Fiction Friday: Chapter Fourteen

Savannah stared at the phone stunned, starring at the word Daddy, but knowing that it wouldn't be him on the other end of the line. Sarah took the phone out of her hands and pressed send.

"Hello?" she said, he voice shaking with nerves.

"Are you at home?" the deep voice was calm and poisonous.

"No. We couldn't stay with the police and firemen, we're hiding at our Aunts.". Sarai lied, not sure what she should say.

"Your parents are safe," the man said not knowing he was talking to the girls cousin. "If you would like to see them again, I need you to arrive a ride with someone who can keep their mouth shut. Have them bring you to exit 130 of interstate 94. On that exit you will find a tiny gas station. It is the only one. Bring the feather. Do you follow me?"

"Gas station of exit 130. What time? How I'll we give you the feather?"

"You have until noon. Just bring the feather inside. Don't try anything foolish."

The phone went silent.

Sarah told her cousins what the man had said, then the five of them planned. They were much closer to the gas station than the man had thought. Actually they were closer to him, than the gas station. It was decided that Shelby, Sienna and Savannah would stay in the car. Sierra would carry the feather, invisible into the station and Sarah would wait just outside the station door. As soon as they had her aunt and uncle safely in hand, she would drop the man. She had no intention of playing by his rules.

"What is Mom and Dad aren't with him?" Shelby asked.

"We can shock him then," Savannah said.

"We'll have to let him go and then follow him," Sarah said. The only way he'll make the exchange is if he believes he has got the feather.

The parents were sleeping in the upper story of the safe house. The man had no reason to take them, who knew if he would need them later. Additionally, he wasn't planning to just take the feather and let the girls go. They were loose ends, Mr. Li didn't want to leave any loose ends. He wasn't going to kill them right away, but they certainly couldn't be left to roam free.

He selected a fast acting dart gun, handheld, looking like a pistol. He selected grenades, which released a gas to knock someone unconscious, and a rebreather, to prevent the gas from affecting him. He selected a taser, he hoped to use on the shocking girl, if she was there. Additionally, he took with him two of Mr. Li's men. They had been specials before the feather had been misplaced. They would listen to his instructions, knew the value of this work and would be needed if things got out of hand.

Armed and ready to go, the three of them drove toward the meeting point. If all went well, they would have their powers back by dinner time.