Tuesday Tales - Beat

 

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

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All the people who hung around the library made Ezra uneasy. It felt like everyone was staring at him. They knew his secret. His heart beat out of control as he pulled back the hood of his hoodie and glanced around the spacious room. It was surprising he hadn’t dropped dead of a heart attack yet. Of course no one was staring at him. They were busy with their own things. It didn’t make it better though.

He forced a smile on his face as he approached the information desk. The way Elise beamed at him when she saw him made the guilt twice as hard to take. “Hi, Ezra. Nice sweatshirt. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you wear one. Especially since it is so hot outside.”

He shrugged. “My air won’t turn off. I’m still trying to warm up.”

“Well, that sucks. I’m sorry.”

“Eh, no reason to be. Hopefully the apartment manager will have it fixed before I get home.”

“I hope so too. If you need anything, let me know.”

“Will do.”

He gave her a brief wave as he shuffled off to his usual spot. Hopefully his books would be nearby where he abandoned them yesterday. He hated to lie but how could he possibly tell Elise the truth? It was bad enough that Dani knew everything. There was that knife turn of remorse. He cut her off and walked away from her when she wanted to tell him something important to her. He wanted to stay. He wanted to hear every syllable that left her perfect pink lips. It was one more thing they shared. He just knew it.

Except for the fact that Grarkiel and his minions had been literally and figuratively losing their collective shit ever since the Prince disappeared. If Dani would have gotten out what she had to say, more than likely Grarkiel would have learned of his royal highness’s new whereabouts. 

The alien who possessed would have forced him into a fever, sent him off to find the poor librarian, and lured her into a trap just like all the others. He wouldn’t stop until his royal highness was back and Dani was dead. 

Ezra sighed as he shuffled through the stacks for his reading material. He sighed. Good for Boboneth. He was finally free. At least one of them escaped this hellhole