now.
Rick sits in the passenger side next to Rob. The Professor sits in the middle of the back seat talking the entire time. “We will get there in time. Do not wreck us.”
“I’m not going to wreck Professor.”
“James will be fine with the others,” Professor says.
“I know,” Rob says. His current worry is about what he is going to do in a minute. The road that he must take is on the backside of an unfinished neighborhood. There are no streetlights for two miles but it is the fastest way to get there.
Rick looks ahead and sees the road Rob fears. He is aware of the lack of streetlights too. “We’ll be fine.”
“You worry about what you cannot control,” Professor says, “There is no reason to worry about that.” He watches as Rob turns the car down the street. He feels the vehicle accelerate and knows the father’s fear. “Worry about only what we can control.”
“Professor I know that,” Rob says. His grip on the wheel tightens as he increases the car’s speed. “We should be there in a few minutes.”
“Oh I know,” Professor says. He continues to speak with purpose of distraction but also to keep them focused. “When we get there what are we going to do? Are we going to rush out of there or are we going to pin them and try to get more information?”
“No,” Rob says. “We are going to leave and get back to the cafeteria. I know he is safe but I don’t like James being there without us. We get back to James then we figure out what we are going to do next.”
The professor smiles as Rob turns the car off the dark road and onto a street that is well lit.
“We’re five minutes away,” Rob says.
CHAPTER 13 - CAFETERIA
There are fifteen Vauns ; most are standing around talking about the current situation. James sits at the end of a table. He is nervous and scared but not for himself. He is scared for his mom, Julie and his friend Stewart.
Rachel is standing beside Jeff and Nancy a few feet away from James. She sees the distant look of fear on the eight year olds face.
“You ok James?” Rachel asks as she approaches the boy. He nods yes to her as she sits beside him. “Your dad is just going to get your mom and bring them back here. It will not take long.”
“What if they attack him before he can get to her?”
“Well,” Rachel says. She and the others have had the same thought. She speaks what she believes is the truth. “ Kynar and Sevol will protect them. They are very powerful.”
“I know they are,” James says. That wasn’t his thought. His thought is something different. “But if the attack could stop Dad from reaching Mom.”
“Rachel is amazed at how deep James’ thoughts are,” She reaches out and hugs the boy as she talks. “Your dad will do everything he can. I promise you that.”
Jeff and Nancy see Rachel talking to James at the table. They know the reasons why Rob did not take his son. “He’s a brave little boy,” Jeff says.
“Yes he is,” Nancy says. She has known Rob and his family for a few years. “That’s how Rob is. He is always trying to be prepared and is always trying to think of everything. But that’s how we all are. That’s how we live, how we survive. If it wasn’t for you coming tonight we would not have known that they can attack a Vaun prior to his birth.”
“I…” Jeff says. His thoughts are moving fast and are hard for him to focus, “…should we have gone with them? Should there be more of us with them? There’s only two?”
“Yes,” Nancy says. She shakes her head in dislike of her words. “But Rob wanted you and Rachel here because of your Molawners and as far as the other Vauns here, they are not all as brave as you.”
“They wouldn’t help?”
“It’s not like that,” Nancy says. She defends the Vauns because she knows their stories, the reason for their hesitations and fears. “They do
Rick sits in the passenger side next to Rob. The Professor sits in the middle of the back seat talking the entire time. “We will get there in time. Do not wreck us.”
“I’m not going to wreck Professor.”
“James will be fine with the others,” Professor says.
“I know,” Rob says. His current worry is about what he is going to do in a minute. The road that he must take is on the backside of an unfinished neighborhood. There are no streetlights for two miles but it is the fastest way to get there.
Rick looks ahead and sees the road Rob fears. He is aware of the lack of streetlights too. “We’ll be fine.”
“You worry about what you cannot control,” Professor says, “There is no reason to worry about that.” He watches as Rob turns the car down the street. He feels the vehicle accelerate and knows the father’s fear. “Worry about only what we can control.”
“Professor I know that,” Rob says. His grip on the wheel tightens as he increases the car’s speed. “We should be there in a few minutes.”
“Oh I know,” Professor says. He continues to speak with purpose of distraction but also to keep them focused. “When we get there what are we going to do? Are we going to rush out of there or are we going to pin them and try to get more information?”
“No,” Rob says. “We are going to leave and get back to the cafeteria. I know he is safe but I don’t like James being there without us. We get back to James then we figure out what we are going to do next.”
The professor smiles as Rob turns the car off the dark road and onto a street that is well lit.
“We’re five minutes away,” Rob says.
CHAPTER 13 - CAFETERIA
There are fifteen Vauns ; most are standing around talking about the current situation. James sits at the end of a table. He is nervous and scared but not for himself. He is scared for his mom, Julie and his friend Stewart.
Rachel is standing beside Jeff and Nancy a few feet away from James. She sees the distant look of fear on the eight year olds face.
“You ok James?” Rachel asks as she approaches the boy. He nods yes to her as she sits beside him. “Your dad is just going to get your mom and bring them back here. It will not take long.”
“What if they attack him before he can get to her?”
“Well,” Rachel says. She and the others have had the same thought. She speaks what she believes is the truth. “ Kynar and Sevol will protect them. They are very powerful.”
“I know they are,” James says. That wasn’t his thought. His thought is something different. “But if the attack could stop Dad from reaching Mom.”
“Rachel is amazed at how deep James’ thoughts are,” She reaches out and hugs the boy as she talks. “Your dad will do everything he can. I promise you that.”
Jeff and Nancy see Rachel talking to James at the table. They know the reasons why Rob did not take his son. “He’s a brave little boy,” Jeff says.
“Yes he is,” Nancy says. She has known Rob and his family for a few years. “That’s how Rob is. He is always trying to be prepared and is always trying to think of everything. But that’s how we all are. That’s how we live, how we survive. If it wasn’t for you coming tonight we would not have known that they can attack a Vaun prior to his birth.”
“I…” Jeff says. His thoughts are moving fast and are hard for him to focus, “…should we have gone with them? Should there be more of us with them? There’s only two?”
“Yes,” Nancy says. She shakes her head in dislike of her words. “But Rob wanted you and Rachel here because of your Molawners and as far as the other Vauns here, they are not all as brave as you.”
“They wouldn’t help?”
“It’s not like that,” Nancy says. She defends the Vauns because she knows their stories, the reason for their hesitations and fears. “They do
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