Under the Same Stars

Police Chase

The room looked empty.

No Customers.

No Employees.

Nothing.

I looked around trying to find an area to hide or least be able to find a spot to turn invisible in.

Just then I heard a teenage guy sounding voice in the back of the store.

"Hello? We're about to close, but I'd be happy to help you find an item"

I heard his footsteps get closer and closer to the front.

I didn't know what to do.

WHAT could I do?

Just then he came around from the corner.

I looked him in the eyes not really paying attention to his appearance and said

"I'm running away from some bad people, can I please hide in your store somewhere? I'm really scared their going to find me, and if I don't-"

I could see his sympathy for me in his eyes.

"Yeah, you can-"

Just then I heard the police car pull up infront of the store.

I gasped and without thinking about me exposing my magic,

I turned invisible.

Shock was the only expression I could read off of his face,

but then it turned into a smile.

I continued to stay invisible saying

"Please, don't tell ANYONE I'm here. I promise I'll be out of your way as soon as their gone."

*KNOCK* *KNOCK*

I ran towards a dark corner and hid.

He slowly walked up the door and answered it in a calmly manner.

"Hello, how may I help you"

"Good Afternoon Sir, we're looking for a girl who looks like this"

He grabbed the paper from the police officer and looked at it for a good minute.

Please don't say anything, please, please, please.

I tried so hard to refrain myself from saying anything aloud that would put me in harms way.

"No, haven't seen anyone who looks like her"

"May we take a look inside your shop sir"

OH GOSH OH NO PLEASE NO!

"Go Ahead, I'm the last one here"

WHY?! NO!

I sat there in the dark corner as quietly as I could,

not even breathing.

The guy who worked at the shop came to where I was sitting and stood in front of me,

his back towards me pretending I wasn't there.

Whew.

"You can check upstairs in our stock room but I promise you, I haven't seen anyone here"

Just then Wendy came in with the police.

The police went upstairs, except Wendy.

She looked around, opened anything that could be a potential hiding spot.

"Hmm.. something's not right"

I froze, holding in my breath even longer.

Wendy began to walk towards the corner I was in not knowing I was there.