The Descending Darkness by Michael Chulsky

Author:Michael Chulsky [Chulsky, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781734204100
Publisher: Somnus Publishing
Published: 2019-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

Ellie left Shadow’s room feeling dejected. She had only come to his room to try and cheer him up and show him that she was on his side. It made no sense why he had shut down and become so cold. Couldn’t he see that she was only trying to be there for him? Why couldn’t he just let her in?

She made her way down the hall and back into the living room. She stopped short of the entrance and took a few breaths to calm herself and get rid of the solemn expression she knew was on her face. It wouldn’t go well for the others to see that she was upset. After a moment or two, she felt ready to face the others and entered the living room.

“Ellie!” Tereya called. “Where’d you go?”

“I just went to talk to Shadow for a moment,” Ellie replied. She saw the look of concern forming on Tereya’s face and gave him a reassuring smile. “Everything’s fine, don’t worry.”

“Okay, good. You excited?”

“Yeah…I’m pretty excited. It should be a fun trip. How are we getting there?” Ellie looked to Ethan. “I’m assuming we have a plan, right?”

Ethan nodded. “It’s already taken care of. Crystal called someone and got a car.”

“Not just any car,” Isaac chimed in. “But a stretch-limo…with amenities! Isn’t that sick?”

“That has to cost…a lot. Crystal, are you sure you can afford this?”

Crystal scoffed. “Ellie, please. It barely made a scratch on my debit card.”

“Okay, then, Paris Hilton,” Ellie quipped.

“Nice one,” Ryan replied, appreciatively.

Crystal rolled her eyes. She opened her mouth to respond, but was interrupted by a small burst of music coming from her pocket. She pulled out her cellphone and examined the screen. “Alright everyone, our ride is here!”

“Is everyone ready to go?” Ellie asked. She glanced around the room. “Wait, where’s Cameryn? Is he still sleeping?”

“No, he isn’t,” Tereya said. “I went to his room and asked him if he wanted to come, and he said he didn’t feel up to it.”

“Oh, okay.” Ellie counted the heads. “I guess it’s just the nine of us then.”

“Yup,” Crystal chirped. “Let’s go!”

Ellie smiled in spite of herself and followed Crystal through the living room, into the foyer, and through the doors all the way down the path until they reached the stretch-limo. She reached for the door-handle, but before she could touch it, her hand was knocked away. Turning to look at Crystal, she didn’t even bother to hide the annoyance on her face. “What?”

“Let the driver do his job,” Crystal said.

Ellie blinked and stepped back as the driver exited the vehicle and opened the door for her. “Oh, well…thank you.” She stepped into the car and took a seat all the way in the back. As the others piled in, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. She felt a bit emotionally exhausted from the talk with Shadow earlier and didn’t want to talk to anyone. They didn’t live too far from the mall, thirty minutes at best, so a short nap was exactly what she needed.

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