A Shadowlander’s Dream: Book Three - Rules of the Flesh
Written by Kathryn K Williams
Chapter Twenty Seven
Jenn and Kim were making their way down the hall to Penny’s room when the shaking started and the lights abruptly shut off.
“What the hell was that?” Kim exclaimed, holding the wall to keep her balance as the rumbling slowly subsided.
Jenn shook her head in the darkness, “I have no clue.” She glanced around to see a few bedroom doors open and girls, silhouetted by the dim light from outside, stepping into the hall, all confused and many worried.
“Could it be another Bug Bear?” Kim asked worriedly, remembering the blackout that occurred before she entered Penny’s room for the first time.
“What is a bug bear?” Jenn inquired, unsure she wanted to know.
The thought of the evil teddy bears made Kim scan around her feet in search of the creatures when a flashlight suddenly turned on and she had to raise her hands against the harsh light as it shone was shone directly in her face, “Who’s there?” She called out with a hiss.
The flashlight was quickly lowered and Kim noticed several girls gathering around another who held the flashlight tightly, and shakily, between her hands, “I… I’m sorry…” The girl glanced around nervously.
Jenn approached the girl with a warm smile upon her face, “It’s alright.” She said in a soothing voice, “It is probably nothing, just a small blackout, more then likely a tree fell on a power line.” As if to support of Jenn’s suspicious the winds howled wildly, rattling the windows, “T… They will have the power on again in no time.” She continued, unsure of her own words.
The air erupted with the sound of thunder, loud enough to shake the walls of the small dorm. The group of girls screamed out and huddled close together. Jenn even felt herself jump at the sound and she had not jumped at the sound of thunder since she was very little. She actually enjoyed thunderstorms and would watch them from the large picture window in the living room whenever she could, but there was something different about this thunder. It didn’t sound normal. It was more like the sound of a deep gruttled roar of some beast then a clap of thunder and this unnerved the girl. She glanced around to see Kimberly wasn’t doing much better then the others girls as she huddled by her side, holding on tightly to Jenn’s arm. Jenn could tell that the girl was trying to keep her own fears at bay, but the storm wasn’t helping.
Jenn stepped up to the girl with the flashlight and placed a hand upon the girl’s, “Can I borrow this?” She politely asked.
The girl glanced up at Jenn, trembling with fright and Jenn felt she could have taken the flashlight if she really felt like it, but waited for the girl to respond. With a nod the girl relinquished the tool.
“Thanks.” Jenn gave the girl a warm smile, and then turned around to train the light down the hall, “We should get these girls down to the lobby. They will be safer down there and maybe Jessica will know what to do about this blackout.” She said with more bravery then she felt.
Kim nodded in agreement, “Girls, follow us and stay close.” She said in a commanding tone to the girls, trying to cover up her own dread as much as she could.
The girls all nodded and moved in closer to Jenn as they started down the hall.
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To be Continued . . .
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Note: The world of the Shadowlands, Its stories, Characters and ideas are a copyright of Kathryn K Williams.
This story is based upon my manga of the same name. If you wish to view art from this series please visit my deviant arts site at: http://shinigami-shimai.deviantart.com/
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