Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (32 page)

“Pearl, can you do it for Mommy too?” Sarah asked and she nodded.

As a reward Sarah and Connor
both kissed both of their
soft
foreheads. They smiled all the more.

Connor
picked up both seats as Sarah opened the front door. She locked it and walked by
his
side. Both of
their
childre
n watched with fascination as they
casually
cut
through the woods. During
the
stroll
,
Sarah and
Connor
began lecturing the two of them of all
of
the plants they
came across. There was no telling how mu
ch they knew or retained, but they
continued teaching
nonetheless
.
Fifteen minutes later they
exited the woods and began explaining everything
they
saw.

They
made it to the truck while explaining every object that they could see.
They
put them in the backseat and secured them properly. Even if they didn’t have the strongest parents in the world
,
this truck
had been better
built than any assembly
made
car on the market. Once they were safe
ly secured
,
Sarah and Connor
hopped into the front seat. She turned around to look at them and say “Here we go
,
kids.”

He
turned on the ignition and pulled out the driveway. Just before pulling on the road
,
both Jillian and Jack were waving
goodbye from the front window.

Sarah returned the gesture.

About twenty minutes later
they
found the police station.
They
then turned down the opposite street. About a mile west of there
,
were
several
small houses. The deputy’s wasn’t difficult to find because not only did his old aluminum mailbox have
Burrow
written on it, it also had his deputy’s seal on the side too.
I
t was a bright
yellow
sticker.
They
then turned in the driveway
and Connor
put the truck in park once it
stopped
beside
the
white and blue police cruiser.

The deputy’
s house was a single story and made of large logs. It was even larger than
Connor’s
in-laws. The house
had been
painted a calmin
g brown and the roof was slanted
for any winter snow. There were several windows and the curtains were all half drawn. The front door required seven
handmade
steps
to enter the home
. And finally the grill of
the green
truck pointed to a closed garage that
remained
li
n
ked to the log house. The ground
of the front yard
remained
brown with the dead foliage, but there were a few green shoots that showed that winter was finally over. Also there were a few buds showing on his maple trees
,
that were
growing
in no particular order on his front yard.

Connor
turned off the ignition and turned around to look at
his
children.
“We’re finally here, kid
s
. You know what to do.”

They both smiled happily at him
and then immediately closed their eyes and became motionless. Sarah then said “Good job. Just listen to them like you always do with everyone else.” They both gave a quick nod before feigning sleep again.

Sarah and Connor
smiled at each other.
They
then opened the truck doors and slammed them
loudly
.
They
did it on purpose because everyone knew how
silent this truck is. As he moved to open the back door he
heard the deputy shout inside
his house “Honey,
they’re
here!” Connor
heard his quick footsteps moving to the front door and someone was right on his heels.

He
started unbuckling Darrel’s seat as the fron
t
door opened
and
followed by the smiling voice of the deputy. “Connor, where are the new little rascals!?”

As
he
finished unbuckling
his
son
,
he
pulled him out of the backseat.
Connor
turned around to see the deputy
and his wife hurrying over to them
.
He
put
a
finger over
his own
lips and whispered “Shh, they just fell asleep. They are
light sleepers so don’t make too much noise.”

Deputy Burrow wore his regular t-shirt and blue jeans where as his wife wore a long and classy navy blue dress. His pure white smile was a complete contrast to the
dark
melanin in his skin. His wife was slightly darker, but they were both well educated and
their
best friends
,
outside
their
family.
The deputy’s
daughter
had been
married a few months ago and she and her baby went to go live with h
er husband
. Their two sons no longer live at home and are enjoying their lives. That just means it will be the six of
them
for today’s introduction.

Mrs. Burrow caught her first glimpse of
his
son and her mouth opened for a squeal, but the deputy quickly placed the palm of his hand over his wife’s mouth. He smiled and whispered “Don’t do that, Honey. We don’t want to make them cry.”
Connor
caught Darrel crack an eye so he could see who he came to meet. Before they looked at him again his eyes were already shut.

Then they
heard Sarah shut the door and quietly walk
around the front of the truck. Connor
met up with her and
they walked up to their
friends while each holding a child. Mrs. Burrow’s finally calmed her voice, but her excited eyes couldn’t be contained. “Awe, they are so adorable. Sarah didn’t you say they would both be girls? Why is that one wearing blue?”

