Away From Home by Whitney Shaw (best business books of all time TXT) 📕

Next morning Ronald and Light Water came to the reservation. Running Toad didn't know they were back on the reservation. Ronald and Light Water went to the saloon in town and got a couple of drinks. Running Toad woke up and got dressed, and walked over to the saloon. He walked inside and went to the bar and sat down at the bar.

 

"Whisky?" asked the man slapping the bar.

 

The bartender handed him his drink, then he started to ask for more, so he gave it to him. Then he started to get loud and being rude and trying to start fights.

 

"Sir your going to have to leave, you had to much to drink," said the bartender.

 

"He is right, you need to leave before somebody gets hurt," said Ronald.

 

"Are you talking to me old man?" asked the man turning around.

 

"Sir your disturbing the peace," said Light Water.

 

"What do you know about peace Injun?' asked the man.

 

"I know a lot more than you do," said Light Water.

 

"You Injuns think you live in a sufficient world, well you don't, you Injuns think you know everything," said the man.

 

"Leave them alone," said Running Toad.

 

"Or what Injun?" asked the man.

 

"I'll go get the Sheriff," said Running Toad walking away.

 

"I am so scared," said the man laughing.

 

"Well go with you," said Light Water.

 

So they went to go get the Sheriff.

 

"Sheriff a man in the saloon is starting trouble," said Ronald.

 

 So the Sheriff quickly walked over to the saloon.

 

"What's going on here?" asked the Sheriff.

 

"That man is messing my saloon up," said the bartender.

 

"Alright, come on sir, you had to much to drink already," said the Sheriff.

 

The man looked at an empty bottle of whisky and threw at the Sheriff, the Sheriff quickly pulled his pistol out and shot the glass it shattered and went every where. Then three men sustained him and the Sheriff quickly handcuffed him and took him to the jail house.

 

"Ronald, when can I go home?" asked Running Water.

 

"What? you are home," said Ronald.

 

"No I want to go home to my family, I know I am an Indian now and where I come from, but  I am ready to go home and see my family," said Running Toad

 

"Alright sonny, you do what you think is best, but when you go back, they will still see you as an Indian not a white man," said Ronald.

 

Then Running Toad went back to Sky Woman's house and sat down at the table and started  eating. Running Toad did not eat much.

 

"What' the matter?" asked Sky Woman.

 

"I am sorry, I just want to go home," said Running Toad.

 

"You don't like it here?" asked Sky Woman.

 

"I do, its great," said Running Toad.

 

"But," said Sky Woman.

 

"I have a mother and father, a family that misses me very much. I want to go home. So  I am leaving tomorrow morning," said Running Toad getting up from the table and going to his room, they all got up from the table and went to bed.

Ch 9 Home

Next morning Running Toad woke up real early and took his things and left. He walked for about three days, when he came to a town in Wyoming.  He stopped and rested inside an old abandoned barn. When dawn came he was on his way home to Montana.

 

When he arrived in Montana he saw Martha and Rancho walk into the store. So he walked towards the store window and peeped inside. He watched Martha and Rancho go to the back of the store and he walked inside and greeted the store keeper. Then he went in the front of the shelf's and started watching them.

Rancho and Martha walked up to the front to pay for there belongings.

 

"I am looking for a little Indian boy named Running Toad, I herd he lives here?" asked Running Toad. 

 

"Look mister," Rancho turning around. "Son."

 

"Lets go home," said Running Toad.

 

"Were glad and so happy your here, we've missed you a lot," said Martha.

 

"Me to, I just couldn't stop thinking about you guys," said Running Toad.

 

When they arrived home Running Toad saw a little girl chasing the chickens trying to catch one. The little girl is three years old, with red chubby cheeks and a blue dress on

 

"Who is that?" asked Running Toad.

 

"She is your new baby sister,  her name is Nakuma, she is three years old," Martha got out of the wagon.

She stopped chasing the chickens and ran towards Martha.

 

"Momma," said Nakuma running wobley towards her.

 

"Sweetheart this is your big brother he's been away for a long time, but he is home now," smiled Martha.

 

"Brother," said Nakuma looking up to him.

 

"Hello," said Running Toad bending down to her level.

 

"Lets go inside and I'll cook something to eat," said Martha picking her up and taking her inside.

They all went inside and ate,  when finished they cleaned up and went to bed.

