confused. Finn began laughing harder than he had in a very long time.
. . .
Her cheeks fl ushed rose as the frigid air bit into her skin like glass but she continued forward against the wind. She could sense their warmth, his warmth, as she soared through the midnight sky. It was like slithering through warm silk each time but quickly vanished, replaced by the biting wind. They were close enough that she could almost taste their presence on the wind. The sky was infected with it. Something about the one called Leo made the air about her feel venerable, almost carnal. Ahead she saw light peeking through the cloudy sky.
As she descended she saw a neat row of houses just past the long stretch of snowy highway below. She was on the hunt now and her sites were on the three men traveling west from Philadelphia. A low guttural sound emitted from her throat when she saw the aura penetrating the darkness. The entire house was engulfed in its deep sanguine light. The carnal feeling was even stronger now as she circled the house from above.
. . .
T he snow was really piling up now. Leo, Finn, and Evan had taken refuge in a now abandoned single family home in a neighborhood just off of route 70. He thought they were in Indiana but maybe it was still Ohio. What normally wouldn't have taken half a day had already taken them nearly three days due to the various obstacles along the way and now they were losing a day to snow... maybe more and man was it piling up now.
Leo had been unable to sleep since they’d arrive d at the house. It was something Evan had said earlier on, something about Abbey Downs. Why were they all so compelled to go there? Before everything happened Leo had never even heard of the place and now he felt as if his life depended on it. It was all very pied piper-ish to him and that didn’t sit well. Finn didn’t seem to notice. I guess when you’re the luckiest man on Earth you get used to going with the flow a bit more.
“You should sleep,” said Evan passing by with a warm mug of something that smelled spicy, “We don’t know when this will let up. Might as well take advantage of the downtime.”
Leo nodded looking away from the window and the incessantly falling snow. His unease wasn’t settling and he wasn’t sure he’d even be able to sleep in his current state of mind.
“Hey if it’ll make you feel any better I’ll keep watch,” said Evan.
“Watch?” asked Leo.
“Yeah, I guess. It’s why you keep staring out there isn’t it? Just in case.”
He really hadn’t thought about it but it was why he was staring out the window. He wasn’t even sure what he was watching for—something—anything. But there was nothing. There was only snow and it was the only thing standing in his way, blocking him from Abbey Downs. Finn was upstairs snoring again.
“I don’t know,” Leo said finally, “I mean what the hell were those things back at the zoo? They looked like children ... mostly.”
“Wol ves in sheep’s clothing,” said Evan, “I don’t know, man.”
“This is all just so bizarre. I mean everyone disappearing of course but what about the way those animals were acting? And this fucked up weather? Dude, it’s baseball season and there’s a foot of snow on the ground out there. Plus did you see how long the grass has gotten?”
“Can’t say that I noticed.”
“Yeah well I did and that ain’t normal either, not in so short a time anyway. It’s like the whole damn world is out of whack somehow.”
“Abbey Downs. There will be answers there I’m sure of it.”
“There you go again with that too. What answers? What are you expecting to find when we get there that you’re so sure? More importantly, why do I get the feeling I was already on my way there before you even showed up? Evan, what the hell is Abbey Downs?”
“It’s where I grew up. That’s all I know and as far as I
. . .
Her cheeks fl ushed rose as the frigid air bit into her skin like glass but she continued forward against the wind. She could sense their warmth, his warmth, as she soared through the midnight sky. It was like slithering through warm silk each time but quickly vanished, replaced by the biting wind. They were close enough that she could almost taste their presence on the wind. The sky was infected with it. Something about the one called Leo made the air about her feel venerable, almost carnal. Ahead she saw light peeking through the cloudy sky.
As she descended she saw a neat row of houses just past the long stretch of snowy highway below. She was on the hunt now and her sites were on the three men traveling west from Philadelphia. A low guttural sound emitted from her throat when she saw the aura penetrating the darkness. The entire house was engulfed in its deep sanguine light. The carnal feeling was even stronger now as she circled the house from above.
. . .
T he snow was really piling up now. Leo, Finn, and Evan had taken refuge in a now abandoned single family home in a neighborhood just off of route 70. He thought they were in Indiana but maybe it was still Ohio. What normally wouldn't have taken half a day had already taken them nearly three days due to the various obstacles along the way and now they were losing a day to snow... maybe more and man was it piling up now.
Leo had been unable to sleep since they’d arrive d at the house. It was something Evan had said earlier on, something about Abbey Downs. Why were they all so compelled to go there? Before everything happened Leo had never even heard of the place and now he felt as if his life depended on it. It was all very pied piper-ish to him and that didn’t sit well. Finn didn’t seem to notice. I guess when you’re the luckiest man on Earth you get used to going with the flow a bit more.
“You should sleep,” said Evan passing by with a warm mug of something that smelled spicy, “We don’t know when this will let up. Might as well take advantage of the downtime.”
Leo nodded looking away from the window and the incessantly falling snow. His unease wasn’t settling and he wasn’t sure he’d even be able to sleep in his current state of mind.
“Hey if it’ll make you feel any better I’ll keep watch,” said Evan.
“Watch?” asked Leo.
“Yeah, I guess. It’s why you keep staring out there isn’t it? Just in case.”
He really hadn’t thought about it but it was why he was staring out the window. He wasn’t even sure what he was watching for—something—anything. But there was nothing. There was only snow and it was the only thing standing in his way, blocking him from Abbey Downs. Finn was upstairs snoring again.
“I don’t know,” Leo said finally, “I mean what the hell were those things back at the zoo? They looked like children ... mostly.”
“Wol ves in sheep’s clothing,” said Evan, “I don’t know, man.”
“This is all just so bizarre. I mean everyone disappearing of course but what about the way those animals were acting? And this fucked up weather? Dude, it’s baseball season and there’s a foot of snow on the ground out there. Plus did you see how long the grass has gotten?”
“Can’t say that I noticed.”
“Yeah well I did and that ain’t normal either, not in so short a time anyway. It’s like the whole damn world is out of whack somehow.”
“Abbey Downs. There will be answers there I’m sure of it.”
“There you go again with that too. What answers? What are you expecting to find when we get there that you’re so sure? More importantly, why do I get the feeling I was already on my way there before you even showed up? Evan, what the hell is Abbey Downs?”
“It’s where I grew up. That’s all I know and as far as I
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