Rekindled
XXI_ Duty Calls
"Is that a challenge?" I growled angrily.
"So what if it is?" Alice asked me as we climbed into the truck where Abe was waiting for us. He sighed at our bickering. "You wouldn't hit a little thing like me, would you?" She asked me like an innocent child.
I growled. She was so testing me, she was trying my patience. She smirked at me and strapped her utility belt on. "You little…" I snarled.
She looked at me then turned her back to me. She adjusted her belt on her jeans then her heeled boots.
I could see it in her eyes, she found my anger amusing. I sat down in one of the seat with a thud. She sat on the other side with her legs crossed and her arms crossed over her chest. I glanced at her with a scowl and she merely smiled at me. She was definitely testing me.
We got to wherever the hell we were supposed and divided up into teams. I got stuck with Alice. We went into the area that was mostly concealing the creature. "Red, over here, I think I found something," Alice told me. I saw her crouching over something on the far side of the room.
"What is it?" I asked as I walked over to her with my gun drawn.
"I'm not sure," She stood erect. I came over and saw some weird writing carved into the oak floor. "You might want to pull out the books, Blue," Alice radioed Abe. "We're going to need some help on this one," She told him.
"Let me see…" Abe radioed back to us.
"Red, why do you want to pretend like it didn't happen?" She asked me.
"I…"
"You still can't let Liz go." She read my mind again.
"No," I admitted.
"Red," Alice sighed and looked at me. "Pinning your love for her is…"
"Don't start Alice." I told her.
"…Is loyal but it's just going to make you miserable. You need to move on. She would want you to."
"My happiness is none of your business," I snapped.
"If not mine then who's, Red?"
"Just shut up." I said.
To Be Continued...