Into the Light

The city

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Chapter 3

The city

I made the mistake of letting Blake drive into Portland, forgetting he drives like a blind person. I hold onto the car door as he swerves out of the way of an on coming car, “Get in your Lane!” I scream at him. Blake just looks flustered so I decide I will be driving home. I turn up the radio and put my feet on the dash board relaxing while laughing at Blake’s humorous jokes for about an hour, till we find ourselves in Portland.

“So what do you have planned for us today?” I question Blake while smiling at him, he ignores my question and says instead, “You have a beautiful smile, you know.” I’m slightly taken aback by his compliment, usually he’s teasing me at every possible moment and here he is smiling at me dimples and all. My heart flutters, but I choose to ignore it. I just tuck some of my hair behind my ear and quickly deny his compliment. Blake shrugs and starts walking down 23rd street, which is filled with a never ending line of shops. I noticed the trees on the side walks starting to bloom and all of the people walking around without a care in the world. My favorite thing about the shops is they were local, they weren’t big company’s. I pulled Blake’s arm when I spotted a small record shop and he just followed behind me as I searched through the records that were stacked in random order. I find Blake intently watching me as I continue, until I find a record for the Artic Monkeys and I smile triumphantly. Blake takes it from my hands and walks over to the guy at the register, he pays for it and we walk out together. “Thank you, you didn’t have to pay for it though.” I mention as Blake directs me towards a place that sells homemade bagels and coffee. “I know, but I wanted too.” Blake replies. We step inside and I intake the smell of bagels and my stomach growls, “Looks like its time to feed you.” Blake says amusingly.

Blake and I sit at a table together munching on our delicious bagels while reliving old memories we share together that still make both of us laugh. I snort as Blake explains the time we both happened to get a teacher fired at our school. I watch his lips move and soon I cant hear what he’s saying but his soft pink lips are still moving fast and his eyes are bright and alive. I grin at him for no apparent reason, until a sight at the corner of my eye catches my attention and pulls me out of my daze. A guy wearing a worn out t-shirt and black jeans slips out of the building rather hurriedly, I notice his mop of curly golden locks right before he rounds the corner. Normally I wouldn’t even think about it, but something about that guy was different. I interrupt Blake, “I’m sorry, I’ll be right back, but I- uh need to go outside.” I rush outside leaving Blake sitting by himself confused and hurt.

"His" P.O.V (this isnt Blake in case anyone is confused)

Marcy has been my only priority for the past nine years but its only now that I need to take extra measures to protect her at all costs. I have yet failed to protect her from the evils of this world, that of course she doesn’t understand. Marcy doesn’t know who I am, and she has only seen me a few times, but those were accidents and I had to force myself to take her memory away. I want her to remember me and I want her eyes to light up when she sees me, but that couldn’t happen.

I keep telling myself that this is just a job, I remember Gabriel’s exact words in my head, “She’s an important little girl, more powerful than any of us and you know they want her. I’m sending you to watch over her, don’t get to attached and don’t let me down.” Those words keep me from running to her and embracing her, because if I show her my face I’m opening her to a world she doesn’t even know she belongs to.

I watch Marcy’s curly red hair bounce as she walks hand in hand with her best friend. I walk silently at a distance, observing the people around me knowing they cant see me. I notice a little girl tugging on her mothers arm trying to get her attention, and her mother is too busy talking on the phone. So many people these days take granted of the time they have with people they love, when I would do anything to spend time with the one I love. She cant even see me, but I just want her to know who I am. In a world were no one understands the unbelievable supernatural, people would be scared of me, and I wonder if she would be too. I see the pain in her eyes even though she hides it and I want to be the one to comfort her. Marcy is strong but I can tell she would give up anything to find the answer to why her father left, and I have that answer. I know absolutely everything about her, every flaw down to her favorite book, and how when she listens to songs she dances around the room. Every time I learn something new about her I fall more in love with her, and it’s a dangerous thing.

For I second I think Marcy sees me, but its impossible. I made sure years ago I was invisible to her and everyone else. I cant help but feel, that the time is coming soon where I wont be able to protect her, and I am dreading that day as it comes closer.