The Rise of Onyx by Angelina Singer

Author:Angelina Singer [Singer, Angelina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1533537941
Published: 2018-10-07T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Griffin watches as Constance walks off away from her house, with a boy in tow. Not completely sure what to make of that, he opts to follow them - while remaining incognito, of course. And staying under the radar has become even more difficult as of late, since the young humanoid has been pestering him. Regardless of the past annoyance the young humanoid has caused, Griffin resigned himself to follow Constance by casually walking along the buildings and trying to blend in with the growing foot traffic and midmorning noise. Just as his shoulders relax a bit and he starts to actually breathe again without panicking too much about being noticed, the unthinkable happens.

“You! You’re the one my son has been talking about!”

Griffin turns around to see a very harried mother staring him down with her hands on her hips, flanked by a stained and wrinkled apron. her hair is bedraggled as well, with curls springing all around her face like an angry lioness. “I am not so sure what you mean. I must be going now, though.” He tries to turn away, but no such luck - the woman has her hand clamped tightly around his wrist. What is it with this family and their death grips?

“You’re coming with me.”

“Unhand me now, peasant!”

Her eyes widen at the insinuation he makes, but her mouth doesn’t utter a sound. But at that moment, Griffin becomes as confident as he ever has.

“Let me go. You have no business torturing me. I have done nothing to warrant such an interrogation.” He intensifies his gaze, suddenly emboldened by his time on Earth - or perhaps his desperation has strengthened him.

She begrudgingly lets go, tossing his arm to his side with palpable frustration. “Stay away from my children. Stay away from my family. And most importantly…” She steps uncomfortably close to Griffin, and he winces at the rotten smell of her breath. “Stay away from me.” Turning on her heel, Griffin is once again alone. But he has a sinking feeling that he most likely won’t be for long. Unfortunately, however, this encounter had held him up long enough to allow Constance to move farther down the path and out of his sight.

Just wonderful. Now I have no idea where she is or where she’s going. Now what do I do?

Griffin looks around in frustration, simultaneously upset that he lost his target, but also that he’s still stuck in the open, where he could be discovered yet again. Finding a nearby structure, he decides to hide in there until he can figure out what to do next.

They can’t be too far away, I bet I can find them. I just have to keep looking. Yes, that’s it - I’ll just keep looking.

He tries to ready himself with some deep breaths, but the stress of his mission and the expectations that surround it are starting to get to him. Sitting down against the wooden wall of the structure, he rests his head in his hands and hopes that he’ll figure out what to do before it’s too late.

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