Chapter Four : 1899 How To Catch An Invisible Man
The shed was small and contained
various gardening supplies and a stack of old bricks. She could smell his perspiration coming from
the back wall. His heart thundered.
As if these things weren’t enough
to give him away, the hovering shovel that threatened her safety moved
dangerously close to her chest. Its
metal could pierce her skin, allowing the long wooden handle to act like a stake
to her heart. She needed to calm him
down quickly.
Mesmerization was not an option
thanks to the man’s lack of eyes.
Annabelle wasn’t as skilled as Roxanna or Fenroth. She couldn’t transfix someone she couldn’t
see. She spoke very calmly, “Please
Doctor Griffin. Listen to me. You must be a reasonable man. It’s obvious you’re a brilliant
scientist. You mastered the art of
invisibility. No one else can do that.”
The shovel shook slightly,
revealing how cold the man must’ve been.
It lowered an inch. “They’re all
fools. They know nothing of the
potential I’ve discovered.”
“Of course. They were wrong to hunt you. They don’t understand the miracles you have
wrought.”
The shovel lowered, its sharp tip
touched the floor. “Exactly. Those superstitious buffoons, they’d rather
run brilliant men out of town than embrace science and all its wonder.” The shovel now leaned against the back wall.
A long pause followed. The kind of silence that would make a normal
person wonder if he still stood there.
Annabelle could tell by his heartbeat that Griffin
Finally he spoke again, “I must
admit it’s comforting to hear a familiar accent. I take it you’re from London
“Spent the first ten years of my
life there and moved back for a while years later. Some nights I miss it.”
“Years later? You don’t look very old.” He sounded surprised.
After so many years of the same
reaction, Annabelle was used to it. “As
you know looks can be deceiving. Come
with me Doctor Griffin. I can take you
someplace private. Someplace warm, where
you won’t have to hide.”
His invisible feet shuffled as he
stepped closer. “That would be
nice. I just want to be left alone. I’ve been on the run for so long. I can’t imagine what solitude would be
like. Time to study and plan.”
“Plan?”
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