Demon Zero by Randall Pine

Author:Randall Pine [Pine, Randall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy
Publisher: Dapper Press
Published: 2018-12-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

“Everything okay?” Simon asked as they approached the Pontiac.

“I was about to ask you the same question,” Virgil replied. “You good?”

Simon nodded. “Yeah. I’m good.”

Abby sidled up next to Simon, her hands planted in her back pockets. She leaned up against the Pontiac, her hip pressing against the fender. “Guess we should call it a night?” she said.

Simon nodded slowly. “Guess so,” he said, sounding a little reluctant. Abby had a feeling it had more to do with saying goodbye to her for the evening than it did with saying goodbye to Asag.

“I work a double shift tomorrow,” she told them. “You guys coming in?”

“Let me ask you a question…you know any secret cheat codes for any of the games that make them spit out extra tickets?” Virgil asked hopefully. “I have been playing for that stupid Nerf gun for so, so long…”

Abby snickered. “Sorry, champ,” she said, pushing herself off the car. “You’ll have to earn it like all the other suckers.”

“We have to be at Llewyn’s early tomorrow,” Simon said. Then he added, “But…maybe we can come by after.” He gave Virgil a questioning look.

Virgil nodded. “Definitely.”

Abby smiled. “Good,” she decided. She touched Simon’s arm as she scooted between them, taking a few steps toward her truck. “See you tomorrow, then.”

Simon was grateful for the darkness; it meant Abby wouldn’t be able to tell how hard he was blushing. “Tomorrow,” he confirmed.

“I’ll be there too, but, you know, whatever,” Virgil said, rolling his eyes at the other two.

“Get home safely,” Simon said.

“No promises,” Abby teased. She scratched her neck, and then her fingers began to move around her throat, patting her skin, as if searching for something that wasn’t there.

“Everything okay?” Simon asked.

“Skin mites?” Virgil suggested.

“My necklace. I must have dropped it by the tree,” Abby said, pursing her lips into a pout.

“We can go look,” Simon said, taking a step back into the road.

“No. Thank you. But no. Go home.” Abby smiled again, and it lit up her entire face. It seemed to light up Simon’s face, too. “I’ll find it. Go on back, I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”

“Okay,” Simon said, returning her smile. “Sounds good.” He pulled open the driver’s side door and almost caught himself in the shoulder with the corner of it. He jerked to the side, narrowly missing the edge, and then he blushed again. “See you tomorrow.”

“Right, we got it, everyone will see everyone tomorrow,” Virgil said, shaking his head. He jumped into the passenger seat and twirled his finger. “Let’s do this. I’ve got a frozen burrito with my name on it at home.”

Simon gave Abby a nod, then he got into the car, too, and with one last wave, they pulled away from the curb, drifted down the street, and disappeared around the corner.

Abby watched them go. She smiled to herself as she shook her head and crossed back toward Mrs. Grunberg’s house. Simon really was very sweet, she decided. She tried not to make too many personal connections, as a general rule, but there was something about him she liked.

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