“Humans can see them. They should sit in the backseat.”
Eli looked out the windshield, then back to me. “It’s pitch black outside. There are no cars around and it’s late. Besides, it would be too crowded back there.”
I took a quick peek in the backseat. “There’s plenty of room for two.” I shook my head, trying to figure out what his problem was.
“There’ll be three,” He arched his brows.
“Three?”
Eli rubbed his chin with his thumb and index finger as if buying time to answer me. “Your friend is back there—or in this case, maybe an intruder. I was trying to tell you that before we were interrupted by the demons.”
“No one is back there.” He was driving me crazy. Did he enjoy messing with me?
I swerved the car to the left and almost drove off the road when Jack popped out from behind me. No wonder I hadn’t seen him. Too distracted by Eli, I hadn’t sensed Jack’s presence.
“I knew your kind existed on Earth. I knew you were an angel,” Jack threw in excitedly. His eyes were glowing and his voice loud. “That was awesome what you did. Wow. Your wings are amazing and beautiful.” Unlike Eli, Jack was elated about my wings. Wait—Jack? How did he...?
“Jack! What are you doing back there? You were following me too?” I didn’t mean to scold him, but he had taken me completely by surprise. This was not the way I had wanted him to find out about my kind. He should never have known. I ran my hand down my face, as if somehow I could redo the night.
“No, no, no,” he insisted. “I was making sure you were going to be all right. You took off when my little brother scared you with all that demon talk. I followed you to apologize, but when you stormed out of the house and got in your car, I did the same. But I got in the back before you could see me. You should keep your car locked,” he rambled. “But, Lucia, you and Eli? Wow. I’m speechless. This is so surreal. You’re both—there are no words. I can’t wrap my mind around what I saw between all four of you and the demons. Was that even real? Tell me I’m not dreaming. My grandfather was so right. I knew he wasn’t crazy. He told me supernatural beings existed. If only he was alive to witness this. Holy—”
“JACK,” Eli hollered, frowning. “Stop talking.”
“You know who I am? You know my name? And all this time I thought you didn’t even know I existed at school.”
“You are nothing but a small human. You don’t exist to me,” Eli stated.
In the rearview mirror, Jack seemed offended from the way he grimaced at Eli.
“Oookay, tough guy. Just because—” Jack started.
Eli turned to me. “I’m going to toss him out the window if you don’t make him stop talking.”
“Jack,” I barked, knowing Eli was serious. Though I didn’t know him well, obviously he was the type to keep his word. “Stop talking for a second. You could have been hurt. Don’t ever do that again.” I hadn’t meant to sound harsh, but I needed him to listen.
“Oh,” Jack’s tone softened. “I’m not that weak.”
Eli gave Jack some kind of look I couldn’t see. It made Jack cower back and kept him quiet for the time being.
“Don’t be mean to him.” I regretted saying it when I recalled Jack telling me not to stick up for him. I scowled at Eli, but he couldn’t see my expression. So I threw him a slap, but just before my hand contacted his arm, his hand flew up, stopping me. He held my hand in the palm of his and made a perfect fist. Electricity sparked at his touch and tingles thundered inside me. He must have felt the same from the intense yet confused look he gave me.
Eli let go of my hand as if I had burned him and faced the front. “My friends would have squashed him to keep his mouth shut. The reason why they’re on the roof instead of sitting in the back.”
I kept my eyes on the road and drove as fast as I could in hopes of arriving home before my uncle and Zach. We drove for miles in silence
Eli looked out the windshield, then back to me. “It’s pitch black outside. There are no cars around and it’s late. Besides, it would be too crowded back there.”
I took a quick peek in the backseat. “There’s plenty of room for two.” I shook my head, trying to figure out what his problem was.
“There’ll be three,” He arched his brows.
“Three?”
Eli rubbed his chin with his thumb and index finger as if buying time to answer me. “Your friend is back there—or in this case, maybe an intruder. I was trying to tell you that before we were interrupted by the demons.”
“No one is back there.” He was driving me crazy. Did he enjoy messing with me?
I swerved the car to the left and almost drove off the road when Jack popped out from behind me. No wonder I hadn’t seen him. Too distracted by Eli, I hadn’t sensed Jack’s presence.
“I knew your kind existed on Earth. I knew you were an angel,” Jack threw in excitedly. His eyes were glowing and his voice loud. “That was awesome what you did. Wow. Your wings are amazing and beautiful.” Unlike Eli, Jack was elated about my wings. Wait—Jack? How did he...?
“Jack! What are you doing back there? You were following me too?” I didn’t mean to scold him, but he had taken me completely by surprise. This was not the way I had wanted him to find out about my kind. He should never have known. I ran my hand down my face, as if somehow I could redo the night.
“No, no, no,” he insisted. “I was making sure you were going to be all right. You took off when my little brother scared you with all that demon talk. I followed you to apologize, but when you stormed out of the house and got in your car, I did the same. But I got in the back before you could see me. You should keep your car locked,” he rambled. “But, Lucia, you and Eli? Wow. I’m speechless. This is so surreal. You’re both—there are no words. I can’t wrap my mind around what I saw between all four of you and the demons. Was that even real? Tell me I’m not dreaming. My grandfather was so right. I knew he wasn’t crazy. He told me supernatural beings existed. If only he was alive to witness this. Holy—”
“JACK,” Eli hollered, frowning. “Stop talking.”
“You know who I am? You know my name? And all this time I thought you didn’t even know I existed at school.”
“You are nothing but a small human. You don’t exist to me,” Eli stated.
In the rearview mirror, Jack seemed offended from the way he grimaced at Eli.
“Oookay, tough guy. Just because—” Jack started.
Eli turned to me. “I’m going to toss him out the window if you don’t make him stop talking.”
“Jack,” I barked, knowing Eli was serious. Though I didn’t know him well, obviously he was the type to keep his word. “Stop talking for a second. You could have been hurt. Don’t ever do that again.” I hadn’t meant to sound harsh, but I needed him to listen.
“Oh,” Jack’s tone softened. “I’m not that weak.”
Eli gave Jack some kind of look I couldn’t see. It made Jack cower back and kept him quiet for the time being.
“Don’t be mean to him.” I regretted saying it when I recalled Jack telling me not to stick up for him. I scowled at Eli, but he couldn’t see my expression. So I threw him a slap, but just before my hand contacted his arm, his hand flew up, stopping me. He held my hand in the palm of his and made a perfect fist. Electricity sparked at his touch and tingles thundered inside me. He must have felt the same from the intense yet confused look he gave me.
Eli let go of my hand as if I had burned him and faced the front. “My friends would have squashed him to keep his mouth shut. The reason why they’re on the roof instead of sitting in the back.”
I kept my eyes on the road and drove as fast as I could in hopes of arriving home before my uncle and Zach. We drove for miles in silence
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