Blood Curse by Adrienne Blake

Author:Adrienne Blake [Blake, Adrienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-03T05:00:00+00:00

11

Mamaw’s Place

It was a pretty decent day outside, blue skies, not a cloud in sight.

Fuck it. Just my luck.

Holly was wrapped up tighter than a burrito, with a scarf around her head, dark glasses and every possible inch of her skin covered from head to toe. Not that she was beyond bearing sunlight, yet, but it sure created a nasty itch.

Noah was driving - it made more sense in the day, since Holly was still sleepy. Staring out of the window, Holly spotted the road sign indicating Misty Cedars was just a mile away. It was a small town, tucked in a pleasant enough looking niche in the valley. The houses she could see from the interstate looked old, but stately and charming. In better days, it looked like the kind of town she would love to visit on a weekend.

"Are you sure you're not hungry?" asked Noah as he turned off the exit ramp.

Holly licked her lips, remembering the blood of the cat from the night before. She'd taken just a little nip, filling her mouth with more of the good stuff. Before its tiny heart started to flutter, she let the startled kitty go. The opossum which followed had a little more to give, but its blood was less savory and its stink offended her nose. As soon as she'd sucked enough, she dropped the ugly critter to the ground. The outraged marsupial couldn't get away fast enough and dashed out into the road, only to be hit, splat, by a passing car. Her appetite was gone after witnessing that.

"Pretty sure", replied Holly.

"Okay, so according to the GPS, we'll be there in a minute."

Mamaw's place was just where Lilly had said it would be, just a minute's drive straight off the exit ramp leading into Misty Cedars. It was an old Victorian, with blue siding and Hansel and Gretel trim under a gray slate roof. The wrap-around porch was chock full of junk antiques for sale, and a pair of rockers overlooked the street. They were uninhabited at present.

Thank God the front of the building was still shaded, thought Holly. Carefully, she pushed the passenger door open and cautiously stepped out onto the sidewalk. She felt a little sick, but nothing she couldn't handle. Without waiting for Noah, she hurried quickly up the steps though she could hear him right behind her. She opened the door and stepped inside.

Inside was an Aladdin's Cave of knick-knacks and dusty boxes. Holly also noticed that instead of curtains, there were garlands of garlic adorning every window and door. Plus crucifixes hung on every spare inch of the wall.

Holly froze, then instinctively half-turned toward the door, ready to bolt. Noah was right behind her.

"Look," she whispered, pointing out the garlands and crosses.

Noah glanced around, and understanding completely grabbed both her forearms. "Take a deep breath."

Holly did as she was told.

"How do you feel?" he asked.

It took a second to recover her nerves but everything else felt fine. "I'm okay… I think?"

"Good. These probably won't hurt Micah, either.

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