The sage (Chapter 1: The right person in the wrong place.)

Morning raised slowly that next day, it was cold and silent, you can barely see the sun hidden in the clouds but yet the light could reach Taylor’s closed eyes and wake him. Taylor got up from bed early this morning, he made his bed and went out of his well-organized room, for he was such a tidy and a meek soul he took care of the little of things, from his golden hair to the good-looking leather jacket and the golden ring in his finger, all suits him and all was perfect. Taylor took a look from the window and smiled when he saw his dog waiting for him, it appeared that he knew his owner would take a walk and so did Taylor, he decided to go out, since his parents are still sleeping and that weather was flawless for him. He went down stairs, when he heard his mother calling him “Taylor, Honey are you going out? “ .
“Yes, Mom” he replied.
She got up from her bed with desire to see him, she felt worried, since the last talk with John her husband.
“.. Well I see that you don’t wear your bonnet, I don’t want you to catch any cold sweetie”, softly she told him.
“Is not that cold mom, and I am a grown man now, don’t be worried, I will be right back”, John said.
He did not know that she was far worried about him, and she is hiding a thousand tear behind her smile.
“May you be safe, I love you ..son” ,trying to look normal she said.
“I love you too” , and so he quitted the house.
The dog barked happily when he saw Taylor out, he ran happily toward him, “You’re in for a walk Ghost?”, asked his owner. Ghost moved his tail, he was all vibrating like a giant white snow ball with his white fur, Taylor first found him 5 years ago on his way from school in a rainy day, sick wounded and alone, he took him home and healed his wounds, made him a bed near fire, and a warm food. Taylor found him exceptional, he was all white with big red eyes like blood, for that, he decided to pet him and named him Ghost. And so, he stayed with him until this very walk they are having together. Taylor was all in black, Black jacket, and black pants, with a pair of dark shoes, Ghost walked next to him like a giant red-eyed white beast, they suited each other.
“Enjoying the morning?”, a soft voice said.
Taylor immediately recognized that voice and so did Ghost.
“Alex, I thought I am the only one up at this moment, and yeah I am doing my best to enjoy it”, replied Taylor.
“Me too, but actually I was going to the bus station, I am late for my meeting with the band”, Alex said crossing her white fingers in a shy way, words came out from her little mouth the sweetest Taylor could imagine, “ W… wish me luck, we are training for the big game”
“You have more than a month, you can do the best I bet on that”, Taylor said smiling, Ghost barked agreeing like he also believe in her
Alex cheeks went red as her hair was, shyly she couldn’t even look at Taylor’s eyes instead she just looked at Ghost and said “Thank you”
The lad with the dog glanced at her and then continued his way, “See you again Alex and good luck”
“Good bye, thank you”, quickly the red-haired replied as quick as her heart-beating at the very moment.
During that small conversation that seemed like an eternity for both Taylor and Alex, cold eyes watched not from very far, in a black fancy car, two men in suits as black as a shadow in a night.
“It’s him, I could swear” said the first man getting close to the front window, with a fresh cigarette between his lips.
“Wait until the girl go, and proceed with caution”, the second man was in the driving seat, big as a mountain with shoulders wide and arms covered with muscles, “we want no witnesses” he said with a serious face, the man was bald and with a thick beard, a scary creature that you cannot argue with.
Alex was already in a taxi still thinking about That meeting, Taylor as well was thinking about her, happily he continued his walking in the suburb looking at the big white houses, and their green gardens, enjoying every small detail, from the shining sun to the sound of the weak wind through the tree flees, Ghost came loping beside him, trying to catch everything his red eyes saw moving, cats found safety up in the roofs and trees, even people, nobody dared to get close to him, but suddenly, the dog stopped, his eyes fixed on something behind, Taylor didn’t noticed Ghost disappearance until he heard his barking, he turned to see the black fancy ride parked not very near from them, that worried Taylor at first when he saw no one getting out of the car and that he couldn’t see or recognize anyone through the nontransparent glass, but he just thought that can be anyone’s car, he wasn’t sure if it was there or it just came by, only Ghost saw it slowly and silently following them.
The silence of the neighborhood made Taylor feels like everyone disappeared and that only him, Ghost and the creepy car existed, in that moment and out of nowhere the man still with cigarette in his mouth dressed all in black was behind Taylor, with a suppressed gun in his hand, even Ghost couldn’t hear him coming, but at last the dog felt his presence, and felt the danger that his owner didn’t yet realize, as his instincts lead him, he ran as fast as he could to protect Taylor. In the blink of an eye, the car door was opened, breaking the silence, the bald man showed up aiming a silencer toward Ghost, he shot his leg and the beast felt instantly, blood all on his white fur, he barked so strong that his owner was all in disbelief, “GHOST…” he screamed, not feeling the man behind him injecting the sedative syringe in his neck, unconscious, he found nothing but the ground to hold his fall.