A Vampire's Christmas Carol
“Ben’s head jerked up. He wasn’t in the middle of a New York street. Wasn’t holding Simone’s still body.
His hands were empty, and he was on his knees in a…cemetery?
“I didn’t expect that little walk down memory lane to be such a pisser,” William continued as he brushed snow off his shoulders. “I mean, I knew it was rough, but…fuck me, that got ugly. Especially with you being all desperate in the street.” Then he paused and seemed to consider things. “Huh…I guess that explains why you wound up ...here.”
Ben surged to his feet. He grabbed the demon. “Stop playing with my mind!”
But William flashed him a smile. “That wasn’t a mind game, friend. I told you. I was letting you relive that particular memory. Not everyone gets that—”
“I’m not your friend!”
“It was actually a gift. I gave you back—for an hour, anyway—the life you’d had.” The lines around William’s eyes appeared deeper. His face a little grayish. “And, just so you know, that sure sapped a lot of my own power.MoreLess
His hands were empty, and he was on his knees in a…cemetery?
“I didn’t expect that little walk down memory lane to be such a pisser,” William continued as he brushed snow off his shoulders. “I mean, I knew it was rough, but…fuck me, that got ugly. Especially with you being all desperate in the street.” Then he paused and seemed to consider things. “Huh…I guess that explains why you wound up ...here.”
Ben surged to his feet. He grabbed the demon. “Stop playing with my mind!”
But William flashed him a smile. “That wasn’t a mind game, friend. I told you. I was letting you relive that particular memory. Not everyone gets that—”
“I’m not your friend!”
“It was actually a gift. I gave you back—for an hour, anyway—the life you’d had.” The lines around William’s eyes appeared deeper. His face a little grayish. “And, just so you know, that sure sapped a lot of my own power.MoreLess
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