Tag: young adult

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 16

    Brian wakes from the ritual, two hours later, to find Jordan frantic and everyone else concerned. He tells them what he saw, but has no idea if he summoned the Peddler or not. Their parents had left them alone. They sat in the living room, clinging to one another. “What happened, Brian? Where did you…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 15

    During the ritual, Brian finds himself elsewhere, in a land where everything is multi-hued like rainbows. He is joined by the dogs, Zofia and Janus. The only sounds were from the animals. He couldn’t even hear the wind, though he felt the strength of it on his face. The animals led him to a rocky…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 14

    After taking a nap before the ritual, Brian wakes with the resolve to tell Jordan that he loves her. Andre catches them when they start kissing and get a little too familiar. “But you mean it, right?” she asked. “Absolutely. Cross my heart and hope….” Jordan put her hand over his mouth. “No. Don’t finish…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 13

    After talking to Dr. Meru, Brian and Jordan share his information with the others. After that, it’s lunch time and they order pizza for a crowd. The pizza was greeted enthusiastically, the delivery personnel even got scattered thanks from the group. When they had all eaten their fill, there was very little left. It all…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 12

    After viewing a couple of videos from Dr. Meru, about the Peddler, Brian and Jordan speak to him about the ritual. He tells Jordan that she will help the Casters with the spell. “Me? I don’t know how to do this either.” “I am well aware of that, my dear. But you’re his intended mate.…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 11

    The ritual is set for that night. In the morning, though, the families get together to eat breakfast before completing their preparations. “I got an e-mail with all kinds of attachments from Dr. Meru,” Andre said. “He told me to call him on Skype when we’ve read through things.” “Cool! I was hoping I’d have…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 10

    They receive information about the Peddler from their friend, Dwight, who lives in Australia. His father is a holy man and has researched the Peddler extensively, since he’s also appeared there. Brian is delighted to find out that he won’t have to dance the ritual naked after all. Heath tells them that they must see…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 9

    It seems there are other conflicts in the group, other than between Chase and Marissa. Brian tells them to air the differences before the ritual, since he’s the one who will be on display. The others, all of whom had never gotten past kissing and some exploratory groping, were mortified. Ginnifer blanched, staring at Louisa.…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 8

    At the meeting, Brian bemoans the fact that he’s the Dreamer, and wishes he could simply be normal. All the others tell him of the challenges they face. No one tries to belittle his feelings, they simply want to let him know that he’s not alone. Brian nodded. “Thanks, Andre. That helps.” They talked long…

  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Part 7

    After Marissa announces that Brian has to dance naked to summon the Peddler, the teens and their parents, organize a meeting of the Circle members so they can discuss the ritual and make plans. They carried the platters outside. Chase’s parents had just arrived and Cliff joined their fathers on the screened lanai. Chase’s younger…