Lurking Things~Sky

I saw her again today. She had tried to blend in with her wooded surroundings but failed. I could see her face through the twigs, still striped from winters harsh conditions. From where I stood I could make out the hatred radiating off of her face. A face that should be scarred with burn marks but instead remained flawless, as if no flames had ever danced on the skin.

I was tempted to approach her. Call her name and see if this mysterious person really was the Jade I had known on Eden. Yet something about the harsh expression on her face told me that it was.

"Jade,"I called into the trees. The figure did not move. She stood like a statue, frozen in the grasps of times angry finguretips. "Jade, is that you?"I questioned. No answer. Just the same angry glaring face. The eyes didn't blink as I meet thier glance.

Slowly I walked closer. Carving away at the space between us. Making the distance just alittle bit smaller. She remained where she was. Dead leaves left over from fall rustled on the ground. Like a snake, warning the victum before the bite. Jade was back for revenge. Not friendship.

"Sky!!!!!!!!!!!!!"I heard Zane call in the distance. Coming over to me holding his skateboard in one hand and an egg in the other. I glanced at him for just a second. Then I looked back to where Jade had been standing. But she was gone. As if she had left with the wind that was now picking up.

"Look,"Zane said, holding out the egg with pride. I glanced at it for a moment. Frustrated.

"Do you want scrambled eggs or something?" I asked. Walking towards him slowly. He rolled his eyes. Azul rounded up from behind him. When she approached me, Zane walked away mummbling about an ostrich. Perhaps thats what the egg had been. Yet my mind didn't feel like processing anything other then seeing Jade. He had left the skateboard next to us on the grass.

Azul walked up to me, until she was merely inches away. Then she stopped abruptly. I could smell pepperming gum in her breath. Her jaw moved up and down as she chewed on it. "I saw a photo of me in your wallet. You know the one you stole from the guy with the convertable?" anger seeped into her face as she spoke. I was afraid she was gonna punch me, yet she kept her hands to herself as she continued speaking. "A photo of ME!"She repeated. Pausing then coming just alittle closer, half an inch at most. "You stopped him from finding me."

Once she said that she slapped me on the cheek and walked away. Tears streaming down her face and landing on the tip of her lime green flats. She left me standing all by myself. Walking towards where Jade was now watching us...