Chapter three
The next morning rain pounded outside. Charity grabbed an umbrella and made her way out of the house around nine in the morning. It was Sunday and the paperboy was out early delivering papers. He waved at her and smiled as he walked along tossing papers at the stoops.
Charity arrived at the railroad, just as the rain began to fall harder. Her eyes caught a figure sitting on the edge of the railroad. It was Halcyon. He sat there soaking wet without an umbrella. She sighed and ran up to him.
"You waited in this rain for me?" she asked hesitantly. Halcyon nodded. He shivered and grinned.
"Telos the thief is loyal to the end." He said with a trembling voice. Charity smiled and sat beside him. She put the umbrella over him.
"Here we can share." She said sweetly. In order for the two to share the umbrella they were forced to huddle beside each other.
"Your so cold, Hal…lets share body heat." She handed Him the umbrella and cuddled underneath his arm, putting her head against his chest.
Halcyon blushed and smiled a bit. He held the umbrella up with one hand and put the other arm around Charity. The two sat there for hours in the rain, not saying a word just enjoying each other. Beneath them the waves crashed into the supports making the railroad tremble slightly. It was around noon when rumbles of thunder rolled around. Charity screamed loudly trembling underneath Halcyon.
"I hate thunderstorms!" she shouted. Halcyon laughed slightly, and helped her up.
"It's getting dangerous, let's get home." He said.
But before they started off, a loud screeched exploded in the sky above. The two of them turned to the sky to see a beautiful red bird fall from the sky. It crashed into the railroad with a large thump laid there.
"Oh my god, poor little bird, Is it dead?" Asked Charity as she slowly began to approach the bird. Halcyon grabbed her arm and sighed, "I don't think it's a good idea to go near that thing, it can be dangerous." Said Halcyon with a cautious tone.
Charity turned to Halcyon then the bird. "It's just a bird…a very beautiful bird." She said, as if she was almost entranced. It laid there without moving, its beautiful red feathers flickered in the rain. It was about as big as a small newborn baby was. Around it's neck was a silver chain with a ring serving as the pendant. Charity approached the bird with a frown on.
"Please don't be dead." She whispered. A sudden rumble of thunder caused her to jumped up and scream in terror. It was followed by; a bright flash of lightning that forced them both to close their eyes. When they opened their eyes they gasped in amazement. Now before them was a young boy about their age lying on the railroad. Charity gasped and ran to the boy. She kneeled beside him.
"Hey kid! Kid wake up!" she shouted. The boy didn't respond. Blood dripped from his lips. Charity waved at Halcyon, "Hal come help me!"
Halcyon ran over and pulled her away. "Don't touch him! Didn't you just see that!" he shouted. The winds began to pick up. A sudden gust of wind caused Halcyon to lose grip of the umbrella and sent it flying far off into the ocean. The sky was getting black now and the waves began picking up.
"Let's get out of here Charity!" shouted Halcyon.
"We can't just leave the boy here!" she shouted back. Halcyon frowned and nodded.
"Lets take him to my house, it's much closer than yours!" Together they took hold of the boy and began dragging him. For some strange reason the boy was really warm. But they ignored the heat and dragged the child to Halcyon's house.