Lions Gate

            “Where are we now?” Hod inquired.

            “We are just getting onto lions gate Bridge.” David replied. Hod had been asking where they were ever since he had completed wrapping his hands with tape. The bridge was three lanes with green and red arrows indicating the direction of traffic. The slow incline of the bridge brought David and Hod up until David could see the setting sun its light playing across the treetops and glitter of the water of the bay. Soon they were on the bridge proper, going through one of the two green aches that held of the cables, now they were over the water.

            David glanced down at the tablet that Ms. Lords had given them. The pulsing dot that indicated Clair still hadn’t moved. When Ms. Lords had first given them the Tablet the dot that indicated Clair had been speeding away. So fast, that David wasn’t sure if they would be able to catch up to the not Clair. Shortly after giving chase though the dot had slowed to a stop and hadn’t moved. Now they had almost caught up with whatever the thing was that was impersonating Clair.

            David could feel is stomach turning to ice. He couldn’t help but get nervous. For as long as David had known Hod they had experienced what they called spooks. Events that only seemed to affect the two of them. One of the reasons that there friendship was so strong was because they had worked through the weird times depending on each other. Now they were about to face there biggest spook yet. David looked over at Hod. He looked so indomitable, so determined to save Clair.

            David smiled. Hod was unbelievably strong, not only in body but his personality and mind. His gifts and talents seemed to have no limits. He was incredibly smart, exceedingly fast and athletic. He was aware of himself more than those around him. Sadly along with his eyes, the strange things that seemed to happen around them the fact they he was so smart and how he had better senses then most people seemed to deter others rather than to attract them. With Hod alongside him David was sure that they could overcome any challenge any obstacle or spook thrown in their way. David was even sure they could escape hell if they had to. David needed Hod, he just wished he could be more to Hod then a pair of eyes.

            They passed through the second arch, and then the lions that gave the Bridge its name. David took his first right and then another right into a small almost empty parking lot.

            “Are we there? Where are we?” Hod asked incuriously.

            “we are just past the bridge. We are parked right outside a dinner.” David replayed. “Her signal is around here. Although I don’t see her car.”

            “Well will just have to get out and look for her then.” Hod seemed to realize what he said. He cleared his throat and tried again. “Well you’ll have to look. I’ll just have to not do anything again.”

            “Don’t say it like that Hod. Neither one of us would have gotten this far by ourselves” David said. They both got out of the car and Hod meet him at the back.

            “Well you would have gotten a lot further a lot faster than me. I would still be walking if you weren’t around.” Hod replyed.

            “And I would still be kissing some not Clair.” David popped his trunk. Reaching down he pulled out a beat up hickory bat. Everyone wondered why he carried it around. He never played baseball, only Hod new the real reason. “Oh, sorry buddy.”

            “Don’t worry about it, lets just find her.” Hod said as David closed his trunk.