As he arrived home he went to put his horse up in the barn for the night and walked back to the house.
"I have something for you," said Rancho.
So she sat down at the table and opened her present.
"Oh it's beautiful honey, thank you, but how could you afford this with the money we have?" asked Martha.
"I've been saving up to buy you something nice," said Rancho.
"Thank you, I love it very much, thank you," said Martha.
"Your Welcome sweetheart," smiled Rancho.
As the baby was sleeping, Martha and Rancho went outside and sat down in their rocking chairs on the porch, watching the sun go down until it was dark. Then they came back inside and went to sleep. The next morning the baby was crying, Martha quickly got up and fed the baby some milk and he was happy. When he finished drinking his milk he started to smile and it was the cutest smile nothing but gums. Martha took him outside and sat down on the rocking chair, it was a nice day. Then Rancho came outside and sat down also.
As they were sitting down they saw two men on horseback coming up on their land, then they got closer to the house.
"Brandon, Michael, what are you doing here?" angered Rancho.
"I am just saying, you need to give that baby back to his own people before it's too late," said Michael.
"Look, you're afraid, I know that, but he will not be the kind of Native you think he will be, he will be a good boy, a good man," said Rancho.
"Were not afraid of him, we're afraid of what he might do to our town and the people in it, we warned you, you wait too long and he'll turn on you both," said Brandon.
"Leave now," demanded Rancho.
So Michael and Brandon rode back to town to have a couple of beers.
"Why do they have to be so cruel?" asked Martha rocking the baby.
"They hate the Natives, they think just because he's a Native he will automatically kill the whites when he grows up," said Rancho.
"But our son will be a good boy," said Martha.
"Yes he will, he will not do anything to harm anyone or anything," said Rancho.
It was dark, so they walked inside and put the baby in his bed, and went to sleep.
As they were sleeping Michael and Brandon came to the baby's window, Brandon went inside, he stood over the crib, the baby woke up crying, Brandon quickly grabbed the baby and was about to go out the window, when Rancho came walking in.
"BRANDON! Get out of my house, but my son down NOW!" shouted Rancho.
Martha came running inside as well. Brandon threw the baby toward Rancho, and Rancho quickly caught the baby before he hit the floor.
"It's alright, shush, you're alright, daddy's got you," said Rancho cuddling him and holding him tightly.
So they took the baby to their room and went back to sleep.
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Away From Home
Short StoryA Child adopted by settlers, who knows the white mans way, not the Native away. When he comes home there two men waiting on him, to take him away to the reservation. And only then will he know who he is and the Native way, but his heart will always...
