Hi all sorry I haven’t written about my progress but have had so many distractions lately it is amazing that i find time to go to work. I have be slowly and steadly progressing on the book but I am starting to lose faith in the writting, I wonder if the book is any good although what family have read already they say it’s good but i cant help but get discouraged when they tell you they would prefer to read the rest when you have more than just a chapter. Are they on the edge of thier seat as I intended, Dunno that’s the problem. I will post some new bits up and would love to know what you all think….please please please comment……cheers
DGirl
Chapter 12
Pink Floyd was playing in the background as Michael debated whether or not he should call. He held the phone in his hand the number on the screen, what was he doing ‘just call’ he thought to himself as he paced the motel room. His finger hovering over the green call button, what was he going to do? The past five days had just flown by and Noel had been very distant since their last real conversation on Monday, had he said or done something wrong. It made him apprehensive to call her, but he had to know.
Finally his finger fell onto the button, “Hello…” She said after it rang twice “Hi, it’s Michael” he said holding back the quiver in his voice, “…..oh……Hi……” Noel responded, “I …..ah….well…..”get to the chase man, he thought “I was wondering why you have been avoiding me most of the week, have I done or did I say something wrong?” he finally asked. Silence, it seemed like minutes but really it was just seconds, “…well…No I haven’t been avoiding you, I guess I have just been a bit busy, that’s all”. Okay what now he thought, “Oh…..well then what are you up to tonight?….maybe we could catch up?” “I guess, Jazz and I were going to go to a movie together, it was going to be just us two but now her newly instated boyfriend is going to be coming….You could come too if you wanted?…”
Better not sound too eager he thought to himself, oh, who was he kidding all he wanted was to be around her it was like she was some sort of human crack to him and he was totally addicted, “That would be cool, what time?” he finally replied, “….hang on a sec….” she said and the phone went silent, that’s strange he thought, a minute past then “well we were going to go to the six o’clock showing so how about meeting us there at quarter to six?” she said, he looked at the clock, half past four, plenty of time he thought to himself, “sure, that will be great, see you there” he answered. “Cool bye” she said and she hung up the phone, Michael wondered if she had been thinking about him as well over the week, she seemed so distant on the phone.
An hour later he had showered, dressed in a pair of black jeans and a blue shirt and was just tying up the laces on his Chucks on the end of the bed when the phone in his room rang. He rolled over on the bed and snatched the receiver from the base, “Hello?” he said. “Michael?” said a weary voice on the phone. Michael tried to wrack his brain about who it could be when suddenly “Michael!?” the voice said again, he finally recognized it “Yes Pastor Phillip it’s me…..are you alright?…..you don’t sound too good” he said. “I’m alright Michael but you might be in danger, I had a visit from two of your friends today….” Pastor Phillip answered. That wasn’t strange he thought, lots of people went to see the pastor but he didn’t really have any friends here in Reedsport, was it Noel? She was the only one who really knew him well enough, but why would she go to him.
“Who?” Michael finally said after a brief pause, “I can’t tell you who over the phone but you know both of them and they are not of our world” he answered. Peter and David, Michael thought, they went and visited him, hearing of their visit made him sit up “are you alright?….they didn’t hurt you did they?” he asked, “well they did rough me up a bit but I seem to be okay, no broken bones but I am a bit bruised…..” he said “…I am fine though. Anyway the large one told me that you have to stay away from her, and that if I valued my life I would stop helping you” he continued “…yeah I know they mentioned that to me last time they were here….still I am not afraid of them, as you said the decision’s hers to make not anyone else’s” Michael answered
“Well I just thought I would let you know what happened, just keep yourself safe it’s all dependant on you and her meeting up and connecting. Were doomed if it fails” Pastor Phillip finally continued. “I’m just worried that they will hurt innocents in order to stop me, they have already threatened me with that. They have also infiltrated her life, I don’t know if it would be best to leave it alone and go back to New York, another opportunity will present itself at another time I’m sure…” Michael said, “…After what we have all gone through, after what you have seen and you are saying that the world can wait. The balance has to be corrected by you being saved and she is the only one with the power to do it, god boy you need to listen to me……anyway I have to go I need to prepare for tonight’s youth service, you just do what I told you and I am sure everything will be fine” the pastor said and then he hung up.
Michael hung onto the receiver for a few seconds staring at the wall, the dial tone ringing in his ear, what was he going to do should he listen to the pastor and keep on the path he was on or was it best to listen to the angels that could do the most damage to the ones he cared for. He was woken out of his daydream by a loud knock at the door, who could that be? he thought, he wasn’t expecting anyone. He placed the receiver back on the base of the phone and walked slowly over to the door, pulling the curtain that covered the window he glanced through it, he could see a tall figure but couldn’t make out who it was as the sun had nearly set and the light outside his room was not working.
As he unlatched the safety chain and unlocked the door he wondered who it could be, he reached for the door handle and opened the door there standing in front of him was a familiar face, what was he doing here?, how did he get here? and how on earth did he know Michael was here?