Chapter 10: Calm waters

It had been two weeks and Natasha still hadn't left the apartment. We didn't mind. She was always the type to add to situation rather than take away from it or become a nuisance. Perhaps she felt a connection to our project since he provided us with much needed materials in the beginning. She would also take Steel Raps out some nights to go clubbing or get a bite to eat. It took pressure off from us to always entertain Steel. He had the mind of a child so we had to explain everything to him. How to eat a sandwich or what a spoon was used for instead of a fork, the basics. Recently his questions were getting more complex, emotionsal things he was feeling.

"thank you for such a lovely time last night, you are quite the gentleman!" Natasha had woken up dancing into the kitchen and hugging him as she made her way to the coffee machine.

"Good morning to you too." Danny was never quite the morning person.

"...and good morning to you too Danny, and Dr., good morning." Natasha was always quick to resolve a situation. We had become a family of sorts over the past weeks, an odd, strange and quirky family. It was still a family. We all took off for the day. I had taken a teaching job at the university to cover the costs of the project. Danny and Natasha, well I never quite knew what they did all day buy neighbors had recently started giving me the stink eye so lord knows. Everything was as calm as could be. We had the studio session coming up soon at down n out studios. Natasha and Danny were on again instead of off again. I was documenting my project s that one day I could present my findings.

Despite everything good I was experiencing the strangest dreams. Over the past week I dreamt I was walking around the garbage dump where Danny and I had procured some of our equipment but I was watching myself from a distance and when I would look down I had the same arrow sticking out of my chest that the buck had, the same one we saw that night. Everytime I tried to pull it out, it would only sunk deeper. Then my dream would end when I'd look back to the dump to watch myself again but instead it wasn't me and Danny, it was Steel Raps and Fish Lips staring at me. I know, not the most settling thing to wake up from.