Tomorrow's Dead: The Julia Poe Vampire Chronicles by Celis T. Rono

Author:Celis T. Rono [Rono, Celis T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Published: 2012-12-13T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

JOSEPH HAD MADE A good point about chemical tanning lotion. Poe and Percy scoured ten Downtown pharmacies in search of the liniment that would make her darker. The past couple of days had been awful. Her friends had taken her aside to lecture about her impulsive and hard-headed character. Joseph and Morales were the worst, actually cursing which they’d never done before. “You little shit,” roared Morales. “You got shot in the chest not so long ago. I was crying like a dry dolphin while stitching your chest. Grow up! You’re not a superhero like some people claim. You’re an impulsive brat that needs to get locked up in the city jail.”

“Fucking right,” added Joseph. “You alone in San Francisco? What the hell can you accomplish?”

Poe sniffed back a tear and perused the pharmacy shelves with a flashlight. They used to serve delicious Thrifty ice cream at Rite-Aid. Most of the shelves were empty, and she was losing hope.

“Is this it?” asked Percy as she pulled Penny in a Radio Flyer wagon through the empty aisles. The nearly recovered dog had been languishing at home and whined constantly. Morales said Penny couldn’t walk long distances yet because her ribs hadn’t healed completely. She was an old dog, and her bones took longer to mend. Chops snorted around the scavenged pharmacy.

“Maybe. Hopefully. I’m tired of this treasure hunt,” said Poe. The brand was called Brown Your Bad Self. “Let’s get out of here. We’re late for our salon appointment.” They had planned to walk to a remodeled beauty salon on 6th Street.

“People have been saying you’re ready for Sainvire to be your boyfriend,” broached Percy nervously.

“Exaggeration. Embellishment,” she lied. “Sainvire was my first love. He doesn’t have time for me. He takes politics and intrigue over me, and I won’t have that again. Anyway, if I took Sainvire seriously, what kind of person would that make me when Maclemar is still warm in the crypt?”

“Everyone knows you loved Sainvire first. And some people are getting religious on you. Some are saying that because you’ve been spending so much time with the vampire. Gossip makes them feel better. What’s a harlot?”

“Percy, I love you, but you can’t ask me questions right now because I’m pretty stressed out. I’m going to disappear soon, and I might not be back for a long time. Can you look out for Chops and Penny, and visit Maclemar for me? Tell him he has my heart, okay?”

“Sure. But rumor is they’re not gonna allow your flight to happen. You might be doing this for nothing.”

“I heard the same garbage, kid. Don’t worry about it. I got ideas of my own.” Her friends had turned against her and were trying to sabotage her mission.

Percy blinked away the tears in her eyes. “Poe, maybe they’re right. I don’t think you should go. I think you want to go on this suicide mission on purpose because Downtown isn’t enough for you. Me, Penny, and Chops aren’t enough for you. You have too much pride to take Sainvire back.

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