Amber by Dan-Dwayne Spencer

Author:Dan-Dwayne Spencer [Spencer, Dan-Dwayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-11T22:00:00+00:00

Finally, a bouncy, bow-headed teen with dental braces glided our way on roller skates. She balanced a tray full of sacks and drinks, slid to a graceful stop, and mounted the tray on the edge of the van’s driver’s side window. We were all more than ready for it; everyone reached and snatched theirs from where Stoney held the bag. I have to admit, there in Eudora, I had the best burger, ever. Maybe because I was so hungry, or there could have been other reasons.

When we finished, we sat in the van drinking our sodas. “Why do you think the Sheriff was at the carnival?” I asked.

Roger sat up straight and said, “I bet he’s the reason we almost got turned into Hoochie Coochie boy toys.” He shuddered.

Jimmy added, “I don’t know exactly how it happened to us. One minute we were fine, walking by the carousel on our way to find you two, and—bam—the next thing I remember is standing in front of their sideshow. I don’t remember Rose going back to the van. Nothing seemed important except to do what the girls wanted.”

Rose asked, “And, what did those hoochie chicks want?”

“They never actually talked to us,” Roger explained. “Like we said before, their dance was a language. They were talking to us without using words. The last thing I think they said was a hip shimmy that yelled, ‘You love us. You love us. You must obey us.’ The next thing I remember was being pushed into Jimmy and Rose.”

Flower tapped the steering wheel with her index finger. “Homer’s dancing girls, his Nymphs, used to serve Phoenix, but I’m thinking now they have been loaned out to Venus. At least I know Calypso is in league with her.” She thought, then added, “What the girls said to you boys in their dance moves is not important. Actually, I think it would be best if you guys kept it to yourselves. Some things do not need saying.”

She looked up to her rearview mirror and spotted me in the far back of the van. “As for the Sheriff, maybe he really was there for a payoff. It would be like his new persona to put the squeeze on a cursed bunch of carnies, but I think his payoff was getting to see the angel Phoenix. I’m guessing the Sheriff’s new master has something she wants Phoenix to do for her, or maybe he has some information she needs.”

She put the van in gear and pulled away from the Sonic. Finally, we were headed back to the commune. To me, it felt like I was finally going home.

Roger asked, “What? The freaky Sheriff has a master—and it’s a she…I mean a woman?”

“She is not exactly a woman,” I responded.

Confusion was written all over Roger’s face. “What do you mean? Trust me, I’ve seen those old paintings of Venus, and all her parts were in the right places.”

I explained, “She is an angel like Phoenix. Her name is Venus and before you ask.

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