Returning by A.L. Knorr

Author:A.L. Knorr [Knorr, A.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Intellectually Promiscuous Press

15

I watched her leave. What was the likelihood that I'd seen the back of those two for good? Now was the perfect opportunity to make sure that I wasn't bothered again. I followed Angelica out into the parking lot the same way I'd followed Nathan only a few nights before. I didn't see Chad anywhere.

“Angelica," I said, feeling a sensation of deja-vu. A butterfly of nervousness fluttered in my stomach.

She turned to face me, her expression brightening. "I knew you'd change your mind!" She actually clapped her hands together and I felt a fleeting stab of guilt for what I was about to do. Or at least try to do, I wasn't sure if my voice had power over women. I was about to find out.

"I haven't changed my mind.” My siren voice rose out of my chest and swirled around us. Its musical timbre filled the air and arrested the attention of the human in front of me.

Her face went slack, her eyes went soft, and she stared at my lips. "You haven't?"

I took a deep breath, relieved that it was working. "No, and you're going to forget all about me and my connection to that coin," I went on, feeling the power of my voice vibrating through every cell.

"I'm going to forget all about you and your connection to that coin," she droned. Her vacant expression gave me a chill. The implications of the power poked at my brain like the tip of an iceberg poking up out of the sea. I could make people do whatever I wished. My skin crawled at the damage this ability could wreak in the wrong hands. Was there such a thing as evil sirens? I pushed the thought away.

"After today, you'll remember buying the coin from an elderly woman who found it in her basement. But you just can't remember her name or anything else about the transaction."

She repeated everything I had just said, word for word. The meaning sank into her brain, becoming her new reality.

With effort, I swallowed the voice and said, "Good-bye Angelica," and turned back to the Sea Dog.

"Good-bye..." she mumbled, robotically.

I went back to work, but I was overtaken by a desperate thirst. I poured a cupful of water, opened my throat and swallowed it in one gulp. I poured a second and repeated, still feeling like my throat was lined with dust. That was the first time I had used my voice to manipulate someone, and though I was impressed with what my voice was capable of, I didn't like the way it made me feel.

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