Strange Things and Consequences

Haley stopped mid stride and blinked several times. A sour look was now on her face, a weird salty taste was in her mouth. A taste that she had become familiar with over the past four months.

“Not again,” she thought to herself.

In front of her, Becca had stopped moving as well.

“Did… did… you feel that… it’s like… I don’t…” her theater friend started to say.

“Yeah,” Haley replied with a heavy sigh. “It’s been happening a lot the past few months to me.”

Becca blinked a few times at this revelation, her mouth slightly agape, a little shiny from what had happened… somehow.

“And you didn’t think to warn me about it?”

“I didn’t think it was that important,” Haley replied, trying to defend herself. “Besides I didn’t know it would happen to anyone else, and frankly… I’ve gotten used to it.”

Becca blinked a few more times in near total silence.

“You know what? Stay the hell away from me!”

“What?”

“You did not think it was important? If something weird like that is happening around you, that’s something you warn someone about! No wonder your becoming all alone. Consider yourself Persona non grata!” With that, Becca stormed off without saying another world.

“Becca, please?” Haley called out.

It didn’t work. Haley was now alone, in public. Why was all this happening. She knew right then that she needed an answer.

Haley took a deep breath. She needed to know why this was happening to her.

She couldn’t go to the police however. They wouldn’t believe her, and even if they did, what were they going to do about an apparent supernatural phenomenon. No, she needed to do this herself.

Although a theater student, she has watched enoutgh Law & Order to get an idea on where to start. She would need to channel her inner Lenny Briscoe for her task ahead.