Page 27 of Bad Attitude
“The boy was like a littletornado.”Bindi laughed remembering.
“I’m going to have Tynegive him self-defense training next time they give it and he has anemergency phone now with my number on it.”
“Can he handle aphone?”
“Joey is a bright kid.”Ariel observed.
“If he learns how to use aphone, last night won’t happen again.”
“I’ve discovered trainingis everything to avoid mishaps and tragedies.It was my suggestionthey get the security system.What is hard is making things workwith a young child and two working parents.Friends and relativescan help.”
“Once Joey is in schoolthings will be better.”Bindi said.
“Most in the school he’llbe attending only go part time.”
“That makes it tougher.Maybe she can work from home?”
“That might be apossibility.Meanwhile, let’s get supper and have a toast tocelebrate you being a homeowner.”Ariel suggested.
Together they headed to the buffet.Ariel stood in line with Bindi behind her.Supper was wonderful asalways and the champagne they had after they’d eaten was sweet inmore ways than one.It was time to turn in and she tried not toworry about what might happen next.Being on call had been busy thefirst night, but tonight all seemed calm.
When a disturbancethe disturbance came,it wasn’t from her radio.An alarm went off meaning there was anattack.Attacks averaged two to three times a week, but the timeswere all over the place.Bindi got up and headed to the livingroom.
There was Ariel.“These arewolves.”
That told Bindi she needed to goupstairs and use the rifles that had darts.Once she got to thewindow it was evident that this was a large attacking force.HowinHow the hell had they gotten in?She began shooting picking offwolf after wolf.The tide turned as more of the attackers weretaken out.Some of the wolves were killing the attackers and it wasbloody, but it was the way of wolves.
Ariel was out there trying to take themout without killing them.As a parent her heart was softer, but herfour kids were here so she killed as needed.An hour later, withthe last of the attackers either escaping or caught, the fight wasover.Bindi went down to see what would happen now.
“Ariel, what do we do now?”Bindi asked.
“I’m going up the mountainto question these guys.”
“Can I go withyou?”
“Come on.”
Up the mountain they went to theunderground building.Some called it a bunker, some a house, oreven a bunkhouse but it could be any of those things if need be.Ariel used it to house guests when needed, she had an interrogationroom a couple of cells that had been added, all the facilities ahouse needed, and a small greenhouse that was actually outside onthe roof.
They went straight to the interrogationroom where a captive waited.“Why did you attack us?”Arielasked.
“He said you were hisenemies.The alpha said he wanted us to get in, capture a fewfemales and leave.It sounded easy.”
“Does it still soundeasy?”
“No, he didn’t tell us whowe were attacking.”The captive admitted.
“Why do you do this kind ofwork?”
“There was nothing else.Ihave no talents, education, or training.”
“What do you want to do?”Ariel asked.
“I always wanted to be asinger.”
“Really?Sing something forus.”
He began to sing a well-known song andhe did a good job.When he finished one verse and the chorus, theyall clapped.
