Addicted to the Dead by Dark Regions Press

Author:Dark Regions Press
Language: eng
Format: mobi

- Chapter 21 -

Paco didn’t know how long they had been waiting, but the sun had gone down and silver moonlight spilled into Sophia’s bedroom like liquid metal through the window. The longer they waited, the more nervous he became, the more certain he was that all of this was a mistake.

If I would’ve known the Harrells were addicts, I would have never come here, would have never brought my sister to this place. I should have went with my gut and taken us both home.

He suddenly remembered the pistol in the bag in his bedroom, and he longed to have its reassuring presence in the room with them.

“Paco?” Sophia said from the seat in front of the vanity mirror. She stared at her reflection, running a brush through her wiry hair.

“Yeah?” Paco sat on the edge of her bed, his gaze pasted to the doorknob.

“Do you think they’ll eat me? I mean, if they find out I’m dead?”

Paco had already been thinking about that. The Harrells seemed to react to Sophia’s smell—they couldn’t be anywhere near her for more than a few minutes without running off to feed their need. If they found out Sophia was dead, if they found out they had a walking feast in their house, what would they do? And what about Jake? That man looked like he could eat Sophia whole and still be hungry for dessert.

“Let’s try not to think about it, okay? We’ll get you help and get the hell out of here.” Even as the words flew from his mouth, Paco didn’t know how easy it would be to pull it off. Would the Harrells even allow them to leave? After waiting for children for so long, Paco could imagine them locking the two of them into their bedrooms and keeping them as pets…forever.

What about the doctor? What if he’s an addict too?

Just as the thought popped into his head, there was a knock at the door. Paco jumped up, his stomach tingling so hard he nearly gagged. Sophia turned to face the door, still brushing her hair, but harder, her hand shaking.

“Kids?” Mr. Harrell’s voice. “I’ve got someone here that would like to see you.”

“Just relax, okay? This is why we came here, right? To get you help,” Paco said. He wasn’t sure if he was trying to convince Sophia or himself.

She nodded, pulled clumps of hair from her scalp with every ferocious swipe of the brush.

Paco ran to her side, took the brush, and placed it on the dresser. He patted her back and smiled at her, but she didn’t return it. Her attention was burning a hole through the bedroom door.

And then the door opened.

“Hello, kids. I hear we’ve got a sick little girl in here?” The man was short and chubby, his gut jiggling as he made his way across the room.

Thank God.

Paco hadn’t seen a single overweight person since arriving to the city, and he could tell right away that the doctor was no addict. And

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