Jay was running. Again. Vade stumbled behind her and fell into a puddle. She turned around and laughed, but her grin became a shout of surprise as Vade pulled her down with him. She picked up a glop of mud rubbing it into his black hair, making it brown. His icy blue eyes stared up at her and she knew she had to run. Her shorts were muddy and her sandals were probably ruined, but today was picnic day where everyone in their apartment buildings drove an hour out of the city to a huge meadow. The fact that it had rained and the ground was a mess meant nothing. Vade caught her around the waist and threw her down into the tall grass. He drew a line with the mud down her nose and two across her cheeks.
"You're an Indian now."
She swiped a fist at him but he ducked. They both laughed and lay down in the wet grass. Jay could feel it seeping through her clothes but the summer air was warm and it didn’t bother her.
"So what are we going to do about that black blob thing?" Vade asked.
"Aw, spoilsport," Jay complained, but she knew that he was right and they had to talk about it.
That monster had already killed seven people and he was adding another to the list each night.
"I don't know. Everything we throw at it has no effect at all. He only disappears when we get to a crowded street."
"That's not true, remember, three nights ago we went to that park, there were bums everywhere but he still came. Scared them silly."
Jay laughed.
"Then why does he disappear?"
They were both silent as they thought about it. Suddenly the sun poked through the clouds and shone right in Jay’s eyes. She flinched and closed her eyes instinctively.
"I know. What about light? It seems to be made of darkness and the main streets are always well lit."
"Okay, say its weakness is light what do we do? How do we force it somewhere with lights? Or do we attack it with flashlights?"
"We make him chase somewhere dark and then we turn on the lights."
"Good plan."
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