The Indian Who Needed To Change Ch.2

Little Crow walked away and went to go see Pete Chasing Horse at his house.

"How's it?" asked Little Crow handing Pete some smokes.

"Pilamaya" (thank you)," said Pete Chasing Horse in the Lakota language.

"Things have changed, what's up?" asked Pete Chasing Horse.

"I think "ecktomy" is playing with me?" Asked Little Crow.

"Most people think of "ecktomy" as coming in a form of a spider, some offering of carlichowbacto would be a good start and make some tobacco ties, if things don't get better I'll hold a healing ceremony for you. Remember human beings don't control anything spirits do," said Pete Chasing Horse.

So he went home and did what Pete asked him to do. After he did all those things he went straight to bed.

"What are we going to do with him?" Asked Rocky Crow.

"You can sell him, I wander how much you'll get over in Rapid City," said Kicking Bird with a smile.

"Son, he's your brother, what he needs to do is spend more time with grandpa," said White Dove.

"Yeah that's true, but he is not going to do that, he likes doing things his way," said Rocky Crow.

"He's not going to spend time with grandpa, he does what he wants," said Kicking Bird.

"That's to bad, he is going to spend time with grandpa wether he likes it or not," said White Dove walking to the bedroom to go to sleep.

"We better be going to bed as we'll, it's getting late," said Rocky Crow.

So they all went to bed. Next morning came it was time for school. So they got up and got ready and went outside and waited outside for the bus.

"Hey Little Crow, how's it?" Asked White Eagle.

"Washte, tokhesk he ya un he" (good, how are you)?" Asked Little Crow in the Lakota language.

"Washte" (good)," said White Eagle.

Then the bus arrived and got on the bus and went to the back of the bus to sit down.

"We'll if it ain't the nerds, who said you can sit back here with the cool kids?" Asked Matthew.

"I did, he is my brother, I suggest you turn around and mind your own business," said Kicking Bird getting angry.

"Ooh, I am so scared, I'm shaking in my boots," laughed Matthew.

"He said turn around white eye," said Little Crow.

"White eye, look who is talking half-breed, you and I may be red on the outside, but inside your as white as I am," said Matthew smiling.

"Alright that is enough, Matthew turn around, Little Crow shut your mouth," said Kicking Bird.

"Boys, that's enough, Matthew turned around and face the front!" Shouted the bus driver.

Matthew turned around and faced the front. Little Crow smiled and borrowed some glue from a kid and poured some on Matthew's head. Then the bus came to a stop at the school, Kicking Bird got off the bus shaking his head. Little Crow quickly smacked Matthew in the head, smearing the glue on his head.​

"Sorry, you had a bug on your head, but no worries, I got it," Little Crow and his friends leaving the bus and going into the school.​

Little Crow quickly went to the restroom and cleaned his hands and went back to his class room. In the hall way everybody started to point and laugh.​

"What are ya'll laughing at?" asked Matthew in anger.

A freshman girl handed him a mirror, when he saw the glue on his head, his face turned red, he was very angry.

"LITTLE CROW!" shouted Matthew.

In Little Crow's classroom everybody started laughing and giggling.

Matthew went to the restrooms to wash his head off of the glue and went to class.​

"That was great, nobody has ever done that to him in a long time," said a boy in Little Crow's class.​

"Yeah, you can't let them walk all over you," said Little Crow.​

"That's true," said the boy.​

Then they started to do vocabulary until the bell rang. Then the bell rang and everybody went to the cafeteria. As Little Crow and his friends were headed towards the door, Kicking Bird was standing there with his arms crossed and shaking his head.​

"What?" asked Little Crow.​

"You know what, he is really mad now, that was very childish of you to do," said Kicking Bird.​

"So, he should be mad, he needs to know who he is dealing with," said Little Crow.​

"Brother you need to grow up," said Kicking Bird leaving.​

"Whatever," said Little Crow.​

They went through the lunch line getting their food. As Little Crow was walking towards his table, he saw Matthew stick his foot out to trip him.​

"Nice try white eye," smiled Little Crow.​

Little Crow's friends started laughing and sat down and started eating. Matthew was very angry, so he put some mash potatoes on a spoon and flicked it at Little Crow, but he moved and it ended up hitting Ivy, White Eagle's girlfriend in the face.​

"Again, nice try, but you owe my friend here an apology," Little Crow turning around and went to Matthew's table.​

"I meant to hit you, but you moved, so it is what it is," said Matthew smiling.​

"Stand up now," said Little Crow.​

"Why?" asked Matthew.​

Little Crow grabbed Matthew by the collar of his shirt and stood him up.​

"Now you’re going to apologize to my friend," demanded Little Crow.​

"Get your hands off me, I am not apologizing to no one," Matthew trying to get away.​

Ivy's boyfriend, White Eagle got up and walked over towards Matthew.​

"You’re going to apologize to my woman, I'll break your arm if you don't," said White Eagle.​

"No," said Matthew.​

White Eagle grabbed Matthew's arm and pulled it behind him and lifted his arm up until he said he was sorry.​

"Now bring him over to Ivy," said Little Crow smiling.​

"Apologize!" shouted White Eagle.​

"Ouch!, ouch!," Matthew said in pain. "I am sorry."​

"Thank you for the apology," said Ivy.​

"Let him go!" shouted Kicking Bird from across the cafeteria.​

"Let him go," nodded Little Crow.​

So White Eagle let him go.​

"Brother this stops now, let’s go!" shouted Matthew.​

"Where are we going?" asked Little Crow.​

"Were going to see Pete Chasing Horse," Kicking Bird getting annoyed and angry.​

When they arrived, Pete was already waiting; he was sitting on his porch steps.​

"Ready to get "ecktomy" off your back?" asked Pete Chasing Horse.​

So he showed them to the back of the house and they went inside the sweat lodge.​

"Haw" (hello) Little Crow, I'm glad you came here today, we all know why you are here, so all of us in here were going to gather our minds, were going to make our minds and hearts and our prayers as one, and were all going to pray for this young man, were going to help him to see and to hear the things that he needs to hear and that he needs to see, so at this time were going to pray," said Pete Chasing Horse.​

So they did the healing ceremony and went on their way feeling washed, and great. They went home.​

"Well, how do you feel?" asked Rocky Crow.

"Different, but we will see tomorrow," said Little Crow sitting down at the table.

"You'll be fine, I promise," said Kicking Bird.

Then their mother came home from work and started cooking, they were all sitting at the table.

"How was work honey?" asked White Dove.

"They let me go," said Rocky Crow.

"What? Why?" asked White Dove.

"I don't know, but I am going to find another job, maybe braking horses on a ranch in Arizona or something," said Rocky Crow.

"That might be too far," said White Dove.

"I know, but I have to put food on the table as well, not just you," said Rocky Crow.

"Well its ready," said White Dove.

So they started eating, and it was late, so they helped cleaned up and went to bed.
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