The Frighteners by Michael Jahn

Author:Michael Jahn
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 1572971878
Publisher: Boulevard Books
Published: 1996-07-11T07:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Still unaware of the fact that she was being rescued, Magda screamed louder than ever. She scooped up the ice pick and swung it at Frank’s head even as he recovered from having been hit with the lamp. He rolled to one side as the ice pick came stabbing down into the carpet.

“Damn,” she swore.

“I’m trying to save you,” he said, scrambling to his feet. His head was throbbing.

“Get out of my house!” she yelled, standing and coming at him again with the ice pick. He backed away.

“You don’t understand. I think the killer responsible for these ‘heart attacks’ has picked you as his next victim.”

“If anyone is a killer, it’s you!” She swung at him again, this time just missing his cheek. He kept backing away, until he found his back to the wall.

“Please listen to me,” he pleaded.

“I have a witness that you attacked me. This is it for you, Bannister. You’re going to spend the rest of your life in jail.” With that, she stabbed straight at him, missing his neck. The ice pick embedded itself in the wall and wouldn’t come out.

“I’m sorry to have to do this the hard way,” Bannister said, cocking his arm and socking her. Stunned, she slumped into his arms.

“I don’t know what I think about this caveman kind of courtship, son,” the Judge said, shaking his head.

“Who’s talking about courtship? I’m trying to save her life”

“She don’t look like she appreciates it too much.”

Bannister said, “I’m sure if she could see you, everything would be clear. Come on, help me get her out to the car.”

“Carry the lady yourself,” the Judge said. “I’m only here to ride shotgun.”

Grumping, Frank swept Magda up into his arms and hurried her across the living room and down the hall to the front door.

“Where do you think he’s gone?” Frank asked, fumbling the door open.

“Who, that young whippersnapper I saw pullin’ his pants up? You scared him so much he must be halfway to Topeka by now.”

“I don’t mean him. I mean the Reaper.”

“He ain’t far, I can tell you that. Evil is never very far away.”

Bannister carried Magda out the door and down the path to his car. He pushed her into the passenger’s seat, then ran around to the other side of the car and got behind the wheel. The Judge slipped through Magda and sat behind her, holding her arms from behind as she regained consciousness.

Bannister started the engine and gunned it, and his car screeched onto the road, nearly sideswiping a black Mercury Tracer that was parked with its engine running. Ahead . . . under a ghostly streetlight, was the dark figure of the Reaper. He stood squarely in the middle of the road, an apparition that seemed to be defying Bannister to hit it. Frank grimly steered his car toward the creature. He had a lot on his mind and failed to notice that the Mercury had pulled out of its parking spot and was struggling to keep up with him.

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