Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Scout

Aaron left his building to run an errand for his advisor. It was a fair, cool day outside. Aaron enjoyed getting away from the department every now and then, so he had no problems running errands across campus. The manila envelope under his arm, he made his way to one of the far corners of campus to make a delivery. As he walked outside he felt a sensation. He crumpled his face, trying to shake it off, but it wouldn’t budge. He looked around before he continued his trek, finding nothing.
The sensation did not go away. Aaron tried his best to keep from making faces as he walked to his destination. Unfortunately, a couple of passersby caught his strange expressions and gave him odd looks, prompting him to adopt a much faster pace. As he was passing one of the dorms, he felt as though he had been shaken. He quickly whirled his head around, his eyes glowing, as he unleashed a mild psychic wave. He barely caught sight of a large blur out of the corner of his eye. He started toward where he thought he saw the blur, until he heard a sound in some nearby bushes.