Nico di Angelo...( An Asa Butterfield's horror secrets)

Defense and Plan~

I watched as Asa sprinted fast towards the kitchen, taking along with him the sickening book! Sonia and Hailee turned to me for answers but I shrugged and shook my head instead. Morgan and Jacqueline were busy attending the cops that had marched into the house for some serious talk about finding Mr Butterfield and Marlie's body...........

Although she wasn't literally hers, I saw that she was weeping as if the child was her very own! Anaya and Danny joined the conversation, making it easier for the police and all so at that moment I made my way to the kitchen and almost gasp at the sight of the incredible mess Asa had clearly made!

For one thing, he had himself a neat jug of water and there were lots of salt packets on the floors and of course.....salt on the tables and cookery.

Is he making a salt solution?

"What are you doing?" I asked, shocked. "Science project?" Ok......maybe I was a little rude but hell....you don't just throw in a couple packets of salt into a jug filled with water for any other reason!

"Salt solution", Asa answered with a thick tone. Oh...bother......somebody's hurt! "Can't you see?"

"No....I can see". I grimaced at the mess and watched as he took a whole bottle of cinnamon and dropped the entire thing into the salt water....turning the cloudy water reddish brown! My doubts are cleared......Asa had gone insane.....what If Jackie comes in right now?!!!

"Asa....Stop!"

"Why? Have any better idea?"

"For what?"

"You and I both know what was up there in my room......or you're not sure?"

"I....."

I glared at the boy in front, feeling hopeless to fight back!

"What are you going to do? Play salt water guns with those shadows!!" Now....it was my turn to show how my sarcasm really works.

"Maybe if I'm brainless", he answered sharply. "But...I'm not! The tablet answers all".

"Maybe if I'd learn Latin...." I stopped as to not yell at him. "I'd read the darn thing!"

"It's not darn!" Wow! Asa's really pissed! "It gives you answers to STAY ALIVE...you don't understand..."

"Yeah, yeah.....sure, I don't understand!" Now he had mad this girl....mad! I don't even know why I'm getting angry and why he's getting angry....I don't get why we're fighting right now! It all seems as if something is really controlling my emotions........

I took in a deep breath!

"Alright....." I said slowly. "The water is for...?"

Asa didn't answer me at once! His fingers were red with mixing up the mixed solution with his hands and his sleeves were folded high!

"I'm building....a wall!"

"A wall?"

"Like a barrier....but no living soul can see it!"

"So...nobody can see it?"

"I didn't say nobody Ferry....be very careful with hearing words and statements like these. You will be needing that ability..."

"Ok..." I said awkwardly. "Sorry".

Asa smiled for the corner of his lips. " I said living souls.....only the living! The dead could see it because the barrier is only visible to their sight and therefore, since the barrier blocks the view of us, we.....become invisible to them".

I nodded my head, clearly understanding! Who would think water, plain salt and cinnamon could save the day, huh?

"We can see them, right? Since our eyes can't catch it, it's like an invisible shield for us to spy on our enemies by not getting spied on".