Chapter 3
"Come on Suzu, answer the phone! I know you're home!" Casey starts pacing her office.
"Hello?" Suzu says into the phone.
"It's about time! Jeez! I have something important to tell you! You need to be expecting a guest," Casey tells her friend.
"What? What do you mean?"
Casey proceeds to tell Suzu all about what happened with her encounter with Zee.
"Whoa! When is he coming!? I don't have time to get ready with a fake story!"
Casey rolls her eyes heavenward. "Weren't you listening? I don't think you should lie to him. He gave me an impression like he would know if you were lying or not. So don't lie. Just tell him what you saw and then he'll leave you alone."
"Well…I kind of saw them again," Suzu says hesitantly.
"What? When!?"
"Last night."
"But last night was a new moon. I thought they didn't come out unless it was close to a full moon. What happened?"
Suzu waited a moment, thinking back on last night. "I know they don't usually come until around the full moon, but I got the sense that they needed to see me. Like I was important or something to them. I also…"
"Yes?" Casey prods.
"I heard them speak to me," Suzu says in a rush, holding her breath for her friend's reaction.
There was a long pause for a few moments. Casey's mouth was hanging open, her eyes were widened in shock, and her breath had been sucked out of her body. After Casey finally recovered, she got up the nerve to ask her friend, "What did they say?"
"That I was the one that could help them find their home. They needed my help because some people were after them. I asked them 'Why me?' and they replied 'Because you are the chosen one. You and your guardian will be the ones to save us and bring us home. Please help us.' With that they left. I was so shocked I didn't even tell Dante. What should I do? You don't actually think that I should tell this detective about this, do you?"
"No. Don't tell him that. I think you should tell him about what you saw the first time, and then tell him you saw them again last night. If he asks you any details about last night, don't tell him about the words they spoke to you. That has nothing to do with him. I wonder what they meant? Who's your guardian?"
"I have no idea. I guess they'll come back and tell me. I have this odd feeling something is about to happen."
"Something about to happen? How soon?" Casey asks.
"The next full moon."
"Well that's about two weeks. We'll try to figure something out before then-"
Suzu interrupts, "He's here! I have to go. I'll call you back after he leaves."
"Alright. Good luck."
With that they both hang up. 'I have a bad feeling starting to happen too, Suzu. A real bad feeling.' Casey thinks to herself.
