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Preview #1
I walked through the abandoned streets with a knife in my hand and a backpack slung over my shoulder. The place was deserted. There was the occasional movement, but it was nothing more than some animal. I don't know why I come here anymore. I should just stay back "home" with Jack and Alex, but I can't. Where they're at isn't home. I can't stay still and that's my only excuse for leaving, but they know better and so do I. I come out here and search the streets for them. His necklace bumps against my collar bone with each stride I take.
"Stop thinking about him." I scold myself and look up at the sky. It's no longer blue and sunny, but rainy and gray. Off in the distance storm clouds are starting to build so I decide to head back. I jog through the streets until I come to an old abandoned storage unit. The doors are locked so I head around back and haul myself through an open window. I jump down from the seal and head down the stairs. I hear panting and smile as junkyard comes to great me.
"Hey buddy!" I exclaim and rub him behind the ear.
"Hey you're back! How'd it go?" Alex asks and pulls me into a hug. I frown and shrug.
"Same stuff. It looks like there's a storm coming from the east." She nods and gives me a sad smile before heading down a narrow hall. When we found this place Jack and I worked on fixing it up. Someone must have lived bellow the storage unit because the downstairs resembled a house. It was practically falling apart so it gave us something to work on. My room is at the end of the hallway. I called it because it was the only room with a view. I open the door and throw my backpack on the old bed. I plop down right in the middle of the room and carefully take off his necklace. I examine the small oval over and over again. Each day I wait for it to blink, but deep down I know it won't. I can't trust it anymore anyway. The day it blinked was the day my perfect life ended.
Two Years Ago
I heard a beeping and looked down to see my necklace start to glow. I looked over at Alex to see her pull out Seth's device and watched as it glowed as well. We looked between one another and smiled. Junkyard sat by me and gave me a big kiss.
"Here we go!" Jack smiled and we took off. I smiled as the wind whipped my hair around. I always relished in the feeling of the wind or maybe it was just the feeling of driving in style. Once we hit the open road I drove up by Jack and Alex. We race down the road side by side. I got up to seventy miles per hour before we started to slow down. Off in the horizon I could see the points of a mountain. The closer it got the faster my heart pumped. Finally we pulled up at the base. I hopped out of the car and held the door open for Junkyard. He took off somewhere, but I didn't mind. He always knew where to find us.
"Are you ready for this?" Alex asks. I look over to her and swallow before nodding.
"I believe we are all ready for this." A voice interrupts. My head snaps up to see a man walking towards us. My eyes go wide when I see the syphon's that trail him.
"Who are you?" Jack asks and quickly comes to stand by Alex and me.
"I am Vivian. I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Bruno." He says with a wicked smile. I become frozen in place as he turns towards me.
"You must be Jessica. Seth has told me all about you although he needed a bit of persuading." I feel my face go red as I take a step forward.
"What have you done to him?" I growl. Jack grabs my arm to keep me back as he eyes the syphons.
"In due time, you'll find out. Seize them." The syphons rush us and I kick into action. I take the first hit with ease and the rest is the same. Block, hit, punch, duck. My powers make it easier, until I feel a prick. Within a second I am down with my hands behind my back.
"What do you want with us?" Alex asks. The man just laughs and turns to walk away.
"In due time, Mrs. Bruno. In due time." I feel myself being lifted off the ground as my vision turns to nothing.
Present
I run my finger over the small light and try to remember what he looked like. It's been so long. We've both grown over the years. I can only imagine how tall he would be now. I'm sixteen which means he's seventeen years old. Is his hair longer? I can't even find an image that compares to his blue eyes. As tears roll down my cheeks I put his necklace back on and slowly lean back until I am lying on the ground. I close my eyes and the memories come back again.
In the Prison
"Get up!" A voice in my head shouts. I groan and slowly sit up. I look across my cell and see Liliana sitting on her cot.
"Sorry, I just dosed off." Think back to her. During my stay here I've been able to work on my powers. Liliana has helped me develop telepathy. It helps me because by the end of the day I'm too tired to talk with words so I talk through thoughts. Almost everyone in this Hell hole is extraterrestrial with the exception of a few humans including Jack and Alex. I'm not sure where they are, but I know they're here.
"Ok, everyone up! We work in the fields today!" The syphons position themselves around the prison as our gates open. We work every day for about 12 hours. The fields are my favorite place because we get to be outside. Liliana and I waste no time in joining the rest of the crowd. Once outside we pick a nice place in the field and start picking the small seeds. There's a big commotion over to the left of us and it's not stopping.
"I'm gonna go see what's up!" I smile and nod as Liliana heads in that direction. I lean back down and continue to forge a path through the plants. Suddenly I stop. His necklace is throbbing. I take a step further and it only starts to vibrate more. My eyebrows knit together as I walk forward. It's never done this before.
"Jess?" I hear my name. It's like a whisper, but it's too loud to be fake. It takes me a minute to filter through the people I know until it hits me.
"Seth?" I cringe at my voice. I haven't used it in a while so it's scratchy and raw. I take a hesitant step forward again when I feel a hand grab my arm. I whip around the see Jack and Alex.
"Come on we have to go!" He whispers and starts to pull me away.
"It's her!" The voice whispers again.
"No it's dangerous. Now's our only chance!" It's her! I know it's her.
"Sarah!" I shout the name in my head. I pray that she can hear me!
"We will find you again Jessica Bruno! We promise!" Her voice rings loud and clear. They were here! He was here and they'll find me! I watch the tall plants in the field move as two figures disappear into the woods. A small smile graces my lips and I let Jack pull me in the opposite direction.
Present
I guess that's why I roam the streets when I can. I still have faith that they'll find me.
"Jess you in here?" I sit up as Jack comes into the room. He studies my tear stained face and his eyes look down to stare at the necklace hanging around my neck. I quickly tuck It back under my shirt collar and stand up.
"Why do you wear that?" He asks.
"You know why." I whisper. I won't take it off for anything. I've worn it since he put it on. Jack nods in understanding and there's a moment of silence between us.
"We're going to look around for a new place tonight." I look at him in shock.
"But there's a storm coming." I warn him.
"It's either the storm or the prison." I sigh because I know that he's right.
"I'll be ready." I assure him. He gives me a weak smile before leaving. Once the doors closed I decide to change. I pull out a plastic bin from the corner of my room and rummage through it. I find a pair of jean shorts and a red tank top. I pull on some black converse and my worn leather jacket. I pack some knives and a change of clothes in my back pack. I grab my baseball cap and I grab my bow and arrow.