THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MISS BRONTE
PART I - HAWORTH 1846
Chapter 2 - Kidnapped!
"Oh my Lord!" Charlotte had gasped.
"WHAT IS THAT?" Emily was speechless.
She had never seen such a vile creature in her life. It seemed as if they were powerless against this angel – or perhaps demon was a more apt description.
All they could do now was attempt to stare it down. "What do you think it will do to us if we look away?" Emily had said shakily, finally finding her voice.
"Whatever you do," Charlotte had replied firmly, "don't close your eyes. Hold your gaze. Don't even so much as blink!"
Even as the words came out of her mouth, Charlotte was surprised at herself.
She wasn't even quite sure herself how she knew this, but it was information that had been saved in her memory.
Perhaps it was mere intuition or something more. She knew this was her only way to survive. So they moved slowly back to the parsonage, walking backwards, keeping their eyes on their enemy, but unfortunately they were only human, and eventually, Emily blinked.
What happened next was too horrible for Emily to bare. It had all happened in a flash. The angel had grabbed a hold of Charlotte's shoulder and both of them had vanished into thin air.
Emily couldn't help but blame herself, even though she knew this was pointless.
Whatever they had faced back there in the graveyard, was not her fault. They had probably never had a chance.
This was where that odd police detective with the Scottish accent had come in.
He was a strange fellow from the beginning, going by the name of John Smith, but he preferred a different moniker. He called himself 'The Doctor,' but had said rather pompously, "you can call me 'Detective', if you like. That'll do just fine."
This was a very odd thing to say, indeed. That was why Emily had had her suspicions about this 'Detective,' but it also seemed like he was their best bet at finding Charlotte, even though he didn't seem like he was in his right mind half of the time. He seemed to be far from ordinary, but how exactly he seemed to know what had happened with her sister was a mystery to Emily.
She had run into the 'Doctor' a day after Charlotte's disappearance. He had told her he was no ordinary detective really, but that he couldn't fully explain. All Emily needed to know was that he would do his best to save Charlotte.
At the end of their conversation, he had said, in a rather matter-of-fact manner, "After all, this is Charlotte Brontë we're talking about!" as if she were a person of great importance.
That was when Emily knew the detective came from a different place, maybe even another time. But of course, this thought only came to her later when she realized his abilities were out of this world.
They were not even human at all, but during their first few encounters all Emily had thought was that this man – this 'Detective' – was rather full of himself indeed, and she wondered what on Earth could make him feel so completely certain.
