even know where to start. This is so frustrating. 

I hear a whine and see Mimi grooming Rusty and he is trying so hard to get away without actually moving due to his back leg injuries. It is not working. Mimi is a pro at grooming unwilling victims. She will even chase the cats around the house when they visit. I swear she does it on purpose when I'm crying because she does it every time. But it works to make me feel better. I end up laughing at how cute it is.

I calm down after that. Mom is wiping my eyes with tissue. She grabs her cup of coffee and sits next to me on the couch. Not in her spot today. We enjoy our cups of caffeine in silence and then mom starts to get ready. I told mom what my brother told me. She looked at me surprised.

"Really? She dreams the same thing? I am starting to think it's all connected." she says that then looks at Rusty.

"Maybe, but I don't think a dog would be in it."

"Honey, that is a wolf or at least a wolf-dog. He is about the size of that Great Dane we took care of last year, just a lot more round and fluffy. Also looks exactly like a wolf with the same coloring as one, too." says mom.

"I have been wondering that as well." I reply

Mom whispers something so low she must have not meant to say it out loud but I catch it.

"I wonder if they are part of it as well"

I pretend not to hear. What does she mean by that? Who are they? My thoughts are interrupted by....

"SHIT! I AM GOING TO BE LATE! Bye, love you!" exclaimed mom as she rushes out the door already having her shoes on.

I chuckle as I see her bulky orange purse look out of place with her green lime green scrubs. The door follows behind her quickly with a soft boom. Then taking a few minutes I checked Rusty's back leg. Grandma Mari was right, it looked a lot worse than it was. After rapping it up with new bandages I turn the light off and get comfy on the couch and relax. Rocket and swipe didn't wait up that whole time. I keep wondering why. The feeling that I caused this is so strong. Questions run through my head. How? Why? When? For who? What did I do? What was the reason? Who did I do it for? As those thoughts run wild in my head I fall fast asleep. Not knowing that I had the eyes of a wolf looking dog on me, saying what is going on?