Under the Blood Moon (The Stargazers Trilogy Book 1) Read Free Page B

sarcastic tone of the familiar voice came from behind the siblings.
    A very irritated Dr. Caladasian was standing behind them, with his arms crossed in front of him. He was tapping his foot impatiently. “Oh the best laid plans of mice and men. Eh, Sybil?”
    “I’m sorry, Doctor, but he has a right to be involved in the viewing. He also has the right to tell us to go jump in a lake if he wants to. After all, it is the inside of Eric’s head that we will be monitoring. I want to include him. Wouldn’t you say that it’s more than fair to do so… Doctor?”
    In spite of the fact that he was angry with Sybil, for betraying his trust, he said that he knew she was right. He just wanted as few as people as possible to know about their experiment. Just in case.
    “Other than Eric, mum’s the word.”
    “Agreed.”

 
    Chapter Five
    April 15 th , 4:45 p.m.
     
    Eric was not happy to share the details of his dreams. But he knew he had to. There was a feature in them that could save lives. He just did not know what it was.
    The three of them, Dr. Caladasian, Sybil, and Eric, had just finished watching the video of Eric’s dream. No one had the courage to say anything as they all appeared shocked.
    The doctor slowly got up from his folding chair and went to the wall to turn the light on. The room they were in was barren, except for the three folding chairs, a projector of sorts, connected to several medical machines, a portable screen, and of course, all three of them.
    Eric smiled as he stood up and slowly walked out of the room to let his sister and the doctor talk about what they just saw.
    He closed the door behind him.
    Sybil and Dr. Caladasian just stared at each other for several moments.
    Sybil stayed seated and stared at the blank screen. “Well. I think you understand what this means, Doctor.”
    He looked solemn, as he sat back down. “It’s remarkable, Sybil. I have never been so excited that I was wrong before.”
    She didn’t know whether to share in his excitement, or be concerned about the consequences. “He dictated his dream exactly as it was. Exactly. Even if we experiment on thousands of others, I doubt we’ll see results like this again.”
    “No. We wouldn’t,” the doctor answered. He let out a sigh. Sybil said, “I am very excited about this, but I can see by your reaction, that you know what’s to follow.”
    “We need to keep these findings a secret,” said the doctor. “At least until we can do more research, as to why Eric was able to remember every detail of his dream… and still does.”
    “What are you referring to?” he asked.
    “It’s not natural,” she said. “Eric’s dreams are supernatural.”
    He stood up and tightened his face muscles. “You’re not going to bring up all of the astrological babble again! Are you?”
    She stood up and got right in his face. “As a scientist, you cannot discount any possible solution! Especially when all of the rational ones don’t fit! You know I’m right on this!”
    “I will not discuss the planets aligning, in the same sentence with its significance to your brother’s dreams! You are right, Sybil! I am a scientist and must therefore use my abilities to determine what has caused this anomaly! Not hocus pocus!”
    “I would then say that you are no scientist, Doctor!” She placed both hands over her mouth, as soon as she realized what she had said.
    He smiled and surprisingly calmed down. “It is because of your spirit that you are still here on this project. That and your rather unorthodox way of looking at things. I need a new perspective on things and you are the fresh pair of eyes to give me that. I will not partake of your dabbling with pseudoscience, but I will back you on any significant results you may find in your quest.”
    She leaned her head to one side and bit her lower lip. “Know this. The first Blood Moon of 2014 is scheduled for tomorrow night. Then another on October 8. Next year there will be two more.