Dawn by S. J. West

Author:S. J. West [West, S. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781490429694
Google: A9thnQEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-06-11T05:00:00+00:00

I sat in the car not really paying attention to where Jace was driving. I guess I just assumed we were going back to the house we were using as headquarters, the queen's mansion. I didn't question what we were doing until he pulled into a parking lot in front of a city park.

“What are we doing here?” I asked, looking at the swing set, slide, carousel, and see-saws dotting the open lawn. “I thought we were going back to the mansion? Your dad might be here by now.”

“He's not here yet,” Jace reassured me. “If he were, someone would be here to tell us.”

“Be here?” I asked.

“I told your father where we would be coming after we got through with the growth facility. He knows to send someone to get us if my father gets here before we're done.”

“Done with what?”

Jace grinned. “Come on. I want to show you something.”

Jace opened his door and got out. I did the same, not seeing that I had much choice and curious to know what it was Jace wanted to show me here. I met him in front of the car, and he instantly took one of my hands into one of his.

“What's here that you want to show me?”

“How long has it been since you played?”

I felt confused by the question, like Jace had suddenly started speaking in a foreign language. The word 'play' hadn't been a part of my vocabulary for a very long time.

“I guess,” I began, really having to think back to the last time I truly played, “it had to be before the war.”

Jace started to walk forward, tugging on my hand indicating I should follow him.

“Then come on,” he said.

We walked over to the swing set first. Jace turned me around in front of one of the faded green belt swing seats and gently pushed down on my shoulders indicating I was expected to sit in it.

“Jace,” I said, taking the seat even though I felt silly sitting in it, “we have a lot to do. We don't really have time for this.”

“Of course we do,” he said walking behind me.

“We have to get Simon back and figure out how to kill the queen,” I argued.

Jace grabbed the chains of the swing and pulled me back. He let me go and I began to swing in the air.

“We have time, Skye,” Jace said, continuing to push me until I got high enough to push myself through the air without his assistance.

Jace sat in the swing beside me and watched me swing back and forth, grinning like he was receiving joy in just watching me play.

The feel of the wind on my face was cool and cleansing. I closed my eyes and thought back to the last time I swung on a swing set.

I was in the backyard of my parents' house. The war with the Harvesters had just begun. My mom and dad were packing bags, getting ready to take us into hiding because they knew what was coming.

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