to calm her down. She was shaking and she held onto me like she was scared to death, but she wouldn't tell me what was wrong, she just said she had a nightmare. Suddenly she got up and wiped her face and apologized for waking me and went back to the couch."
"And you didn't follow?"
"No. Should I have?"
"You really are new at this, aren't you? Actually, you should have never let her leave in the first place, stupid."
"Hey!"
"Well, if the shoe fits. You don't know much about her past do you?"
"Who? Lanie? I know that her parents were killed in a car crash. When she woke up from the coma she had her powers. She met Darby in college."
"Yeah, that's not much. Anything else?"
"Hmmm, she paints? In fact she paints really well. I can't read any of her thoughts, as you know, and when I'm around her, the voices are quiet. It's like she puts a spell over me that makes me totally comfortable around her. The second time we ran into each other, I accidentally fell asleep on her couch. But I'm pretty sure she just thinks of me as a friend."
"Rowan told me a story about her last night that maybe you should hear. It seems, in college Darby befriended Melanie because Melanie was so shy. When Melanie finally started to come out of her shell, she met some guy and they dated for a bit. At some point in the relationship, Melanie had a premonition that he and another girl were in a car accident and they both died. Melanie tried to warn the guy, but he treated her like a freak and dumped her for accusing him of cheating on her.
"Later that night, he met up with some girl he had been dating behind Melanie's back. He had too much to drink and lost control of his car on a bridge. They went into the water and they both drowned. Melanie pulled away from everybody and everything after that. Darby was able to keep her in school to get her degree and she set her up in the apartment she was living in when you met her. Darby also set her up with a gallery owner who fell in love with her paintings.
“Apparently, Melanie's a pretty well known artist in the art world. But, Josh, Melanie never leaves home, ever. She doesn't even socialize with the gallery owner. They do all their business via the Internet. The fact that she left her home to help you, that's huge, I mean, monumental. I'm sorry, but someone who would make such a sacrifice, is not 'just a friend', Josh. I'd dare to say she likes you quite a bit. Maybe she's scared or doesn't realize it herself, but she's taken a huge leap of faith for you. So take it from someone who almost lost the love of his life by making a stupid mistake, don't let her slip through your fingers. You two definitely have something worth pursuing."
"I had no idea."
"Well, now you do, so step up to bat, Josh."
"Now I know why Dean teases you so much."
"Why's that?"
"You have some dumb lines."
"Is that so? Hey, the girls should be back any minute. I forgot Sally wanted me to bring a big heavy box in from out of the back of the truck to the stock room. Don't go running off or anything, I'll be right outside the door at the truck."
"Okay, mom," Josh teased.
"Oh good, another pain in the butt to take teasing from. See if I teach you anything more about your powers."
Josh chuckled as Blake headed out the door.
Darby and Melanie were coming around the corner as Blake was heading for the SUV. As the girls walked down the street heading for the back door, Melanie was suddenly struck with panic as the back door came into view. It was familiar – very familiar. She dropped her bags and began to run and she started to scream for Josh. It was the door she had seen in...
BAABOOOOM!
The blast was deafening. Just like the premonition, the blast first hit horizontally, with shards of glass shooting out everywhere along with brick, stucco wood, and other debris. Then a black cloud went straight up and the entire building was up in flames. The blast had knocked Blake onto his back almost
"And you didn't follow?"
"No. Should I have?"
"You really are new at this, aren't you? Actually, you should have never let her leave in the first place, stupid."
"Hey!"
"Well, if the shoe fits. You don't know much about her past do you?"
"Who? Lanie? I know that her parents were killed in a car crash. When she woke up from the coma she had her powers. She met Darby in college."
"Yeah, that's not much. Anything else?"
"Hmmm, she paints? In fact she paints really well. I can't read any of her thoughts, as you know, and when I'm around her, the voices are quiet. It's like she puts a spell over me that makes me totally comfortable around her. The second time we ran into each other, I accidentally fell asleep on her couch. But I'm pretty sure she just thinks of me as a friend."
"Rowan told me a story about her last night that maybe you should hear. It seems, in college Darby befriended Melanie because Melanie was so shy. When Melanie finally started to come out of her shell, she met some guy and they dated for a bit. At some point in the relationship, Melanie had a premonition that he and another girl were in a car accident and they both died. Melanie tried to warn the guy, but he treated her like a freak and dumped her for accusing him of cheating on her.
"Later that night, he met up with some girl he had been dating behind Melanie's back. He had too much to drink and lost control of his car on a bridge. They went into the water and they both drowned. Melanie pulled away from everybody and everything after that. Darby was able to keep her in school to get her degree and she set her up in the apartment she was living in when you met her. Darby also set her up with a gallery owner who fell in love with her paintings.
“Apparently, Melanie's a pretty well known artist in the art world. But, Josh, Melanie never leaves home, ever. She doesn't even socialize with the gallery owner. They do all their business via the Internet. The fact that she left her home to help you, that's huge, I mean, monumental. I'm sorry, but someone who would make such a sacrifice, is not 'just a friend', Josh. I'd dare to say she likes you quite a bit. Maybe she's scared or doesn't realize it herself, but she's taken a huge leap of faith for you. So take it from someone who almost lost the love of his life by making a stupid mistake, don't let her slip through your fingers. You two definitely have something worth pursuing."
"I had no idea."
"Well, now you do, so step up to bat, Josh."
"Now I know why Dean teases you so much."
"Why's that?"
"You have some dumb lines."
"Is that so? Hey, the girls should be back any minute. I forgot Sally wanted me to bring a big heavy box in from out of the back of the truck to the stock room. Don't go running off or anything, I'll be right outside the door at the truck."
"Okay, mom," Josh teased.
"Oh good, another pain in the butt to take teasing from. See if I teach you anything more about your powers."
Josh chuckled as Blake headed out the door.
Darby and Melanie were coming around the corner as Blake was heading for the SUV. As the girls walked down the street heading for the back door, Melanie was suddenly struck with panic as the back door came into view. It was familiar – very familiar. She dropped her bags and began to run and she started to scream for Josh. It was the door she had seen in...
BAABOOOOM!
The blast was deafening. Just like the premonition, the blast first hit horizontally, with shards of glass shooting out everywhere along with brick, stucco wood, and other debris. Then a black cloud went straight up and the entire building was up in flames. The blast had knocked Blake onto his back almost
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