Time flowed slowly like the river water, anguish and concern, vague anticipation of something he won’t like to face, thoughts into which he delved and which dived deep inside him in his viscera that was in an active mode. He lay down on the grass, stretched himself, felt one with the earth, he smelled its fragrance: pure, simple, devoted, gracious, benevolent earth always giving and providing. He felt a sudden unexpected fullness, something made him feel content, this very moment, something was around him, protecting him, saying to him, don’t be concern, what is to be revealed let it come to show itself and when that happens, notice it, write it in your essence and think, consider what you might be able to do with it or about it.

With that thought his pulse calmed down and his whole body felt a lot more relaxed. He got up and drove back home slowly. The rest of the afternoon he spent in his room until his father came from work. Their house was situated on the west side of Columbia Street, just fifteen minute walk to the CP Rail yard where his dad worked. As they had their supper sharp at 6:00 o’clock like any other evening his father looked at him and that was when Anton informed him that he was hired as a caretaker at the Residential School.

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