he curled his fingers over the
edge of the bed to tempt the monster under itdaring it to rise daring it to eat his hand
something he wouldnt have done as a kid
shoulders tingling he also dared
the monsters that lived in the dark
but
he didnt expect themNo
not since the ghosts
appeared had they dare creep against him at night in the house or outside it
they
made a mistake following him from the old place where shadows were deeper nightlighting
more scarce they hadnt anticipated ghosts this house was theirs the property was theirs
its
probably why the monster hid under the bed
the ghosts werent able to fend
off the intruders who broke into the house
their error likely theyd seen
his girlfriend come and go shed borrowed
his car while hers was in the shop earlier she had a found a place of her own
they
came expecting her
he
couldnt say for certain the ghosts tipped him off
the young female had vocalised his name before
he heard his
nameknew his girlfriend wasnt there
that woke him
then
he heard an unghostlike noise in the livingroom
it sounded
like two
the hall was narrow
theyd come one after the other
he had a handaxe
he unsheathed his knife
he was pleased it was darkhe didnt want to see the damage hed inflict
as the first figure blackened the
bedroom doorway he caved their head in with the axeyanked them forward onto the
floor at the foot of the bed and launched himself like he was on Marvelwires at
a second figure in the hallstriking them twice in the chest then shoulder as
they turned and several times in the back
it was a kbar his brother gifted him
just beyond the second fallen he
paused and tried to listen over the gurgling gore behind him for another
intruder
there didnt seem to be
he stepped into the studio snatched
the telephone dialed 911 as he went back up the hall
he met no resistance
he stood at the bedroom threshold
between the two unmoving figures
he figured he better put on some
shorts
hed only been home two days
the house had been a crime scene
for better than a week
he gave forensic cleaners a
day
he curled his fingers over the
edge of the bed to tempt the monster beneath it
he felt up to a match if the
monster wanted
maybe its like flyfishing
he had to find the
right fly or nymph or his
reputation preceded him
0535, Sunday,
12 9. 21
2212, Twosday,
14 9. 21
Black Sabbath Iron Man
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