Fiction Friday: Chapter Six

There was something about the man's eyes that looked wrong. They were piercingly bright. They didn't just stand out against his dark skin or close. They made you feel like they were boring a hole in you. Shelby was glad the man was three houses away.

The house he was in had, had for sale sign in the yard for a few months. The last people there had just rented for a year. Shelby could see the rooms were still empty. The only room that had stuff in it was the room n the second floor where the man had binoculars, there were blocky like they had some military attachment.

The glass lens locked in on Shelby. She knew, they he knew, she could see him. He lowered the binoculars and tapped the Bluetooth in his ear.

"There is a man watching us!" Shelby got out, but no ne was listening. Savannah was the joy one near here, so she grabbed her. "There is a man watching us from over ther," she said pointing to the house, but trying to do it in a way the man wouldn't know.

"What are you talking about?"

Shelby pulled Savannah to the patio, so Mr. Neal's house, the one right next door, would block them from the view of the man. "There is a man in the empty house down there. He's watching us with some big binoculars. I think he knew I could see him."

The man watched the girls duck out of his line of sight. His gift had brought him here, he knew they had the artifact. He was the last of the specials his boss had allowed once they had figured out there was a limit to the number of wishes that could be active at the same time. He had his time with the feather. He did as he was told. He wished to be able to find anything. When the artifact decided to move on, it was his job to locate and return it.

Who knew how long it would be here before it moved again, he had to get it and return it quietly. Based on the phone call he just had though, this just got a little more complex. Apparently, the girls had figured out how to use the device, robbing his boss and the others of their powers.

What to do, he just had to think. He wasn't a fan of killing kids, but there was always problems if you left traces. He could just be reall friendly to them, and maybe they would give him a chance to take it. On the other hand, he could probably just scare them.

He looked at the gun on the floor beside him. He knew what his boss, Mr Li, would want.

The girls gathered around Shelby and listened to her talk about the man. He sounded kind of scary, but they were not sure what to do about it. Sienna thought they should hide, a man watching them was kind of scary. Savannah, figured he must know about the feather, maybe he even put it there, but didn't want to find out. Shelby had seen the man, knew his cold look, she hoped her sisters had an answer. Sierra wondered if she could find out more while she was invisible. She didn't say this to her sisters, but she was really scared.

The man would make his move at night, after the girls had gone to bed.