Sample Sunday-May 22nd-Siren's Song-"Poison"

 

Hovering over the blue, crystal-like waters, it seemed to bathe the oceans in a swarth of oranges, reds, and muted yellows. A slow feeling of peacefulness started to settle over him as he stared out at the water. A sight almost too beautiful to disturb, and for once, Jason was glad he hadn’t had any intentions on doing so.

“Beautiful sunset, isn’t it?”

Jason stopped his trek along the beach and swiped a weary hand across his face. So much for his peace.

“What are you doing here, Candace?”

“I miss you, Jason. I can’t stop thinking about you.”

Turning around, he found his ex-fiancée regarding him with a wide smile on her face. He remembered the days when that smile meant everything. Now it did nothing for him. Just a subtle reminder from Bell Biv Devoe, who once said, “Never trust a big butt and a smile.”

“Look, Candace, I realize this isn’t easy for either of us, but I’m not going to change my mind. Our trust is broken and from the way I feel, it can’t be repaired. I don’t wish you any bad luck or heartache, but you need to let me go. You need to move on.”

“Why is it so easy for you to say that? We have years invested in each other. History.”

“But, Candace, the years and the history were not enough for you to honor. Now I’m far from perfect, but you’re the one who decided to go outside of our relationship. You have to live with that, just as I do.”

A tear slipped down her cheek, and she came closer to him, grabbing his arms.

“But don’t you remember how good we were together? What a power couple we made?”

The remaining sunlight had her brown eyes shimmering and, for a moment, she looked the part of a siren. Jason quickly banished that thought. A siren Candace would never be. No longer for him, anyway.

“It’s not good to dwell on something that will never be again,” he calmly explained.

“But it could be, if you weren’t so stubborn.”

Before he reacted, Candace kissed him.

“Ooh, ooh.”

Quickly, Jason pushed his insane ex away, and looked towards the ocean. The surface was calm, but he wasn’t fooled.

“Ooh, ooh.”

“Candace, you need to leave now.”

“No. You responded to that kiss. There’s something still there between us. I knew it!”

“Candace, please. If you’re smart, you will leave now for your own safety.”

“You can stop the tough guy act, Jason. I’m not falling for it.”

Out to sea, a head broke the surface, and then like a torpedo, a massive wave rushed towards the surface.

“Jason, what in the hell is that?”

Fear colored Candace’s voice and Jason swallowed his own slowly rising fear.

Jason.

It was her.

“Get away from the water,” he told Candace, urging her back.

The wave continued moving towards them and then, Aariyaa emerged, those amethyst eyes locked on Candace.

“She is the one who stands between me and mine

Let her be gone from my sight.”

Aariyaa raised her hand and Jason stood rooted to the spot as Candace began to levitate from the ground. Higher and higher into the air she rose until her feet were level with his head.

“Jason! Help me! Do something!”

He reached for her legs, but she only lifted higher and higher into the air, floating further away from him. At the water’s edge, Aariyaa’s mouth glittered with malice as she held Candace in the thrall of her magic.

“Aariyaa, please. Just let her go. This isn’t like you,” he said softly.

Her dark eyes turned towards him and narrowed briefly. Then, she shifted her gaze back to Candace. When he made a move towards Aariyaa he was held in place by an invisible force and could only watch as a bed of sand swirled to form a giant pile before Candace fell from the sky with a thud. Jason didn’t dare make a move towards her as she gasped and staggered to her feet.

“Monster! Monster!”

She ran as fast as she could back to the parking lot. He was pretty sure that after this, he wouldn’t have to worry about her showing up unexpectedly for a while. If ever again. Turning to look at Aariyaa, he swallowed against the lump in his throat as a wave of water reached up to grab him, pulling him from the shore.

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