Ch 10 Town/School

Next morning they took Nakuma to her first day of school. Like Rancho did with Running Toad, he waited, he watched  Nakuma walk inside, he waited  just in case they sent her out because she was an Indian, but they didn't, she went and sat down, and she waved through the window at Rancho, Martha and Running Toad.

 

When they dropped her off they went to the store and looked around. Then all of a sudden Brandon and Michael walked in. Rancho watched Michael go to the back of the store where Running Toad was looking at some books. Brandon stood and watched Rancho and Martha with an evil look on his face.

 

"Hey there red man?" asked Michael.

Running Toad turned around and looked over towards Martha and Rancho and then back at Michael.

 

"Move out of my way Brandon! yelled Rancho.

 

"Your boy is fine, he is a big boy now, he can take care of himself," said Brandon smiling.

 

"What are you looking at red man, you probably don't remember me, but my friend and I use to try to take you back to where you belong and to help our town and people inside the town, but they wouldn't listen, I told them this day would come," said Michael.

 

"Help them with what?" asked Running Toad.

 

"You really don't know do you, to save them and the town from you," said Michael.

 

"From me, why?" asked Running Toad.

 

"Look kid, your an Indian right? Right, Indians will do anything in there power to kill or protect there land we live on, they killed our families, grandmothers, grandchildren, children, women and men, young and old," said Michael.

 

"That's not how I was raised, I'm better than that, I know where I came from and what happened, but I am not that way," said Running Toad.

 

The storekeeper slowly walked side ways towards the window and spotted the Sheriff. The storekeeper had a small mirror in his pocket, he took it out and let the sun hit it just right and shined it at the Sheriffs face. Ther Sheriff looked at the storekeeper through the window across the street, the storekeeper pointed and the Sheriff quickly walked towards the store and walked inside.

 

"Brandon, where's Michael?" asked the Sheriff.

 

"I don't know," said Brandon sarcastically.

The Sheriff walked to the back.

 

"Alright Michael leave him alone and his family, come on," said the Sheriff.

 

"I'm telling you Sheriff, he will kill them and wipe us all out," said Michael walking away.

 

"Some people can't stay away from the past," said the Sheriff walking away.

Ch 11 Fire and Death

Rancho, Martha and Running Toad left the store and rode up to the school house. She ran out of the school with a smile on her face. Running Toad got off and helped Nakuma get on the wagon, and they went home.

    As they arrived home, Running Toad had some chores he had to do or finish up.

 

"I'll go feed the horses, and put them in the stables," said Running Toad jumping off the wagon.

Running Toad took the horses back to the stables and fed them and started to walk back to the house.

   

"Nakuma, come on, mommy needs to give you a bath," said Martha.

 

    "No," pouted Nakuma crossing her arms.

 

Running Toad slowly walked up to Nakuma and picked her up from behind.

 

    "Listen to mom, you have to take a bath," said Running Toad carrying her to the house.

 

Martha gave Nakuma a bath, and they all went to bed.  

 

When everybody was sleeping, a crash noise came through the window, then a fire rose up. Rancho quickly got out of bed with Martha and Running Toad got up and ran to Nakumas room who was up crying, Rancho quickly grabbed her and ran towards the kitchen door, when small pieces of wood started to fall off the roof, Nakuma was screaming and is scared, then they took a step and a fire rose up in front of them, Rancho quickly grabbed a blanket and wrapped Nakuma in it, and he ran through the fire, and laid Nakuma far away on the ground and ran back inside. Running Toad looked at Rancho and Martha, he ran through the fire and outside to Nakuma, picking her up.

 

Rancho and Martha held hands, as they were about to run through, then the roof caved in, making a bigger flame, Rancho and Martha looked across the fire, and saw Running Toad yelling.

 

"COME ONE!!!

 

Rancho shook his head and bent down with Martha on there knees, and wrapped there arms around each other and closed there eyes. There house went up in flames and came crashing down.

 

Nakuma was crying and scared, Running Toad went to the barn with her, and grabbed two horses, one horse they rode together and the other followed, they rode to town to tell the Sheriff.

 

"Do you know who did it?" asked the Sheriff.

 

"Yes, Brandon and Michael," said Running Toad in anger.

 

"I'll have my deputy round up a posse, and go after them, I will see them hanged," said the Sheriff.

 

"Good, if you don't catch