Tuesday Tales - Shady

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “shady”. We are back with my new Sci-Fi story. 

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Dani forgot that she then showed the photo to Elise, who then encouraged her to forward it to their manager so it could be posted on social media. She must have left her cell phone on the desk when she sent the picture. It was too bad she figured it out halfway to her apartment. She had to hop off at the next stop in a neighborhood she didn’t know to wait for the next bus to take her back downtown. When she arrived, the crowd that greeted her was far different than the one she was used to during the day. This one was far more ready to party than the business folk who were deep into their daily grind. Everything around her seemed a little suspicious, a little shady. She couldn’t quite put her finger on it, but it made her uneasy.

She should have just left her device until morning when the library reopened. She could feel something in the air, like some evil was about to escape their prison. The idea was ludicrous, she knew that. It was the fear of a small town girl in a big city. The only reason she came back for it was because her parents were supposed to call like they did every week since she had been in Boston. If she didn’t answer, they would probably send the police. She didn’t need that stress right now. 

It didn’t surprise her that she left it. She couldn’t keep her mind straight lately. Ever since their dinner together a few nights previous, it seemed Ezra was avoiding her at all costs. She found him still curled up on the floor between the bookshelves. However, he no longer stopped by the circulation desk to chat with her. When he did leave, he kept his gaze to the floor and refused to acknowledge her. 

She didn’t know what she said to him. It broke her heart to think that she might have hurt him in some way. By the way the others at the library talked about him, he might not ever give her a chance to fix whatever mistake she made. It twisted her inside, shattered her heart and made her forget all the important things she prided herself on remembering. 

She jogged up the stairs as she pulled the ring of keys free from her bag. The raucous laughter behind her put her on edge. She found the one she needed and leaned down to slip it into the lock. 

Except, the door was already cracked open.