DARK HUMAN

Chapter Sixty-One

Pulling into work an hour later, she scans the parking lot to see if she recognizes any of the cars. Seeing that it's just the regulars, she then walks into work, and makes her way behind the counter, while saying good morning to everyone. As she then grabs an apron and puts it around her waist, she then begins to stock the bar, while having a conversation with Amelia.

Within moments, the air becomes dense throughout the tavern, and instantly the people at the counter stop what they're doing, and look up at her, as they scratch their bicep for a few seconds. As she stands there for a few minutes staring at them, they stop scratching, and they look back down and go about their business, the dense in the air leaves.

Her body is then pushed forward and pulled downwards, while pressure hits her forehead. Instantly, her face drops, and she looks over at Amelia, and says, "I'm going to through the garbage out. I'll be right back."

"Alright. Did you feel that though? What was that?" Amelia asks, as she wipes the counter down.

"I'm not sure," Luna says, as she grabs the garbage from under the counter, and then walks to the back door and opens it up. As she walks outside, she sees a wet sealed cardboard box on the ground by the back door. Looking around and seeing nobody around, she then walks over the box, and towards the garbage cans. Lifting the lid, she then throws the garbage out, and then walks over to the box. Kicking the box, and with items rattling around, she then bends over, and picks it up. With the items rattling around in the box, she puts it under her arm, and instantly she remembers the dream.

Walking back into work, she sets it on the back counter, and stares at it, and says, "Amelia, Come here."

"What do you have there?" Amelia asks, as she walks up to Luna.

As she looks at Amelia, and then back at the box, she then says, "I'm not sure. I found this by the back door. Someone left someone a package. Is it for you?"

"No. Not that I'm aware of. Is there a return address?" Amelia asks. as she touches the box, and then pushes it a couple of inches down counter. Sensing the heaviness of the box, she then says, "That cardboard is wet? Open it. I want to see what's in it! What do you think it is?"

"I'm not sure. You open it?" Luna says, as she grabs a small knife from the back galley, and hands it to Amelia.

"Oh no! You open it. Go ahead. Open it up," Amelia says, as she pushes the knife towards Luna.

"Fine," Luna says, as she slices the top of the box. As she opens it, she squints her nose, and she turns her head sideways, and she stands there in disbelief.

"What? What is it?" Amelia asks, as she watches Amelia.

"They're doll heads," Luna says, as she grabs one of the dolls by the hair and pulls it out of the box. With them standing there, staring at the head that swinging in the air, Luna then says, "There are five more doll heads in the box. They all look like someone that we know. This one looks like Victoria."

"It kind of does," Amelia says, as she tilts her head to the side, and touches the doll head with her left pointy finger. As it twirls in the air, Luna then places the doll head on the back counter, and then starts taking them out one by one. Placing them on the counter in a lined-up formation, Luna and Amelia look at them, while Amelia then points to one of them, and then says, "That one looks life Laura. The other ones look like you, Ivory, and Kyle. And is that me?"

"That is strange. Who would do that? Do you recently have any enemies? And yes that is you!" Luna says, as she stands back, and crosses her arms, and stares at the dolls.

"I'm not sure. Last I knew, I didn't have any enemies. But I will tell you that I had a crazy dream the other night. Kyle was in it. He handed me a wet blue and purple cardboard box. It even ran through my fingers when I was holding it," Luna says, as she pokes at the doll that looks like her.

"Really Luna! You had a dream with Kyle handing you a mushy cardboard box. Look, there even a doll head of him. Do you really believe that he would drop this off at your work. Let alone even had a dream about him. Why would he even do that?" Amelia asks, as she picks up the doll head that looks like Kyle, and then places it back on the counter.

"I'm not sure who did it, but they did put a lot of effort into making them look like us. I do have a hunch though that he's been practicing magic with someone behind my back. I'm not sure who he's being do it with," Luna says, as she picks up by the hair, and twirls it in midair. As she looks the head over, she then says, "This one must be me. If this is Kyle's doing, why would he do this?"

"You don't know if it was him. Just because you had a dream of him giving you a box doesn't mean anything. It was just a dream! Besides, he's your boyfriend. You two live together! Why would he do this?" Amelia says.

"Yeah okay! Let me guess, you don't believe in dreams. Since when?" Luna says, as she puts the head back on the counter.

"Oh, I believe in dreams. I just find it hard to believe that Kyle would do something like this. Come on let's get back to work. Leave the dolls on the counter. They'll blend in with the rest of the gothic décor behind the bar," Amelia says, as she walks away, and then takes an order.

With the tavern becoming busy, they don't touch the doll heads for the remainder of the night. With the customer not even asking about them, Luna and Amelia go about the remainder of their shift without talking about the dolls. 

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