now.”
“So this isn’t a continuance of bad first dates?”
“I would say, no. But don’t quote that back to my sister.
She expects me to keep my pretense despite her best efforts to make me
socialize. The way she sees things I’m mad at the world, and she probably
cringes every time she imagines me having a conversation with a co-worker.
Actually, I’m mad at someone who is not in this world, but that’s neither here
nor there.” She paused to wait for Darian to laugh.
He chuckled, cautiously.
“Come on, it’s a bad joke. Don’t you just love them?”
He retook her hand into his. “I do, when they’re told by
you.”
Darian’s attention wandered away from DJ and to over her
shoulder where a news report played. “DJ, look, you’ve got to see this.”
She scooted out of her booth seat and turned to the
screen behind her.
Eyewitnesses in Colorado confirm a sighting and the
creation of a crop circle before their very eyes. This video clip was taken
just under an hour ago by a resident of Black Forest. As you can see, the
formation of a circle with what appears to be a caduceus at its center is
seemingly created by a number of rotating, spherical shaped
lights . . .
Darian’s phone rang a millisecond before DJ’s.
Mitchell and Iris
were calling. Are you guys seeing this? In tandem, DJ and Darian
responded affirmatively.
Chapter Five
T HE VIDEO , taken by the landowner’s camera phone, went
viral in a matter of hours. The local news station followed it up with a video
taken from a helicopter. It displayed what the strange orbs of light had
created. That was, if you believed in otherworldly lights using a field as its
canvas.
“It’s a caduceus all right,” Mitchell said. “So why would
something or some being utilize the symbol of medicine?” He stole a peak at
Iris’s iPhone while navigating his CV-R to Black Forest. The accompanying
narrative to the video they were watching stated: The formation of a crop
circle in this El Paso County town is sure to bring notoriety from ufologists
the world over . . .
“So the message appears medical, some sort of reference
to health,” Gavin said. He and Darian were seated in the backseat of Mitchell’s
SUV. Iris, who was riding shotgun, kept quiet. She felt a bit naked heading to
an investigation without her team. Kassidy and Rachel agreed with reluctance to
call it a night so they could be fresh for tomorrow. Iris agreed there was no
reason all of her team should miss out on a night’s sleep. After all, everyone
had day jobs to attend to. Iris knew she would play hooky if needed.
Iris stole glances at Mitchell every now and then. The
man wore a solemn mask of concentration as he drove. Was he angry? Did he
believe her refusal to bring a team along screamed disbelief? If so, was he
angry at her? She couldn’t believe she was asking herself these questions. Only
people in relationships would care so much. She stole another glance and felt a
slight twinge in her stomach. It’s just butterflies from all the excitement
of the crop circle, nothing else.
The GPS chirped an announcement: Keep left on Highway
83.
“It’s going to be just a few more miles,” Mitchell said.
“Then we’ll get to see the excitement, firsthand.” He smiled.
Iris bit her lip. It was amusing and kind of cute to see
another lead investigator so excited. She related to his sense of elation. She
felt it before her every investigation. She too believed her team would come
away with substantial evidence. Maybe they still would if the dial was indeed
otherworldly.
I RIS EXPECTED a mob scene. It was a far cry
from it. Only the landowner and some neighbors were milling about the entrance
to the property. Darian mused, “It looks like everyone is going to wait for the
DVD.”
“They don’t have to,” Gavin replied. “I’m already
counting dozens of links to the video.” He showed his iPhone to Darian.
Mitchell intervened. “Let’s get down to
“So this isn’t a continuance of bad first dates?”
“I would say, no. But don’t quote that back to my sister.
She expects me to keep my pretense despite her best efforts to make me
socialize. The way she sees things I’m mad at the world, and she probably
cringes every time she imagines me having a conversation with a co-worker.
Actually, I’m mad at someone who is not in this world, but that’s neither here
nor there.” She paused to wait for Darian to laugh.
He chuckled, cautiously.
“Come on, it’s a bad joke. Don’t you just love them?”
He retook her hand into his. “I do, when they’re told by
you.”
Darian’s attention wandered away from DJ and to over her
shoulder where a news report played. “DJ, look, you’ve got to see this.”
She scooted out of her booth seat and turned to the
screen behind her.
Eyewitnesses in Colorado confirm a sighting and the
creation of a crop circle before their very eyes. This video clip was taken
just under an hour ago by a resident of Black Forest. As you can see, the
formation of a circle with what appears to be a caduceus at its center is
seemingly created by a number of rotating, spherical shaped
lights . . .
Darian’s phone rang a millisecond before DJ’s.
Mitchell and Iris
were calling. Are you guys seeing this? In tandem, DJ and Darian
responded affirmatively.
Chapter Five
T HE VIDEO , taken by the landowner’s camera phone, went
viral in a matter of hours. The local news station followed it up with a video
taken from a helicopter. It displayed what the strange orbs of light had
created. That was, if you believed in otherworldly lights using a field as its
canvas.
“It’s a caduceus all right,” Mitchell said. “So why would
something or some being utilize the symbol of medicine?” He stole a peak at
Iris’s iPhone while navigating his CV-R to Black Forest. The accompanying
narrative to the video they were watching stated: The formation of a crop
circle in this El Paso County town is sure to bring notoriety from ufologists
the world over . . .
“So the message appears medical, some sort of reference
to health,” Gavin said. He and Darian were seated in the backseat of Mitchell’s
SUV. Iris, who was riding shotgun, kept quiet. She felt a bit naked heading to
an investigation without her team. Kassidy and Rachel agreed with reluctance to
call it a night so they could be fresh for tomorrow. Iris agreed there was no
reason all of her team should miss out on a night’s sleep. After all, everyone
had day jobs to attend to. Iris knew she would play hooky if needed.
Iris stole glances at Mitchell every now and then. The
man wore a solemn mask of concentration as he drove. Was he angry? Did he
believe her refusal to bring a team along screamed disbelief? If so, was he
angry at her? She couldn’t believe she was asking herself these questions. Only
people in relationships would care so much. She stole another glance and felt a
slight twinge in her stomach. It’s just butterflies from all the excitement
of the crop circle, nothing else.
The GPS chirped an announcement: Keep left on Highway
83.
“It’s going to be just a few more miles,” Mitchell said.
“Then we’ll get to see the excitement, firsthand.” He smiled.
Iris bit her lip. It was amusing and kind of cute to see
another lead investigator so excited. She related to his sense of elation. She
felt it before her every investigation. She too believed her team would come
away with substantial evidence. Maybe they still would if the dial was indeed
otherworldly.
I RIS EXPECTED a mob scene. It was a far cry
from it. Only the landowner and some neighbors were milling about the entrance
to the property. Darian mused, “It looks like everyone is going to wait for the
DVD.”
“They don’t have to,” Gavin replied. “I’m already
counting dozens of links to the video.” He showed his iPhone to Darian.
Mitchell intervened. “Let’s get down to
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