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that possible, where have you been for the last
ten years?” I said as I petted him. This couldn’t be the same dog,
he doesn’t look that old.
    The dog just stared at me,
but I couldn’t shake this feeling I was having.
    When I was eight this
young dog just shows up and hangs around for about six months then
just disappears one day. My Dad and I thought that maybe he ran
away or that his family finally found him. We had checked with the
shelters, but he was never picked up by anyone.
    As I was thinking about
all this stuff Dad and gotten home and managed to come upstairs
without me noticing.
    “Next time let me know
you're leaving, so I don't worry, ok," my dad said to me but he
could tell I wasn't really listening to him. "Hey, what are you in
deep thought about?” my dad asked as he was leaning in the
doorway.
    I snapped out of
it.
    “Sorry, I stayed for
awhile, but left when you were almost done. Look at this picture of
when I was nine, I think you took it,” I said as I turned the album
around to face him.
    Dad walked over to my bed
and sat next to me and looked at it.
    “Yeah, I remember that
dog. I was grateful you had something to hold onto that got you
through that time,” he said solemnly.
    “The dog, look at the dog!”
I said all excited.
    “I remember that dog, he
came right after your….yeah I remember him, I wondered what had
happened to that dog, I liked him.” my dad said as he turned the
photo album back to me.
    “No dad , look at Saska, now tell me this
isn’t the same dog from when I was eight,” I said with
determination.
    “Oh honey that can’t be
the same dog, I will admit they do look similar, but the dog in the
picture is different,” he said as he stood up.
    “Dad, it’s the same dog,”
I said as I closed the album.
    “No honey it’s not, but
they do resemble each other,” he said as he started to leave my
room.
    “Hey, by the way, thanks
for sticking around after the service. I had to make excuses as to
where you went,” he said with a frown on his face.
    “Sorry Dad, but I didn’t
really feel like talking to anybody.”
    “I understand, but next
time at least let me know ahead of time,” he said as he walked out
of my room.
    My Dad is pretty easy
going as long as I’m honest with him, especially since my Mom
died.
    I was so exhausted from
the last few days, I just wanted to sleep and not think about
anything. I laid down on my bed thinking about Blake. He seems so
mysterious and a little handsome I guess, how would Logan have
taken this news about a brother, or did he know already. I hate
having all these questions unanswered. I drifted off to sleep
without even realizing it.
    I only was asleep about an
hour when my phone rang.
    “Hello,” I answered all
groggy.
    “Hey girl, what’s
shaken?”
    “Hi Sully, sorry I was
sleeping,” I said as I started to sit up.
    “So how was the…..well how
was it?” Sully asked.
    “It was fine, I didn’t
stay long, I just couldn’t take thinking about him anymore. Hey,
that guy was there,” I said.
    “What guy?” Sully asked
with curiosity.
    “That guy that helped me
last night,” I said as I looked around my room and realized that
Saska was gone.
    “Really, so what was he
doing there? That’s bizarre, I’m not sure how I feel about that,”
Sully said.
    “Yeah, it was really
weird. What's even more weird is that he says he’s Logan’s
brother,” I said, waiting for Sully to freak out.
    Silence.
    “Sully,” I asked. I
couldn’t tell if we got disconnected.
    “Yeah I’m here, I’m just
tripping out,” Sully said as she took another deep
breath.
    I explained to Sully what
transpired between Blake and I and the discovery that I made with
the picture from my album.
    “Jayden, I don’t know
what’s happening, but this is getting really creepy. Do you think
your Dad would mind if I stayed the night again. My Aunt’s out of
town for a few days and I hate you being…..well I don’t want you to
have to be