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compartment which was air tight and free of sunlight for Antony to retreat to during the day. The Zephyr sported a faux fireplace and a plush, eggshell white sofa and loveseat combo. There was a bed, but David rarely used it. David hardly slept at all. With the help of energy drinks, and his own adrenaline, David slept a total of 5 hours in a 48-hour period. Maggie was welcome to the queen sized bed if she wished, he had told her.
Antony hired people to teach David to drive, and he was a natural at it. He could drive the Zephyr or a tricycle with the same ease. Still, if David were to be pulled over there was an army of lawyers that would swoop in and protect his identity with just a touch of a button on the key fob. David didn’t want to test the system, however, so he drove only at legal limits and never got crazy behind the wheel.
Maggie watched David drive with a look of fascination on her face. She smiled. He caught her looking and took his eyes off the road for several long and tenuous seconds in order to see what she was staring at, and then finally looked back at the scene outside the massive windshield. Maggie was amazed; he hadn’t even swerved a fraction of an inch from the lane he was in.
“I’m sorry for staring,” she said at last. “But when you are really happy, as when you’re driving—or when you are with Antony—you light up with this beautiful aura that makes you almost angelic.”
David raised an eyebrow. “How do you like having visions? Do they make your life easier, or harder?”
“Most times it makes life easier, but sometimes it’s a cross I have to bear.”
David let the silence stretch out between them.
She had expected him to ask another question, or elaborate on the previous one, but when he didn’t say anything more she sighed and turned to look out her window at the tree-lined highway roaring by to her right. There were a couple more of miles of silence before she decided she couldn’t take it anymore, and she finally spoke up.
“You don’t like me much,” she said.
He glanced at her briefly. “I’m just watchful. I will protect Antony with my life if I must. What he’s done for me…” He trailed off because were no words he could use to explain it.
“I totally understand. And I hold no ill will toward you.”
“Ill will?” David looked at her again. “For what?”
“You singled me out as prey.”
“Oh.” David squirmed uncomfortably. “Thank you.”
“I want you to like me, David. I like you.” She tilted her head down and smiled.
David hadn’t seen her look so innocent, and so devilish at the same time. He squirmed again.
The sun was high in the sky, beating down on them in the cockpit of the massive house on wheels, drawing perspiration on their brow despite the air conditioning. Antony was safely tucked away in the steel compartment under the dining table. They were still about an hour away from their destination. After another mile of uncomfortable silence, David conceded that, like it or not, Maggie was now a part of the group and he would have to “share” Antony with her. He sighed; a defeated little sound, and turned to face her.
“I like you just fine,” he said at last. Maggie laughed, reached over and kissed him on the cheek. David blushed.
He is so cute when he’s uncomfortable , she thought. I’ll have to put him in those positions more often.
“I’d really like to know you better,” Maggie said. “What can you tell
Antony hired people to teach David to drive, and he was a natural at it. He could drive the Zephyr or a tricycle with the same ease. Still, if David were to be pulled over there was an army of lawyers that would swoop in and protect his identity with just a touch of a button on the key fob. David didn’t want to test the system, however, so he drove only at legal limits and never got crazy behind the wheel.
Maggie watched David drive with a look of fascination on her face. She smiled. He caught her looking and took his eyes off the road for several long and tenuous seconds in order to see what she was staring at, and then finally looked back at the scene outside the massive windshield. Maggie was amazed; he hadn’t even swerved a fraction of an inch from the lane he was in.
“I’m sorry for staring,” she said at last. “But when you are really happy, as when you’re driving—or when you are with Antony—you light up with this beautiful aura that makes you almost angelic.”
David raised an eyebrow. “How do you like having visions? Do they make your life easier, or harder?”
“Most times it makes life easier, but sometimes it’s a cross I have to bear.”
David let the silence stretch out between them.
She had expected him to ask another question, or elaborate on the previous one, but when he didn’t say anything more she sighed and turned to look out her window at the tree-lined highway roaring by to her right. There were a couple more of miles of silence before she decided she couldn’t take it anymore, and she finally spoke up.
“You don’t like me much,” she said.
He glanced at her briefly. “I’m just watchful. I will protect Antony with my life if I must. What he’s done for me…” He trailed off because were no words he could use to explain it.
“I totally understand. And I hold no ill will toward you.”
“Ill will?” David looked at her again. “For what?”
“You singled me out as prey.”
“Oh.” David squirmed uncomfortably. “Thank you.”
“I want you to like me, David. I like you.” She tilted her head down and smiled.
David hadn’t seen her look so innocent, and so devilish at the same time. He squirmed again.
The sun was high in the sky, beating down on them in the cockpit of the massive house on wheels, drawing perspiration on their brow despite the air conditioning. Antony was safely tucked away in the steel compartment under the dining table. They were still about an hour away from their destination. After another mile of uncomfortable silence, David conceded that, like it or not, Maggie was now a part of the group and he would have to “share” Antony with her. He sighed; a defeated little sound, and turned to face her.
“I like you just fine,” he said at last. Maggie laughed, reached over and kissed him on the cheek. David blushed.
He is so cute when he’s uncomfortable , she thought. I’ll have to put him in those positions more often.
“I’d really like to know you better,” Maggie said. “What can you tell
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