"See ya tomorrow morning Dave," she said holding the door open. "If
you don't get that special finished it's your ass, not mine."
"Yeah, yeah," a masculine voice replied from the studio a short distance away.
Eboni smiled and let the door slam behind her as she walked out into the street. It was around seven o'clock and the sun lingered its golden head for a few more seconds before disappearing over the lake's shimmering edge. She yawned, glad her shift was done. She slipped on her jacket and started her walk down a series of dark alleys alone.
It wasn't that she was a 'lone wolf' and it wasn't because she liked the dark because, in truth, she rather despised it. She walked through the dark alleys because they were her neighborhood; her past. If you asked her about it, you'd hear a tossed salad of complaints, cussing, and rage. She wouldn't admit it to you, but for all her show, Eboni missed the happiness and joy of the memories she had here.
It's not like she had a rough life. She had a nice apartment, a decent job, and a couple of buddies she always went clubbing with. Overall, she led a pretty average life. And then she'd tell you about Rae.
"It's pretty quiet tonight," Eboni muttered to herself, "Must be a full moon or something." Eboni stopped walking and raised her head, looking past the tall building silhouettes and into the dark sky for the moon's familiar white face.
Before her eyes she saw a flash of black shiny fur and enormous blue eyes that into lips mouthing "Help me" over and over again.
Eboni's pupils were totally black and she grasped her own head, shaking it for control over the vision, but the vision repeated itself three times before she could gain control.
Eboni Jacobs fell top her knees in the street, hot tears streaking down her checks. Rae. She had to tell Rae. She would know what to do.
Eboni stood up and jogged down the rest of the streets. She was about to make her final turn when a flash of shiny black fur caught her attention. An oversized panther froze in front of her, its claws digging into the alley's silt, ready to pounce.
"Whoa, alright cat, I don't want to hurt you, but you even drool on me and I'll make sure you never walk again."
The panther hissed at her, shifting its shoulder blades, ready to strike.
Eboni was about to move into a defensive position when she noticed the panther was bleeding, panting very hard, and its muscles were shaking with exhaustion. If she focused on it harder, she could see impressions in the fur where bruises must be underneath and on its back the panther had.. a pair of black-feathered wings?
The wings seemed to slide off the panther's back and fall to the ground. Eboni changed her focus to the wings and discovered the shadowed form of a teenaged-girl. Eboni's eyes widened and she took a hew steps toward it, but the panther suddenly hissed and Eboni stopped dead in her tracks.
"I just want to help her, alright," Eboni angrily shouted at the cat, "So just back off for a minute." The animal allowed Eboni to walk up to the girl, but it growled louder all the same.
"Oh, shut up," Eboni mumbled under her breath. She extended her arm and rolled the winged body over. The face- those eyes! She knew who this girl was! Her face had been in her vision!
"Yeah, yeah," a masculine voice replied from the studio a short distance away.
Eboni smiled and let the door slam behind her as she walked out into the street. It was around seven o'clock and the sun lingered its golden head for a few more seconds before disappearing over the lake's shimmering edge. She yawned, glad her shift was done. She slipped on her jacket and started her walk down a series of dark alleys alone.
It wasn't that she was a 'lone wolf' and it wasn't because she liked the dark because, in truth, she rather despised it. She walked through the dark alleys because they were her neighborhood; her past. If you asked her about it, you'd hear a tossed salad of complaints, cussing, and rage. She wouldn't admit it to you, but for all her show, Eboni missed the happiness and joy of the memories she had here.
It's not like she had a rough life. She had a nice apartment, a decent job, and a couple of buddies she always went clubbing with. Overall, she led a pretty average life. And then she'd tell you about Rae.
"It's pretty quiet tonight," Eboni muttered to herself, "Must be a full moon or something." Eboni stopped walking and raised her head, looking past the tall building silhouettes and into the dark sky for the moon's familiar white face.
Before her eyes she saw a flash of black shiny fur and enormous blue eyes that into lips mouthing "Help me" over and over again.
Eboni's pupils were totally black and she grasped her own head, shaking it for control over the vision, but the vision repeated itself three times before she could gain control.
Eboni Jacobs fell top her knees in the street, hot tears streaking down her checks. Rae. She had to tell Rae. She would know what to do.
Eboni stood up and jogged down the rest of the streets. She was about to make her final turn when a flash of shiny black fur caught her attention. An oversized panther froze in front of her, its claws digging into the alley's silt, ready to pounce.
"Whoa, alright cat, I don't want to hurt you, but you even drool on me and I'll make sure you never walk again."
The panther hissed at her, shifting its shoulder blades, ready to strike.
Eboni was about to move into a defensive position when she noticed the panther was bleeding, panting very hard, and its muscles were shaking with exhaustion. If she focused on it harder, she could see impressions in the fur where bruises must be underneath and on its back the panther had.. a pair of black-feathered wings?
The wings seemed to slide off the panther's back and fall to the ground. Eboni changed her focus to the wings and discovered the shadowed form of a teenaged-girl. Eboni's eyes widened and she took a hew steps toward it, but the panther suddenly hissed and Eboni stopped dead in her tracks.
"I just want to help her, alright," Eboni angrily shouted at the cat, "So just back off for a minute." The animal allowed Eboni to walk up to the girl, but it growled louder all the same.
"Oh, shut up," Eboni mumbled under her breath. She extended her arm and rolled the winged body over. The face- those eyes! She knew who this girl was! Her face had been in her vision!