LTROI-Novel

Hannah hung up the phone. Ryan had arrived safely at home, and had not only called Eli and Oskar, but had emailed them too.

“He emailed me too, Hannah. I just answered him,” Jason confirmed.

She breathed a sigh of relief. The last thing she had wanted was for their Good Samaritan to pay a price for his kindness. But now he was safe at home, far away from anyone who could harm him. “Jason, I’m so glad he’s safe! I know you really like him.”

The morning was close and Oskar was already sleepy.
Eli, while reading another glossy magazine, said with slight annoyance:
- I'm too pale. I want to get a tan.
Oskar ironically raised his eyebrow. Eli continued:
- I have an idea. We need a tanning salon.
- Are you sure that you do not “tan” in 5 seconds, to black coals?
- No, I'm not sure. But I want to try. I'll start only with a single nail. If nothing happens, then I’ll continue with my fingertip, and so on.

So later, after looking at some prospects, they went to the nearest solarium. An assistant, looking at Eli, said:

Chapter 14

Lucas knew there was some meaning in it, had to see it again. Hopefully it was still there. Most of the stone debris had already been cleared away. He stepped once more into the jagged opening of the mausoleum, everything still as it had been except for the coffin. They'd lifted the lid back into place. But the small stone was still resting there against the far wall.

“Wake up, Hannah! Your mom’s here.” Oskar extracted himself from the tangle of arms and legs, kissed Eli, and climbed out of bed. He tucked his shirt in, slipped on his shoes, and headed across the hall. He had been awake since 4:00AM, thinking about their experience in the cave and Jonathan’s explanation as to why they couldn’t grow their wings, and had had a revelation. Now he had to figure out how to present it to Hannah’s mother. If he couldn’t convince her now, Hannah would be grounded and vulnerable for four more long years.

This is my first try at writing. It is set about thirty years after Oscar is turned. And what happens when they target a man living alone, who works for a research company.

The Dark Princess

1. Opening

- Oskar, do not be boring. Let's play ‘hide and seek’!
- Eli, how can we play ‘hide and seek’ in a two-bedroom apartment where the furniture is not really enough even for one room!
- Let’s bet that you will not find me!
- All right. What the prize?
- Who loses - washes dishes after dinner.
- Very funny.
- Okay. Loser has to run around the house with stick between his legs and shout "I am - Harry Potter."
- You have a strange sense of humor. Okay. Only mind you, you can choose the part of the night for running.
- Ok, But mind you, we turn off the light.

Ryan walked slowly up the path to his grandparents’ house, deep in thought. He never would have thought that such a dark beginning could have resulted in such a wonderful ending. He now had friends of a completely different variety than he was used to; friends who knew things about him he had never even known about himself until now; that, when the chips were down, he WAS strong enough to do the right thing and come to the aid of someone in danger. And it was a comforting feeling, because he had lived his life to this point, not knowing if he had what it took to do that.

“What’s going on? Oskar? Who’s he talking to?” Eli took his hand.

“Dad doesn’t want us listening, Eli. It’s Jonathan. Something bad has happened.”

“What!? Is it Henry? Is he okay?” Jack stood up abruptly and disappeared around the corner.

Nils put his arm around Livia, but they could all see that she was shaking.

Hannah rushed over to her and threw her arms around her. “Mom are you okay? I’m really sorry, Mom. Jason and I will do whatever you and Dad think is best, and we won’t complain. We promise! Please don’t be upset!”

Oskar and Eli had run straight into the lake, washed off and crawled into their carriage again. They had turned on the lamp, placed it on the floor and taken a closer look around. The walls were gray, of the mold and fungus. But Eli said it wasn’t dangerous. So Oskar accepted it but didn’t like it too well. It wasn’t that pretty.

Then they had gone in one of the carry bags and found the two identical sets pajamas. And took them on, just to try it out. They were white with small black dots. Now they really looked like normal children.