“Me…me…me, ” Davin said excitedly. “I ’m much nicer than Mr. Rude you are talking to. He ’s just in love, but doesn ’t want to admit it. Talk to me; I ’ll be the nicer guy.”
I was extremely irritated at Davin. I wished I couldn ’t hear him. “No. There is no one else here.”
“Really?” she fired back, looking extremely baffled. “You ’re telling me that you are the only one who lives here or….or wherever…by yourself…absolutely alone.”
“He ’s lying, ” Davin spat out. “I ’m here too.”
Go away. This is not your conversation .
Though she lost her words, she looked so adorable I had to contain myself from pulling her into my arms. But I had to get her out fast.
“I don ’t need to tell you anything, but if you must know, my answer is still the same.” I paused a few seconds and spoke again with a smirk, “Labera lege.”
“Excuse me?” she asked.
I looked her squarely in the eye. “Let me repeat what I said in simple language , read…my….lips, ” I said softly. “That ’s what I said.”
And she did, most likely thinking I had something important thing to say.
“No, nobody else here, ” I said, slowly and sarcastically.
Her face turned blood red. “You ’re unbelievable!” she shot back.
“I know I am, ” I said, matter-of-factly.
“I didn ’t mean it in a good way!” she said coldly.
“Ohhh…she got you there, ” Davin chuckled. “Good one. I like her.”
Ouch. She burst my ego. And Davin wasn’t helping. “I did, ” I said with my chin held up high.
She stared at me as if I had hurt her feelings. I felt really badly. Then she started pacing back and forth.
“Great job, Michael, ” Davin said. “Now she hates you.”
I wanted to reach out and apologize, but before I could do anything, she parted her lips to speak.
“Ahhh! You are just…just…just….” She was lost for words again.
Guilt consumed me and I could no longer handle myself. “Do you have any idea why you are here?”
“No, I don ’t know why I ’m here or how I got here…and you don ’t know why I ’m here. So what do I do?” Her voice trembled.
I was close to just losing it; I wouldn’t be able to handle myself seeing her in pain. “Since I have no answers for you, perhaps you should go back.” My tone was flat. “You shouldn ’t follow me, and you shouldn ’t be here. I don ’t care how you get back, but it ’s too dangerous here, and humans are not allowed. You must go. Do you understand?”
She looked at me. Her eyes welled up with tears. I couldn ’t do this anymore. It was killing me to be rude to her. If only she knew what I was , if only she knew how long I ’d waited to be in her presence. I wanted to hold her close enough to feel her heartbeat and whisk her away to my world. Then she looked frightened; all the more reason to hold her and comfort her. But I could not! She wasn ’t moving, so I did the only thing I could do. “You give me no choice. Davin, I know you ’re listenin g . Get her out now .”
“Oh sure…first you want me gone and now you want me to do something for you. Fine!”
“Stop talking. You ’re making this difficult. Just do it, please, before I change my mind, ” I said to Davin.
A light glowed around her , and then it completely engulfed her. She became translucent, and disappeared right in front of my eyes. My heart dropped, not knowing when I would have this opportunity again. I let out a deep miserable sigh. That was just awful. She ’d left with the impression I was rude. If she remembered me at all, she would only have hatred toward me. Maybe it was better this way. We couldn ’t be together anyway. I would be chasing after a dream…a dream I wanted to be in forever.
“Let ’s go, Michael, ” Davin said. “If she ever comes back, I ’ll take over. You weren ’t…nice at all. I mean…what guy in his right mind would say those words to a pretty gal standing in front of him? I guess you lost your mind when you saw her. You ’ve really got it bad for her.” He slapped me on my back and chuckled.
I let out a heavy sigh again, feeling utterly empty. “Don ’t tell anyone about her, okay?” I muttered, walking back. My legs suddenly felt heavy. It was difficult to move.
“Don ’t worry…I won ’t. Besides, who would believe me? I make up all sort of crazy stories all the time.”
I laughed out loud. “You sure do, my friend. But seriously, you talk about her, and you won ’t be able to tell any crazy stories ever again.”
“Why, I ’m hurt, Michael; choosing a girl over me, your best friend?”
“She ’s pretty to look at, and you ’re not.”
“Speak for yourself.”
“See you at the fountain, ” I said, and took off before Davin had a chance to realize I was gone.
“Hey… wait for me. No fair, Mr. Rude.”
I heard that, I told him telepathically.
Davin huffed an irritated sigh.
I heard that too.
Davin rolled his eyes. “Yeah, you would. And I meant for you to hear that!” Davin chuckled.
Coming in late 2013
The Final Installment of the Crossroads Saga
Eternity
Crossroads Saga Book 4
Where it all began…
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