A Secret

Familiar

I entered her house. It was a total different look inside then how it looked outside. Outside it seemed like a house in a tree trunk but it was like a cabin. She took me to a bedroom and told me to lay Jake on the bed. I did as she told me but he was getting worst, the clean cloth he once had on his leg is now all soaked in blood. The old lady got close to him and took of the cloth.
“The wound is deep but he will be ok” she said noticing I was stressed and worried.
“Thank god…” I let a deep breath out while relaxing.
“Do you know what happened to him Neko?” she knew my name?! I don’t remember ever meeting her though. Probably my parents told her of me but how would she know I was that same child?
“Oh, umm… I woke up laying on the ground in the forest. I don’t know what happened in the during the period I passed out”
“May I ask how you passed out?”
“I-I think I hit my head when I tripped…”
“Do you have a wound?” I didn’t know I was wounded until I placed my hand on the back of my head. I was bleeding and it started to hurt once I realized. “Ow…”
“Please sit down my child” She pulled a stool from the closet and made me sit on it. While I was set, I was looking towards Jake worried with my feet dangling from the ground.
She raped a bandage around my head making the bleeding stop.
“I thank your mam… how is Jake?” I bowed but quickly asked about Jakes condition which was the thing that bothered me.
“The amount of blood he was losing is controlled now and his leg is stitched up now also” was I that queer… blacking out for a small period and just when I wake up a mess is left. I can’t bear with myself anymore. I once got of the stool I stared at the ground and fell on my knees crying.
“Child, are you ok?” she placed a hand on my back trying to cheer e up.
“N-No I’m not. I am most worthless during this time…I’ve always depended on Jake, he knew when I famished, he helped me out when they seized to take my parents’ house away, I was always shallow due to the fact I was shy and scared but he was always there for me…and thanks to that…just look where he’s at now!” I ended up laying on the floor rolled up into a ball crying.
“Now now…listen youngster, you see somethings a way, while others see it a different way. In your point of view, it’s you being queer, in Jakes point of view is you being strong building up an eyrie. Now, you should take a rest and change your clothes if you don’t want Jack Frost to catch you tonight” she helped me up concealing me. She was kind, honest and generous just like my parents. In that moment, I felt so happy I ended up hugging her. It felt like, I was hugging my parents.