Manifest by Artist Arthur

Author:Artist Arthur
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2010-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

sixteen

This really isn’t a date.

A date is when a guy picks you up and takes you someplace like the movies or dinner.

I’m heading to the library to meet Franklin. I guess that could be like a study date, although I don’t plan on studying.

I saw him in the hallway today and he asked if we could study together after school. I knew I needed to talk to him about the weather stuff so I agreed. But now, walking up the steps toward the heavy glass and brass doors of the public library, I begin to think it might be for some other reason.

My jeans are new, the skinny fit in dark denim, and my white T-shirt and hoodie matched the inseam threading as well as my white high-top sneakers. Coordinating my wardrobe had never been a big deal before. I guess hanging with Sasha is rubbing off. Or maybe I secretly want to look good for Franklin. A few nights ago I would have said Ricky, but I’ve since come to terms with my crush on the spirit that needs my help. Speaking of which, I haven’t seen him in a minute and wonder what that means.

I am just about to walk through the library doors when I hear someone scream behind me. Stopping, I turn because now I’m tuned in to screams, yells, anything that projects fear, because I think it involves a ghost. So anyway, I turn but don’t think it’s a spirit that I’m seeing. Instead a group of younger kids are running, their arms waving in the air. Above their heads are three large birds, black birds like crows, I think.

Without hesitating I run down the steps and get in front of the children. I wave my taller, longer arms upward to shoo the birds away. The screeching grows louder and I think my wrist actually makes contact with one of them. At that moment it’s like they shift and take aim at me.

“Get inside!” I yell to the kids and keep swatting at the nuisance birds trying to peck my eyes out.

From out of nowhere a heavy gust of wind rushes around the corner and past me. I stumble and fall flat on my face, my cheek kissing the asphalt. Above I still hear the screeching and with the fear of the birds pecking the hell out of the back of my head I hurriedly roll over.

The birds are still there, screeching, flying over me, but they are not alone. The wind is still blowing and a thick black cloud of smoke is rolling up from my feet to my waist. I try to scoot back out of its way but it just keeps coming, keeps trying to cover me.

There’s a pounding in my chest and I feel like I can’t breathe. The blackness is getting closer and closer; I feel like I’m dying.

Then I’m lifted into the air. Well, not exactly lifted, but my arms are pulled up so hard and my chest slams into another chest and I’m both dizzy from the movement and coughing from the cloud of dark smoke.

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