bunnies.”
“ You promise? Everything
dies?”
“ I promise, son. Things
die.”
“ Thanks, Dad.” Joshua
kissed me on my forehead and ran out of my room.
“ Did you hear any of
that?” I yelled to Lena. She was in the bathroom and was quiet
during that exchange.
“ Yeah, I heard
it.”
“ You know, you could have
helped me out!”
“ I thought the superhero
had it all taken care of,” she joked.
“ Are you going to start
with that?” I said.
“ I’m just saying. You can
save the world, but you can’t tell your son that his brother is a
healing freak. I love my little healing freak, but he is a healing
freak, nevertheless.”
“ If it’s so easy, next
time you tell him.”
“ I’m just
saying...”
I looked up and Jason
slowly made his way into my bedroom. Jason had a peaceful demeanor
and usually a giant smile on his face that gave off an ounce of
confidence and happiness. It was so odd seeing a six year old have
so much peace within himself.
“ What’s up, son?” I said
to my little rascal.
“ May I climb into bed with
you and have a talk?”
“ You sure can, little
man.”
Jason climbed up on the
bed and laid next to me. We both were lying on our backs with our
faces facing the ceiling.
“ What’s the word?” I asked
my very intelligent son.
“ Daddy. Why am I
different?”
This was the first time he
had ever approached me about his gift in any way.
Lena heard from the
bathroom, came in, and laid on the other side of Jason.
We knew this was about to
be a very heavy conversation and we both needed to take part in
it.
The three of us all sat
up, so we could see each other’s faces.
“ Why do you think you are
different, son?” I asked.
“ I know I’m
different!”
“ Why?”
“ I see the way people look
at me. But most of all, I see the way you look at me.”
“ How do I look at you,
son?”
“ You look at me like I’m
different.”
“ What do you think makes
you different?” I asked my five year old, in absolute disbelief
that I was having this kind of conversation with him at such a
young age.
“ I know, Dad.”
I began to get freaked
out. “What do you know, son?”
“ I know I have a plan on
my life.”
“ How is that possible?
You’re five.”
“ You know it’s true. I can
feel it deep in my heart.”
“ Deep in your heart, huh?”
I looked at my son and just hugged him. He wasn’t going to get an
answer out of me, not on this night. But what he was going to
receive was a father’s love.
After a couple of minutes,
Jason got up and headed for the door. I stopped him and said, “Son,
have you ever felt angry?”
“ Yes.”
“ Why?”
“ These two boys were
picking on a girl and I was so mad. I wanted to show the boys the
right way to be nice. But they didn’t care.”
“ That’s what makes you
mad? Seeing injustice?”
“ I think we should tell
him,” Lena whispered in my ear.
“ He’s too young,” I
whispered back.
“ Is he? His I.Q. is higher
than both of ours.” Lena was crazy to think he was old enough to
know his future.
“ But he is still just a
five year old,” I said sternly.
“ Daddy, please tell me
what’s going on. I need to know, how to save the
people.”
‘ Save the people?’ What
the hell was he talking about? I stopped in my tracks and gave Lena
a sharp look.
“ What do you mean, Jason?”
Lena asked delicately.
“ I need to know how to
save the vampires.”
“ How do you know any of
that?” I asked, not so subtly. I looked at Lena and gave her a look
as if to say, “Did you tell him?”
“ Son, what is a
vampire?”
“ You are. Mommy
is.”
I nearly peed my pants as
the words came out of my son’s mouth. “Son, who have you been
talking to?”
“ Nobody.”
“ Then how do you know
this?”
“ It is what is in my
heart.”
I looked at Lena and she
was as baffled as I was.
I looked at my son and
asked him, point blank, forgetting that I was speaking to a five
year old,
“ You promise? Everything
dies?”
“ I promise, son. Things
die.”
“ Thanks, Dad.” Joshua
kissed me on my forehead and ran out of my room.
“ Did you hear any of
that?” I yelled to Lena. She was in the bathroom and was quiet
during that exchange.
“ Yeah, I heard
it.”
“ You know, you could have
helped me out!”
“ I thought the superhero
had it all taken care of,” she joked.
“ Are you going to start
with that?” I said.
“ I’m just saying. You can
save the world, but you can’t tell your son that his brother is a
healing freak. I love my little healing freak, but he is a healing
freak, nevertheless.”
“ If it’s so easy, next
time you tell him.”
“ I’m just
saying...”
I looked up and Jason
slowly made his way into my bedroom. Jason had a peaceful demeanor
and usually a giant smile on his face that gave off an ounce of
confidence and happiness. It was so odd seeing a six year old have
so much peace within himself.
“ What’s up, son?” I said
to my little rascal.
“ May I climb into bed with
you and have a talk?”
“ You sure can, little
man.”
Jason climbed up on the
bed and laid next to me. We both were lying on our backs with our
faces facing the ceiling.
“ What’s the word?” I asked
my very intelligent son.
“ Daddy. Why am I
different?”
This was the first time he
had ever approached me about his gift in any way.
Lena heard from the
bathroom, came in, and laid on the other side of Jason.
We knew this was about to
be a very heavy conversation and we both needed to take part in
it.
The three of us all sat
up, so we could see each other’s faces.
“ Why do you think you are
different, son?” I asked.
“ I know I’m
different!”
“ Why?”
“ I see the way people look
at me. But most of all, I see the way you look at me.”
“ How do I look at you,
son?”
“ You look at me like I’m
different.”
“ What do you think makes
you different?” I asked my five year old, in absolute disbelief
that I was having this kind of conversation with him at such a
young age.
“ I know, Dad.”
I began to get freaked
out. “What do you know, son?”
“ I know I have a plan on
my life.”
“ How is that possible?
You’re five.”
“ You know it’s true. I can
feel it deep in my heart.”
“ Deep in your heart, huh?”
I looked at my son and just hugged him. He wasn’t going to get an
answer out of me, not on this night. But what he was going to
receive was a father’s love.
After a couple of minutes,
Jason got up and headed for the door. I stopped him and said, “Son,
have you ever felt angry?”
“ Yes.”
“ Why?”
“ These two boys were
picking on a girl and I was so mad. I wanted to show the boys the
right way to be nice. But they didn’t care.”
“ That’s what makes you
mad? Seeing injustice?”
“ I think we should tell
him,” Lena whispered in my ear.
“ He’s too young,” I
whispered back.
“ Is he? His I.Q. is higher
than both of ours.” Lena was crazy to think he was old enough to
know his future.
“ But he is still just a
five year old,” I said sternly.
“ Daddy, please tell me
what’s going on. I need to know, how to save the
people.”
‘ Save the people?’ What
the hell was he talking about? I stopped in my tracks and gave Lena
a sharp look.
“ What do you mean, Jason?”
Lena asked delicately.
“ I need to know how to
save the vampires.”
“ How do you know any of
that?” I asked, not so subtly. I looked at Lena and gave her a look
as if to say, “Did you tell him?”
“ Son, what is a
vampire?”
“ You are. Mommy
is.”
I nearly peed my pants as
the words came out of my son’s mouth. “Son, who have you been
talking to?”
“ Nobody.”
“ Then how do you know
this?”
“ It is what is in my
heart.”
I looked at Lena and she
was as baffled as I was.
I looked at my son and
asked him, point blank, forgetting that I was speaking to a five
year old,
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