Bloody Banquet by Leod D. Fitz

Author:Leod D. Fitz [Fitz, Leod D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horror
Goodreads: 36349950
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2017-10-02T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

I woke up with a faint itchy feeling on the back of my neck. I blinked, trying to sort out where exactly I was, and why I might be itching.

The fight the night before and my trip to Orrin’s safe house came rushing back, but I couldn’t remember anything that might have made me feel this odd discomfort.

I blinked and twisted around in the tub. And almost jumped out of my skin.

The bathroom was not particularly large, barely big enough for the tiny tub, the toilet, and a sink. I would have said, the night before, that there was just barely enough room to turn around in there. But somehow three maries had managed to cram themselves into the room, and all three were standing completely motionless, staring at me.

“Jesus!”

“You’re awake,” one of them replied, her tone completely calm, a look of bored patience on her face.

“Yeah! I’m awake! What the hell are you doing in here?”

Two of the women glanced at each other. “We were waiting for you to wake up,” said the women who’d spoken before.

I closed my eyes and rubbed my face. “Oh, right. Of course you were.”

The women could have been sisters. They had the same general shape to their face and the same color eyes. The only physical distinctions which I noticed were a long scar along one woman’s jaw, and the fact that one of the women was rather taller than the other two.

“What do you want?”

The one with the scar replied, “Orrin left a message for you. He believes he has a lead on where his brothers are staying. You should be safe here for another day.”

I grimaced as I pulled myself out of the tub. “Safe for another day? When’s he coming back?”

“He didn’t say.”

I shook my head. “I can’t stay here. I have a business to run.” I squeezed past the maries and into the main room of the house.

“That would be unwise,” said the tallest of the group. “The chimeras are clever and brutal. If they find you, they will not hesitate to destroy you.”

“Yeah, I picked up on that last night.” I headed into the kitchenette. The refrigerator and freezer were both empty, but I found some grime in the sink which I spread on a moldy piece of bread from the trash and gobbled it up. Healing had taken a lot out of me. I needed to get some food into me. And the best place for that was work, which was where I needed to be anyway. “Look, I appreciate you guys watching out for me last night, I really do, but I’ve got some shit I need to take care of. And believe it or not, I can handle trouble, if it comes looking for me.”

The women glanced at each other. They looked displeased, but none of them said anything more to me, and they didn’t try to stop me as I headed out the door. They just stood, stock still, watching me.

God that was creepy.

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