Demonspawn
“It was actually refreshing. As much as loading trucks sucked sometimes, I could put behind me all the crap I'd been dealing with over the past few days. Vampires, ghosts, exploding buildings, my sister. It felt good to settle back into an eight hour routine and drive a forklift all day, even if I was exhausted.
An hour after I got home, I was listening to the ballgame, making a simple dinner, when the cell phone rang. I was surprised the call didn't come much sooner. I took a breath, knowing it... was time to run out soon.
“Hello?”
“Alex. It's Victoria. You heard from Bill?”
“Nah, not at all.”
She was quiet. “That's weird. I had a friend check out that address you gave me. Completely empty.”
I sat on the couch, ignoring dinner. So much for another night out with Victoria and Bill. Not if we didn't know where Bachner was. “Are you kidding? I'm telling you, they had a huge thing going on there. Guns, plans, maps, and that damn vampire.”
“I believe you. I'm just saying, there's nothing there now.MoreLess
An hour after I got home, I was listening to the ballgame, making a simple dinner, when the cell phone rang. I was surprised the call didn't come much sooner. I took a breath, knowing it... was time to run out soon.
“Hello?”
“Alex. It's Victoria. You heard from Bill?”
“Nah, not at all.”
She was quiet. “That's weird. I had a friend check out that address you gave me. Completely empty.”
I sat on the couch, ignoring dinner. So much for another night out with Victoria and Bill. Not if we didn't know where Bachner was. “Are you kidding? I'm telling you, they had a huge thing going on there. Guns, plans, maps, and that damn vampire.”
“I believe you. I'm just saying, there's nothing there now.MoreLess
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