Uninvited: A Paranormal Urban Fantasy Novel (The Dark Skies Trilogy Book Two) by Daley Lysa

Author:Daley, Lysa [Daley, Lysa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: BrightSky Books
Published: 2016-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

“What the heck is that?” I ask, pointing at the strap in her hand.

She frowns, walking over to the last stall. “It’s a leash.”

“Oh!” Now that I take a closer look, it’s obviously a leash.

She bends down, partially out of view, when she stands she’s holding the leash now attached to a creature that resembles a cross between a kangaroo and a parrot, except the animal appears to sprout brown-green reptilian scales.

“I thought you might like to take Sparky out for a walk? He’s desperate for a little exercise.”

It’s weird, but somehow this odd combination works.

“Hi, Sparky,” I say, trying to sound friendly and not afraid. “Does it bite? He has a lot of sharp teeth.”

“Only if you're an insect,” Bella laughs. “That's what he eats. Otherwise, I think you're pretty safe.”

Sparky and I head outside. I’m walking at a good clip as he kind of bounces, almost like a dog, at my side. His cuteness and exuberant joy rub off on me, and for the first time in days, I feel myself begin to relax.

We pass a gaggle of younger kids, maybe 4th graders, running willy-nilly around a big field playing soccer. A woman perpetually blowing a whistle keeps pace with them. I'm pretty sure this is P.E. class. Other than the footballers, nobody else is out and about.

Before Sparky and I left the stables, Bella explained that a jogging path lines the perimeter of the school, edging up along the never-ending forest of pine trees.

He and I go back and forth on this trail, that’s one big circle, several times. This is great fun the first three times, but by the fourth lap, I’m pretty bored, and Sparky clearly wants to run faster.

One of my weird alien talents is that I can run about twice as speed of the fastest humans, which turns out to be somewhere around 40 mph. Of course, the risk I run if I hit my top speed is being found out. Only a few people here know that I’m an alien, and I’d like to keep it that way for as long as possible.

As Sparky and I begin our fourth lap, I spot a yellow metal gate flanked by two towering oak trees at the far end of the path. Moving through the gates, we leave the safety of the compound. The paved jogging path around the school gives way to a soft dirt trail that parallels the lonely road that Ruby and I drove in on. It rained last night, and the earth is perfectly smooth and even.

Once I’m sure we’re out of everyone’s sight, Sparky and I kick up our pace, and I can tell that he’s really happy to let ‘er rip. I know I’m taking a chance leaving the compound, but it’s the only way Sparky and I can run faster.

It doesn’t take long before he and I are clipping along at a nice even pace.

Back before all of this happened, my uncle used to sometimes make me run with him.

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