was sitting right next to Max and Seth was nearly hysterical, so Max heard. He shook his head as if reminding me that I needed to be vague. “Nothing is going on. Max and I were target practicing, and I decided I wanted a gun, you know a little fearful of the wildlife these days. I couldn’t decide so I bought two, and Max didn’t have his identification on him and he decided he wanted a new one. I guess it does sound a little strange, huh?”
“You’re lying, Lauren. I’ve known you your whole life. What the hell is going on?” Panic in Seth’s voice was a foreign concept. I wondered what had him so worried; my mom’s phone call couldn’t have gotten him this crazy.
“Seth, take a pill. Nothing’s going on. Max and I are just spending some quality time together. I dropped off the grid for, I would think, some obvious reasons – like wanting to spend time with Max. Can you call my mom and let her know I’m fine? If she got you this wound up, I know I don’t want to talk to her.”
“Lauren, call your mom, right now. She’s worried sick, and she won’t believe me if I call her and tell her I talked to you and you are fine. She needs to hear your voice for herself.”
Max shook his head at me again, but I said, “Okay, I’ll give her a call.”
Seth and I disconnected and I started to dial my mom, when Max said, “Lauren, she is going to want to see you, and when you tell her no, what’s she going to think?”
I shrugged my shoulders and dialed her number. It must have been my lucky day because I got her voice mail. “Hi Mom. Max and I have been camping again. This is our first trip back to civilization. I didn’t want you to worry so figured I’d call and let you know I’m fine. We’re stocking up on supplies and will be out of cell range for a week or so. Tell Dad I love him.” I disconnected and turned to Max, “Well, that was lucky.”
I could see the relief on Max’s face, but he kept quiet.
Chapter 12
Over the course of the next few days, I really practiced using my sight thing. I got to the point where I could look in on people no matter where I was, lying down or seated – and I could do it for just a few seconds. I got over whatever issue I had with Max being in the room. I had checked in on Rachael, Seth, Mom, Dad, even Seth’s girlfriend Amanda, all in the course of less than ten minutes.
I decided to check in on Rewsna. As soon as the tunnel cleared my vision, I could see her conversing with an extremely large man. He had a snow white beard and hair. He looked as though he was a slimmer version of an ideal Santa Claus: rosy red cheeks, bright blue eyes, an aged but not overly wrinkled face, and a bright red button down shirt with dress slacks. I had intruded into conversations enough times that I had kind of gotten over the fact that I was eavesdropping. The two were in mid-conversation.
“I don’t care what you say, Renny, you and I both know it’s coming. The time is upon us.”
“She’s in hiding. They won’t find her as long as she stays smart. She’s broken contact with everyone. She won’t know of his plans and she will not try to intercede.”
“You forget what it is like to be young and invincible. She doesn’t even understand her mortality, and she has already stared it in the face. She will let her guard down, he will spring, there will be nothing any of us can do. Once he has her, no one will be safe. You must contact her to tell her the whole truth. He’s found her twice, do you think he will give up?”
“She is stronger than you give her credit for. One of his demons tried to possess her, and she shut him out. She wasn’t tired afterwards - she was angry. Each time he comes in contact with her she gets stronger and he becomes weaker. Trying to keep them apart may not be in our best interest. If she can destroy him…”
The man cut Renswa off and nearly yelled, “Our best interest? She is a child. No matter how strong she is,
“You’re lying, Lauren. I’ve known you your whole life. What the hell is going on?” Panic in Seth’s voice was a foreign concept. I wondered what had him so worried; my mom’s phone call couldn’t have gotten him this crazy.
“Seth, take a pill. Nothing’s going on. Max and I are just spending some quality time together. I dropped off the grid for, I would think, some obvious reasons – like wanting to spend time with Max. Can you call my mom and let her know I’m fine? If she got you this wound up, I know I don’t want to talk to her.”
“Lauren, call your mom, right now. She’s worried sick, and she won’t believe me if I call her and tell her I talked to you and you are fine. She needs to hear your voice for herself.”
Max shook his head at me again, but I said, “Okay, I’ll give her a call.”
Seth and I disconnected and I started to dial my mom, when Max said, “Lauren, she is going to want to see you, and when you tell her no, what’s she going to think?”
I shrugged my shoulders and dialed her number. It must have been my lucky day because I got her voice mail. “Hi Mom. Max and I have been camping again. This is our first trip back to civilization. I didn’t want you to worry so figured I’d call and let you know I’m fine. We’re stocking up on supplies and will be out of cell range for a week or so. Tell Dad I love him.” I disconnected and turned to Max, “Well, that was lucky.”
I could see the relief on Max’s face, but he kept quiet.
Chapter 12
Over the course of the next few days, I really practiced using my sight thing. I got to the point where I could look in on people no matter where I was, lying down or seated – and I could do it for just a few seconds. I got over whatever issue I had with Max being in the room. I had checked in on Rachael, Seth, Mom, Dad, even Seth’s girlfriend Amanda, all in the course of less than ten minutes.
I decided to check in on Rewsna. As soon as the tunnel cleared my vision, I could see her conversing with an extremely large man. He had a snow white beard and hair. He looked as though he was a slimmer version of an ideal Santa Claus: rosy red cheeks, bright blue eyes, an aged but not overly wrinkled face, and a bright red button down shirt with dress slacks. I had intruded into conversations enough times that I had kind of gotten over the fact that I was eavesdropping. The two were in mid-conversation.
“I don’t care what you say, Renny, you and I both know it’s coming. The time is upon us.”
“She’s in hiding. They won’t find her as long as she stays smart. She’s broken contact with everyone. She won’t know of his plans and she will not try to intercede.”
“You forget what it is like to be young and invincible. She doesn’t even understand her mortality, and she has already stared it in the face. She will let her guard down, he will spring, there will be nothing any of us can do. Once he has her, no one will be safe. You must contact her to tell her the whole truth. He’s found her twice, do you think he will give up?”
“She is stronger than you give her credit for. One of his demons tried to possess her, and she shut him out. She wasn’t tired afterwards - she was angry. Each time he comes in contact with her she gets stronger and he becomes weaker. Trying to keep them apart may not be in our best interest. If she can destroy him…”
The man cut Renswa off and nearly yelled, “Our best interest? She is a child. No matter how strong she is,
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