Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal
Author:Kristen O'Neal [O'Neal, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 2021-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
21
Panic starts to grip me at the thought of losing Brigid again, but Spencer grabs my wrist and whispers âthere,â pointing past the far corner of the grocery store, just into the woods. I can see a bushy tail behind a tree, a creature moving with an uneven gait.
âI see her,â Spencer says, nodding at me. âItâs okay. Really, Iâve dealt with weirder.â
âHave you?â
âYeah, actually,â he says. âOnce. It involves a bunch of drug dealers who taught their pet parrots some deeply disturbing tricks. Another time. For now, Iâve got a small, very expensive piece of insurance we could use.â
He puts the truck in park, hops into the back, and starts rummaging. The wolf takes another step into the tree line, and I roll down the window, leaning my head out. I remind myself of who she really is, hoping some part of her remembers, too.
âBrigid!â I call. âRemember me, Brigid?â
I watch her ears perk up, swiveling in my direction, and she steps back onto the concrete.
âHey, thatâs it!â I grin. âCâmere.â
She watches me, frozen in place. I notice that the fur around her mouth is also matted, sticky and dark. My stomach lurches. Sheâs had plenty of time for a snack. Spencer hauls himself back into the driverâs seat, looking pleased.
âBingo!â he says, holding up a gun.
âSpencer!â I hiss. âYou canât kill her!â
He pinches the bridge of his nose, taking a deep breath. âPriya,â he says, âitâs a dart gun. Iâm not going to shoot her. What do you think is wrong with me.â
He pops out the dart. Itâs longer than Iâd expected, segmented into color-coded parts. âThereâs a tracker here,â he says brightly. âIn the middle part. Itâs really cool tech, unless the animal sits on it. It also costs a hundred and fifty dollars, so we only have, like, two of them. So you have to promise not to tell my boss that Iâm about to do this.â
âWhen would I be talking to your boss?â I ask.
âYeah, alright,â he says. âSince we donât have any tranqs on us, unless youâre packing ketamineâare you packing ketamine, Priya?â
âI am not.â
âOkay, so no tranqing. I do know a guy, but Iâd get in a lot of trouble if anyone ever found out I was buying tranquilizers off the street.â
âYouâre buying tranquilizers off the street?â
âOf course not! Iâve been trying to figure out how to confiscate this dealerâs dog, so I donât exactly want to give him my business. If you tell my boss I even brought that up Iâm burying you in the woods.â
âNow whoâs the serial killer?â
âShut up.â
âWhat is the plan, Spencer.â
âIâm working on it. Iâm not wild about the idea of me using my catchpole, and calling in backup would take a while. So while weâre here: want to try to lure her up into the truck?â
âI donât think she likes small spaces,â I say.
âWhat does she like?â he asks. âWe are right behind a grocery store.â
I nod. âOkay. Yeah.â
âIâll stay here and get this dart into her,â he says.
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