On the rooftop, the man pulled a small object from his pocket, pointed it downward and flicked a switch. On the street a bright red dot appeared, dancing across cars and around the two zombies until it had their attention. Their eyes fixated on the dot as they lurched toward it, hands grasping at the air and the beam of color as the light hit them. Suddenly and with a flick of his wrist, the light shot away from the two fixated horrors, down …show more content…
I look at him sideways; his face is partly obscure by my layers of long hair, and I grimace as if face with a difficult decision.
He frowns and twists Stivvy's paw until it almost pops; until I turn around to glare at him. Stivvy's my giant, stuff teddy bear. Oh, it was a gift from my 12th birthday, from Steven, an old crush. Long story.
The thunder comes about 2 seconds later. Storm's around 2 miles away...
Not a comfortable distance.
"Direct your anger at someone else. Stivvy hasn't done anything to you, has she?"
Carl smiles, and reveals teeth so white, I thought for a moment that lighting has flash again.
"No." He replies just as softly. Then he cocks his head to one side gently as he listens to the sounds of the elements splashing against the bare windows. "But you have, and since Stivvy's your possession, she'll have to suffer for your insolence."
"For my what?"
"For your insolence." He repeats.
"That doesn't even mean anything." I flicks my tongue at him, and brush some hair out of my eye.
"For your disrespect. For your insulting demeanor toward me, and everything I've said. For-"
"I know what 'insolence' means!" I assert, mildly annoy.
Carl immediately change