The dream I had was strange, I was running with wolves. I never understood that concept, never had the slightest though as to why that specific dream was strange. I know that a dream does mean something; but I didn’t know what a wolf meant. I would have to ask dad later. Why wolves? My thoughts were interrupted by the devil himself. “Morning Chaska”

“Morning” I smiled sitting up still in my blankets, they were so warm. The weather here was terribly freezing. I’ve grown up with this weather all my life and yet still I haven’t grown used to it.

“You missed the tribal meeting yesterday? Big night?” he said sitting on the bed.

“You asked me that yesterday” I answered simply “I just wanted to rest that’s all” I smiled lightly. “Where’s Nida?” I asked him.

“Magena? She’s with Josh” he said rolling his eyes a little. I chuckled at his reaction. Ok, Chaska and Magena. Where do I begin with those nicknames? Chaska was my nickname that was given to me by my mother, which meant ‘star.’ I was born in the night and apparently my eyes are just as bright and just as dazzling. And Magena is my sisters, it means Moon. She too was also born at night but at the time of the full moon. Yeah the nicknames are kinda corny, but our mother always referred to us as that. That’s our way of paying our respects to her and indicates that she’s still here with us.

“Don’t you like Josh?”

“I do” he nodded in hesitation “but, he just needs to stop having such an ego and do death-defying acts to impress your sister”

I was smiling “Hey dad…” I began

“Yes Chaska?”

“I had a dream and I was wondering…can you translate it for me?”

“Sure thing” he nodded “what was it about?”

“I was running with…wolves” I said slowly. Suddenly a huge grinned spread across his face.

“What?”

“I think…someone’s just got their spirit animal”

“Spirit animal? Can we please not be too traditional and tell me what that is?”

“Well you see its-” he began but I suddenly remembered about that boy I met yesterday.