The
gravel under Aura's shoes crunched softly as she approached the
white, mud specked SUV. A steady sprinkle of mist pelted the side of
the vehicle, coalescing into large droplets which carved out thin
estuaries through the mud caked door. Her eyes darted from one end
of the vehicle to the other, looking for any sign of the driver and
passenger, but she saw neither. She crept up to the side of the
vehicle and peered through the rain spattered window. A crystal
charm gently swung back and forth from the rear view mirror as though
it was a metronome keeping its own version of time. Sarah and Roger
could not be far away.
Aura
turned her attention to the multi-colored flashes of light emanating
from the nearby building's window. She glided up to the house and
peered inside. There she saw four figures sitting on couches and
chairs, two of whom were Sarah and Roger. She could hear the faint
murmurs of their voices intermingled with the television as she
watched them, but could not discern any of their words. She would
need to find a way into the house.
She
scanned the front yard. Her eyes fell upon a wooden sandbox, painted
red. On the side of the box, written in bold, white letters was the
name 'Rachel.' She walked over to the box and peered inside. An
assortment of colorful toys were littered across the golden grains.
Aura reached down and scooped up a handful of sand. The rain from
earlier turned the grains into a shapable, cohesive mass. Using her
left index finger, she drew something that looked like a tuning fork
with a dot in the middle of the sand and closed her fingers around
the mass.
Aura
took a deep breath. “Aedificare pupa,” she said, breathing out
the words at a near whisper. As she spoke, she waved her left hand
over her closed right hand. A deep indigo light emanated from her
fist for a moment and quickly faded into darkness. She opened her
hand once more and in the place of the sand was a tiny doll with
straight black hair.
She
smiled to herself. Not bad. Now to find the little girl.
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