ADIRA
The man swiped his hand, sending Haley flying backwards. She landed with a thud and went limp at the ground. I waited for her to get up, but she didn’t move.
“Is she dead?” I asked, staring at her.
“Not yet,” the man said.
He looked down at me with those familiar eyes. I had a feeling that there was more to his words. She wasn’t dead yet, but she would be soon. I stayed on the ground frozen, a million questions running through my mind. Who was this man standing above me? Why was he so familiar and a complete stranger at the same time?
He held out his hand to me, offering help up, but I didn’t take it. I didn’t know who he was, and I wasn’t about to take any unnecessary risks. I refused his hand, standing on my own. I moved so I could see this man and Haley at the same time. I d
