I am kid napped again. The room is white and cold and empty xept for a clock on the wall. Thats all there is in the room—a big round 6:01. I have no idea what they use this room for—telling time is all you can do. Now its 6:03. I sit down on the cement floor. After a while my bottom feels cold so I stand up. 6:14. Now my feet feel cold.
I feel I shuld do something. Anything. Waiting for your luck to change is not enuff. Good luck happens when you do something. And if it doesnt happen at least you feel better. 6:16. I throw my sholder against the door. It does not move. I try again—harder. Nope. I try kicking the door. Nothing happens and now my sock foot and my sholder are both sore. Doing something doesnt always make you feel better. 6:19.
I take the phone I found on the ladys porch out of my coat pocket. It is still not working. I put it in my pants pocket.
At 6:20 the door opens and Joe walks in with the driver who is smaller and thinner than Joe but more important. Joe stands back and lets him talk.
So here you are in Toronto Bunny he says. You traveled a long way and nearly escaped but we have you now. It is a long journey for my country also—my poor suffering Pee Yan Vee Yah! And tonite the journey ends he says. Your grampa stole our anthem. Your brother found it. Tonite the world will hear it—and they will weep!
I gess the anthem is sad. I never cry during our anthem. We stand on gard for the—so what? Also we sing it about 80 times. I want to shout We know! Were going to stand on gard! We get it.
Not gard—something else. Gaurd maybe or guard—but that just looks wrong. Yes wrong. English is harder than it has to be. The driver has a wispy beerd and long hair and talks like Lubor only more so. He reminds me of somebody.
You must phone him he says to me.
Phone—
Your brother. Tell him you are in our power and he must do what we want. You will do it now.
The driver punches a number on his sell phone and hands it to me. I finally realize what is going on—what has been going on all along. These guys from Pee Yan Vee Yah are kid napping me so that Spencer will do something for them!
What do you want my brother to do? I ask. The phone is ringing in my ear.
He knows what to do says the driver. Talk to him. Let him hear your voice.
Who does the driver remind me of?
The phone rings a bit more and then stops.
Sorry I say. I cant get thru.
We try again and again and then the driver gives up and turns to go. On his way out he pats Joe on the back—witch he has to reach up to do.
You keep trying Joe he says. You and Lubor and Vi are in charge of Bunny. Get him to talk to his brother. I am going to the square now to check on the others. Keep Bunny safe for now he says.
For now? I think. What does that mean—for now?
We all look at the clock. 6:32.
Sure Dusan says Joe.
Dusan?
I know the name now—I thot it was Susan the first time I herd it.
Your Dusan? I say to the driver.
He is standing in the door way.
It is 1 of my names he says and walks away.
He knows what he wants. And hes neat and tidy—even tho he has a lame mustash. If I ever see Dusan again I will tell him who he reminds me of. Hell be surprised.
Joe walks out with him. The door slams shut. Its just me and the clock now.
6:35.
I think about Spencer doing something to save me because I am kid napped. I do not like the thot at all.
I wonder wuld I do something to save him? Course I wuld. But I am unhappy. It is no fun to need saving.
I wish I was back in the police station. Then I culd call Spencer and tell him I am safe and he wuld not have to do the thing that Dusan wants him to do. Even Bets jail is better than here. I worked hard and came a long way to be here like Dusan said—but I ended up in the worst place I can be.
I feel bad and useless and a failure and my feet hurt. I wonder what I can do. Words come back to me. Do what you say your going to do. Help as many as you can. These are good things to have on your grave stone. He helped many. He did what he said he would. But I still feel bad. 6:36.
Im yawning all the time.
The wolfs words come back to me—take care of yourself Bernard.
Im not mad at him—the wolf I mean. Im not mad at Grampa ether. I culd be mad because he didnt tell me Vi and Dusan were in the car. But I still trust him and I will try to take care of myself. The clock says 6:38.
When I wake up it says 11:15. I do some push ups and some jumps. Sleep helped me. I’m ready to go. Thanks for the advice Grampa. I feel better. Witch is funny because talking to Grampa didn’t always make me feel better when he was alive.