Invisible Terror Collection by Bill Myers

Author:Bill Myers
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Christian Fiction
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2008-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

No offense, Beck, but it almost sounds like you’re jealous.”

“Jealous?” Becka said in disbelief. “Me?”

“It’s only natural,” Philip continued. “Hand me up another piece of tape, will you?”

Becka tore off a strip of masking tape and lifted it up to Philip. He was balanced precariously on a ladder, trying to hang a poster over an archway in the school. Ryan stood nearby, unrolling another poster. It was 7:30 a.m. Thirty minutes before classes started. A few kids were wandering in, but for the most part the place was still empty.

The three of them were hard at work putting up the campaign posters that members of Ryan’s campaign committee had made the night before. This one was particularly impressive. Not only for its classy lettering — “Ryan for President” was scripted in gold metallic paint and highlighted by deep burgundy shadows — but also for its location. Philip was hanging it directly over the steps leading to the cafeteria.

Of course, Krissi should have been there too. But, as usual, she was late. Probably something about her hair, makeup, nails, or whatever.

After calling Julie, Becka had been up all night. She tried calling Z back, but it was too late. She tried talking to Scott, but he was too exhausted. Lately, when her brother wasn’t in school, he was spending every waking hour over at Darryl’s cousin’s place, playing some stupid computer game. She barely saw him anymore. Of course, she had tried to call Julie at home the next morning. But for whatever reason, Julie wasn’t accepting calls.

And now, to top it all off, Philip was mistaking her concern as jealousy.

“I’m not jealous, Philip. I’m just worried about her, that’s all.

She shouldn’t try to make supernatural stuff happen on her own.

It’s too dangerous.”

“But it’s okay for you?” Philip asked.

“I — I didn’t say that,” Becka said, a little flustered.

“Look,” Philip continued, “in the beginning it was just you and your brother, and that was cool. You guys were the ones experiencing all the mystical junk. But now Julie is starting to get in on the action. And so is Krissi. I guess it’s only natural that you’d be a little — ”

“Philip, I am not jealous. I’m worried. I mean, if we learned anything at the mansion, it was that not everything supernatural is good.”

“But,” Ryan corrected, “not everything supernatural is nec-essarily bad, either.”

Becka glanced at him. It was obvious Ryan was still thinking about last night’s disagreement over heaven and hell. Philip nodded. “My point, exactly. What’s so bad about an angel? Everybody’s talking about them. I mean, just look at the TV, movies, magazines, books.”

Becka wanted to respond, but at the moment, she was feeling a little outnumbered.

“Remember what Krissi’s note said?” Philip asked.

Ryan chuckled. “Yeah. Awakening our powers? Evolving to a higher level of consciousness?”

“Don’t laugh. Isn’t that the exact thing Julie is experiencing, going into another dimension with her angel buddy? And isn’t that exactly what the Ascension Lady predicted?” Ryan grew more serious. “You think there’s a connection?

Between Julie and Krissi?”

Philip chose his words carefully.

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