Secrets (under revision)

(8) Mystery Man

{Chapter 8: Mystery Man }

 

We all packed in the car and pulled out of the parking lot. Luckily since I was the first one in the car I got shotgun. While Jace and Saxon where sitting in the back bickering about what radio station we should listen to. 

"Why does it sell like pineapple or am I the only one that smells that?" Eve said looking around trying to figure out were the smell was coming from. As Jace and I just looked at each other with wide eyes. Cause sometimes Eve was worse than are mothers when we got into trouble you would of though she was. Then Saxon scrunched up his nose as he got a whiff of the pineapple concoction, as Jace scooted farther away from him.

"Don't worry I smell it too. Wait, Skylar is that pineapple in your hair?" Saxon said has he pull a piece of pineapple out of my hair. That i missed when rinsing everything out of my hair in the girls bathroom sink. As his fingers grazed my neck as he pulled the pineapple out of my hair. I felt a shock go through me making me gasp. As his hand frozen and quickly pulled away. Did he feel that too I wondered but I didn't wanna ask him if not. But from the way he reacted he must of felt it too I wondered.

"Well you see Sky and me.." Jace said before Eve interrupted him as we pulled into the mall parking lot. "Sky and you what, what did you two do this time?" Eve said glaring at us like a mother scolding her children. As she pulled her keys out of the ignition and turned in her seat so she could face us both.

"Like Jace was saying I wasn't are fault. It was the cake mixes fault I pointed my spoon at Jace and there it went and hit him in the face. Starting a food fight in home EC." I said as I got quieter at the end. Eve didn't say anything as she mumbled about how we were idiots as she was getting out of the car. Once she got out Saxon cracked up laughing as he shook his head and got out too. Then looking at Jace his eyes were sit as round as saucers.

"You know she gonna do something for us getting into trouble. She's probably plotting it as we speck. Oh well it can't be that bad, let's go." Jace said shrugging his should as we got out of the car and jogged to met up with Eve and Saxon since they were already across the parking lot and head into the mall doors.

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Six stores and too many shopping backs to count later. Eve got back at Jace and I for getting into trouble, by making us carry all of her bags. It would be so bad if she didn't have to by everything in the damn store. Saxon went off on his own by the second store saying he'll meet us at the car when Eve was done. We even had to sit with her while she flirted with every guy that ranked on her hot-o-meter. We where at the food court when it started again. The mysterious voice that repeated my name in the school hall.

"Skylar," the voice echoed clearly but no one else seemed to hear it. The voice sounded like it was coming from the hall where one of the malls many emergency exits were. I told Eve and Jace I would meet them at the car. Jace started to protest about having to carry all of Eve's bags on his own. But I was already up and walking away, his voice burred in with the hustle and bustle of the rest of the shoppers. As I made my way to the hallway were the voice was coming from. I watched a figure go out the emergency door. So I rushed out it to follow them.

Once out the door the sudden change of weather chilled me down to the bone. I rubbed my arms trying to bring back some of the warmth as I looked around to see where the figure went. Then I heard them specking to someone but not hearing a second voice I assumed they were talking on the phone. Not wanting to approach them and interrupt the call I decided to listen in to the conversation.

"Listen to me, he's near I can feel him. I believe hes been keeping tabs on her, but as far as I know they've never came into contact." The icy voice said as he started getting aggravated. "I know Noah isn't afraid to approach her, but what is he playing at. Why is he still hiding." they replayed after a few moments paused. Then the conversation got quieter. Desperately wanting to here the rest. I decided to get closer to where the source of the conversation was coming from. Getting closer I tried to carefully make my way through the boxes and other stuff that was lying all over the ground with out making a noise.

I stopped when I could hear them clearly. I could tell they were on the other side of the wall of boxes I was behind. By the responding noise that sounded like they were agreeing to the who they were talking to. Noticing a peep hole in the box wall I decide to get closer to see if I could catch a glimpse of the man talking on the phone. Balancing on my tippi toes to get a better look I saw the figures back. They look stiff as if waiting for something to just out at any moment. 

Scooting around to see if I could get a better look I stubbed my toe on the end of a pipe that was lying on the ground. Clank! The pipe echoed after hitting. Making the man shout out for ever who was there to come out. That's when my body went stiff for not knowing what to do. I was looking around wide eyed for a quick escape but found none.

That's when a gloved hand wrapped around my mouth. "Shh, Its gonna be okay Blue." The owner of the hand whispered in my ear. He keep his hand over my mouth as I turned to face him. He was wearing a black cloak with its hood drawn. Keeping me from seeing any of his face. I didn't make a move - afraid of what he would do if I did.

"I'm so sorry I had to do this Blue, please forgive me." He said. His voice was so smooth it was like velvet yet, it sound like I heard it before. Before I could place where I heard it before everything around me started to blur then everything went black.