Collide by Jessica Gilliland

Author:Jessica Gilliland [Gilliland, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessica Gilliland
Published: 2019-02-13T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

We checked into a hotel and drove down to the beach. The little coastal town was definitely profiting from the widespread coverage of the beach. The crowds were densely packed all the way to the boardwalk, which was a good mile away. Charlie and I held hands with Bebe and Headset, keeping them close and in the middle of our group. There were too many people there, too many chances for something to go wrong.

The amount of people was overloading my senses. I felt the overwhelming excitement of those around me, possessing me. I was awed, a little scared, excited and bored all at the same time. My nerves were on edge and my head was throbbing. I felt my telekinesis slipping in and out with each pulse of pain in my temples.

The beach was even more beautiful and ethereal than it had appeared in the news report. The glass was swirled with different colors and textures. The melted dunes were like ocean waves frozen mid-roll, sparkling in the fading sunlight.

"This is incredible," Charlie said in awe.

"I have to meet the woman that did this," Lux said, not without a hint of lewdness.

I could feel Nyx's interest pique, but for different reasons.

"Look!" Headset shouted, pointing to the burnt skeleton of a seagull trapped in the glass. Charlie immediately clamped her hand over his mouth. Luckily no one noticed, and the force of his voice was cut off quickly. "

"I swear, Charlie, your reflexes are superhuman," Glitch said in a slow, relieved exhale.

We made our way down to the epicenter of the beach where I could safely assume Mia had been standing when she set the beach on fire.

Cash stayed with me while the rest of the group broke away, but not too far. The kids slid over the smooth glass and giggled in awe as they touched the melted sand and studied the air bubbles and hermit crabs encased within it.

Nyx and Lux stood closer to the water. They were incredibly intrigued by it and I felt their shared excitement pulsing inside of me.

Dozer, Cash and I studied the shiny dunes, looking for signs of a struggle, footprints, anything that would give us some insight on what had happened. It truly looked like a work of art. The glass waves were deliberately molded into this massive swirling vortex. People all around me were full of wonderment and curiosity. A group of people had gathered around the epicenter as we had and were pointing at exactly what I'd been hoping to find. Footprints.

I pushed my way closer to get a better look. It was one set of about eight steps that moved toward the street. They were definitely Mia's because they were barefoot, and only she could have withstood the heat of walking over molten glass. The strange thing was that it didn't look like she'd been running or even rushing at all. They were even steps, close together, and perfectly spaced. There was nothing else.

"I don't get it," I began as we followed the footprints back toward the street.

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