Chapter 5: Mirage in the mirror.
Flashing front of his eyes, the heat of the fire was making the light dance all around him. Despite the warmness he was cold. Watching the shadows moving like if they wanted to grab a piece of his soul.
That coldness that began deep in his heart was making his body hard, like stone, he was standing still, unable to move. If he could he would run away. A strange shadow that wasn't moving with the others approached him. It looked like a man. Suddenly it jumped on Connor revealing its face to the boy. Connor gasped and awoke in stupor, breathing hardly.
The window of his hotel's room was open, a slight icy breeze was entering making spin around the thin curtain. A red flickering light flooded the room, coming from some closed store in the street. Connor walked to the window and closed it. This feeling that didn't leave him since two months was suddenly getting stronger. He watched through the window putting the curtain aside with the tip of his fingers, he saw a van parked front of the store. He passed a hand through his short hair and got his sweater. He then put it on and went to the door checking the clock. 10.30 pm. He crossed one of his friends in the corridor:
- "Hey Connor! We gonna see a movie. Wanna come?"
Connor nodded and followed him slowly. Arriving in the lobby he met the rest of his friends and his uncle who were talking about the last afternoon. Apparently they had seen lots of girls and Uncle George dared hit on one, Connor thought about the poor girl probably scared to death. When they realized Connor had joined them, they went out of the hotel into the street. They were walking toward the theatre, Connor far behind. When they arrived at the theatre, Connor felt a cold shudder shacking his bones, he stopped:
- "I've changed my mind. I think Im gonna get a coffee and wait you here" his uncle sighed, desperate.
He couldn't stand seeing his nephew down like this, but after the accident….maybe even before that….
- "Okay" George said sadly "Don't go far, you stay here, at the starbucks!"
- "Fine" Connor rolled his eyes "I'll try to behave and stay calm like if I was more than twelve…Oh waiwaiwait! I am!!"
George smirked and walked into the theatre with Connor's friends. Connor was annoyed, why was they obliged to have a chaperon, 17 isn't the age of maturity and prudence…Okay no its not but it's always good to have illusions.
Connor went to the coffee point and took one. A man was drinking one too, he was tall with a leather jacket. Connor moved away. He watched the people around, some of them attracting is look more than others.
Nowadays, he was watching things in a weird way. Like to him everything was odd. Suddenly, his eyes caught something. A little girl. Connor could have sworn it was the same one who died front of him. She again pointed her finger toward him and began to whisper, except that this time she didn't move. Connor really needed to know if that was real or if he was just going crazy. He went toward her crossing the street. He approached the building where she was standing near the entering door.
Angel who was sipping his coffee just realized that Connor was going toward something precise. He looked better and saw the little girl. He hadn't seen her first. How didn't he see her? He ran to Connor screaming his name.
Connor was to into his mind to hear the screaming, he bent over the little girl who was still looking at him with big innocent eyes. Connor asked if she was okay, she didn't respond but she suddenly grabbed his wrist and her face changed. It was horrible…a hint…The exorcist…lol
Connor gasped in horror and tried to pull away but the girl was incredibly strong, he couldn't get free. Then he heard Angel who arrived to him. Angel tried to set him free but failed. The creature looked him and smiled evilly.
Angel took a knife and cut the girl's hand off Connor. Connor was shocked, he couldn't react, he was petrified. Angel turned toward the building when he heard the noise, at this moment the girl looked him and said "zéro". Angel jumped on Connor when the building blew off.
A/N: I know the chapters are small but it's the way they come to me…by little scenes. Take me so long coz Im not so inspired.
I don't think there's gonna be Lindsay since this story isn't a big plot one more a Conner/Angel father/son thing for the fans…but Im writing another one and Lindsay got a big big part in it, as Connor of course :D but it takes me forever to write it as this one except that the chapters are a lot bigger.
