Eli

As he rounded the last gentle curve on the cobblestoned path and stepped out on the sidewalk past the last of the shrubbery, he could barely make out the house on the corner at the end of the next block. However, even from here, he could see the round window beneath the peak of the roof, and the blue MG in the driveway. He felt the warm breeze on his face and glanced up at the small clouds skittering across the deep blue sky; a perfect day for a visit, he thought to himself, just like that first sunny day, when the great adventure really began….

Trooper Darren McAllister was on pins and needles as he trailed the mysterious Explorer. Just a few more miles, and they would hit the Maryland state line where, he had been told, the federal boys would be waiting to take over this highly unusual assignment. Then he could go back to pulling over speeders and make his monthly quota.

I’ve finally succumbed to intense pressure from my inner muse, and started a new series, continuing from the end of the Dawson Family. The original series (“Coming in from the Cold”) begins in 1982, but toward the end of “The Dawson Family,” we jump ahead 13 years.
This is when Eli meets Hannah. For those of you who are confused by the multitudes of unknown characters, here is a breakdown of the cast. Warning! If you haven’t read “Coming in from the Cold,’ or ‘The Dawson Family,’
http://let-the-right-one-in.com/fancontent/ff/coming-in-the-cold

When your love ain’t life it feels like everything’s gone,
‘Cause everything is.
And you search for it, and you hurt for it,
And you promise each other you’ll work on it,
And you might have to let it go free ‘cause it never was yours.
But, that’s everything.

-Has-Lo

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“Eli!”

Eli looked back as Oskar came running over the hill with an excited look on his face.

“Where were you?!” Eli said in mock anger, trying to cover up her actual relief. It felt like she had been looking for Oskar for a long time now.

…Too long.

This is my first attempt at a series. And...I don't have much of it figured out yet. So I'm kind of pulling together as I go.

I'm also hoping this FF will be a bit different from the others in terms of the story.

Enjoy...