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both
officers.
    “Well thanks for your
time, if we have any further questions, we’ll be in touch,” officer
Sparks said.
    The police officers left
and we all went back in the house. When we got back in house, I saw
Saska waiting by the back door.
    “So, ladies, if there is
that kind of violence going on in town you need to be careful.
Maybe stay away from that part of town for awhile, at least until
this blows over,” Dad said as he opened the fridge.
    “We will dad,” I said as I
took a seat on my stool again.
    “So would you ladies like
me to make you some eggs and bacon?” Dad asked turning towards
us.
    “Yes Mr. St.Claire, that
would be groovy,” Sully said.
    Sully always called my dad
by his last name instead of his first, I’m not sure why. He was the
only adult figure that she seems to respect. Maybe she did that so
she wouldn’t have to get to close to him. Sully made people believe
that she didn't have room in her heart, even though I knew
different.
    “Hey Dad, could you grab
that left over steak in the fridge, I bet Saska is starving, poor
thing I’ve been so busy I forgot to feed him,” I said as I grabbed
a plate.
    Dad handed me the streak,
I warmed it up a little, and set it down for him, he ate it as if
it was pudding.
    “Slow down, you’re going
to choke,” Sully said.
    I bent down in a cupboard
by the sink and grabbed a plastic dish for a water bowl. I grabbed
the Britta out of the fridge and filled the bowl. He drank it all
and went too laid on the rug by the back door.
“So are you going to call around about him?” Dad asked as he was
dishing up our breakfast.
    “I sure am, I just wanted
to get some food in me, my appetite seems to be back,” I said as I
started to squirt ketchup on my eggs.
    “So, what time is Logan’s
funeral?” I asked Dad.
    He hesitated. I could tell
he didn't want to talk about this with me. “It’s at 11am. We still
have a few hours. Are you going Sully?” Dad asked.
    “No, I think I’ll leave
that up to you two, I’ve got a bath calling my name and maybe a
nap,” she said in between shoveling her food in her
mouth.
    We ate breakfast, but I
kept thinking about where that tarp had gone and I didn’t want to
risk asking Sully while my Dad was in earshot. Breakfast tasted so
good, Dad’s eggs are always the perfect over easy, and his bacon is
never to greasy and is always the right crispiness.
    “Ok Dad, Sully and I are
going to go get dressed and then I’ll call around about the Saska,”
I said as I started leaving the kitchen.
    “Hey Jayden, can you wait
just a sec, I’d like to talk to you,” Dad said as he started to
gather our breakfast dishes.
    “Sully, go ahead upstairs,
take Saska with you, I’ll meet you in a few minutes.”
    I knew this conversation
was not going to go very well.
    “What’s up Dad, was there
something else on your mind?” I asked, but I knew exactly what he
wanted to know from me.
    “So, did you get a chance
to read your Mom’s letter yet?” he asked as he was rinsing the
plates to put in the dishwasher.
    “No, not yet, we didn’t
get home until late last night and I wanted to be fresh, maybe I
might get to it tonight. Sorry Dad,” I said with sympathy. I knew
how much he wanted to read the letter.
    “Oh honey, it’s ok, it’s
your letter I just wanted to read it and hear your mother’s voice
in my head again,” he looked up and winked at me.
    I hated to lie to my dad, I
hardly ever do, and this is not one of the times that I wanted
to.
    “Ok Dad, we’ll I’ll let
you know when I do. I love you.” I went up and hugged him and it
felt so good. My Dad has been so supportive of me, always cheering
me on in whatever I decided to do, even if it’s something he’s not
fond of.
    I went upstairs still
thinking about the fact that I had just lied to my Dad about
something that means so much to him, why can’t I show him the
letter, what laws was mom talking about? She makes it sound like
we’re part of