Soon they
introduced the
two
Burrow
’
s with the new May’s
and
their
friends were instantly entranced. Mrs. Burrow quietly introduced herself to the children and gently kissed each on their forehead. The
children
were both doing everything
their parents asked of them and more.

Neither showed any outward signs of being awake.

Deputy Burrow smiled and silently said “Alright, how about we get the kids inside
before they get chilled.”

He led
them
into his home. Inside the living room it was carpeted so
they
all took off
their
shoes by the front door. There were two-three person sofas and they pointed to a forty six inch flat screen TV
that remained
on and the volume was turned down.
The deputy
i
s fond of his football games, as
i
s his wife. Off on the far wall was a smoldering fireplace that removed the slight chill from the room. There was a central ceiling fan light that only used the light for now.
A
n adjoining hallway
l
ed to the garage if you went right or if you went left
,
led to the kitchen, bedrooms and two bathrooms.

They
all walked in and placed Darrel and Pearl in front of the sofas and
they
sat down. Mrs. Burrow could
n’t
stop herself from asking
Connor
to hold Darrel. He
gently picked him up
from his seat
and transferred him. Sarah
said she didn’t want the deputy to feel left out so he was given
their
daughter. Soon the Burrow’s became protective and would do anything for them. They became extended family without any further adieu.

About an hour later they were returned to their carriers. What made
Connor
smile was that Pearl was no longer pretending to sleep. She was out cold. Darrel on the other hand was still
wide
awake.

Soon the deputy’s dark eyes turned on
Connor
and his smile
came easily
. “Connor, guess what I’m going to be doing?”

He
gave him a quirked smile “That’s a very
suggestive
question.”

“No
,
you idiot.” He pushed
Connor’s
shoulder since
they
were sitting together. And even the girls were listening when they heard the excited change in his voice. “Actually I’m going to run for Sheriff of this town
next week
.”

“Really? Sheriff Burrow
, Sheriff Burrow
… Nah I
can’t say it. You’ll always be D
eputy Burrow to me.” he smiled and nodded. “That is some good news. Everyone around here knows how honorable you are. Well you have my vote.”

“And mine!” Sarah added.

“Thanks guys.” He really meant it. “Since the previous sheriff is retiring he asked me to fill his place. There will still be other candidates
of course
, but he’s going to endorse me. Since he’s done a good job these past t
wenty
years I might be a sure win. Maybe I might be able to help more people this way?”

“Maybe.” Connor
agreed. “But don’t become a political tool, okay?”

“If I have a friend like you keeping me honest, I won’t.”
He smiled like he always has. It is a smile that makes everyone
want to
join him.

Suddenly Connor’s
instinct told
him
to look
over
at the TV screen. The news
remained
on and the volume was barely audible
, but he still heard the sad change in the
reporter
’s voice
.
He
saw Sarah’s
favorite
anchorwoman and above her left shoulder
was a clip of
fast
moving water
coursing
inside
and through
cit
y streets. Then the caption
below her read
South America’s
devastating
Tsunami
.

“Deputy, can you go back and turn the volume up.”

He looked at
Connor
questioningly, but grabbed the remote. He had satellite so he was able to rewind live TV. Everyone went silent as he hit play
at the beginning of the newscast
.

The anchorwoman said
calmly
“Three
days
ago a massive Tsunami impacted
most of
the west coastline of South America. Seismologists
and geologists
have no recordings of earthquakes or readings
from the freak wave
s
that w
ere
recorded over thirty five feet high
, but the
scientists
have all surmised that there
could have been
an underwater landslide that has
caused the rogue waves and
made such a horrific impact.
Unfortunately there wasn’t an advanced warning when the first series of waves impacted the unsuspecting coast.
As of right now there have been reports that over two thousands deaths have
been reported
and that number is suspected to grow
exponentially
as the day’s progress. There have been over two hundred
sea
rescues
thanks to local efforts. Because of the gravity of th
is natural
tragedy
,
the United States as well as other
neighboring
countries have begun preparations to aid South America from the disaster. As of right now, over twelve cities that line the
west
coast were
completely
obliterated
.