The strong way for a flight of fancy

Barry remains perfectly still as though he didn’t hear the voice. He realizes it’s too late but he feels scared and witless. The landing was rough. However, it was his own fault. He tripped just after his feet touched the ground. Of course he went tumbling. Then the repeated contact with the ground had knocked him a bit loopy in a strong way. But not so much that he hadn’t seen, that he had been seen.

He smells the grass where he lays. And he tries to push his face further into the ground. Then right away he feels foolish. The voice calls out to him again. It is a girl and she is asking if he is okay. Furthermore she is getting closer. Therefore, he decides it’s time to sit up. No use pretending he is invisible. As far as he knew he was only able to fly. Couldn’t land worth a damn, but he could fly.

As he raises himself up he takes careful note of his body. So far it appears he hasn’t injured himself in any major way. He looks around and sees a young woman about ten meters to his left. As he spots her, she appears to have seen him as well, because she stops. Now they stare quietly at one another. Barry feels his nerves, and he wills his quickening pulse to slow.

The strong way for a flight of fancy

“So, was it you that just flew out of the sky?” Angel stands still and watches the young man look around. He appears to be okay. For the most part. She felt worried when he hadn’t responded. Now, he is looking around and not saying much. Likewise Angel stays silent now. She will give him room to gather himself while waiting for his answer.

As she watches him, and waits, she begins to slowly walk toward him. It is dark and the night is moonless but Angel can still see enough of the strangers face to tell that he is younger. Additionally, she can see that he is very scared. Therefore she tries to move very slowly. Maybe if she assures him that she isn’t trying to hurt him. Or maybe he can’t understand her. She tries again and keeps her voice light.

“My name is Angel. I mean you no harm and I saw you fall. I wanted to see if you are okay. Are you okay? Are you injured? I can call for help if you need it.”

Flight Risk

At the mention of calling for help the young man jumps to his feet. Then he takes several steps away from Angel. She is about to speak again when he startles the hell out of her by leaping into the air, and blasting away like a shot. He rockets away with such speed the air shimmers where he just was.

Angel thinks about how scared he looked. In fact, he looked terrified. He must have thought she would reveal his secret. Although she could relate to having a secret, she wished he would have talked to her. She turns to go back to her house and the young man lands right in front of her. He grabs her into a firm hug, and they both take off into the air, like a shot. Angel almost screams.

_{(to be continued)}

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