Bad Angel by JC Andrijeski

Author:JC Andrijeski [Andrijeski, JC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: White Sun Press
Published: 2021-01-13T06:00:00+00:00

“Hey.” Uri yawned as he spoke, his Russian accent more prominent than usual, even under the California one. “Uri speaking. Who is this?”

“Dags.”

There was a silence.

Then the other man’s voice burst out, holding utter disbelief.

“Jesus Christ! Where the hell have you been? I thought you were dead! I really thought you were dead this time… even more than in the desert. I’ve been calling for days, man. The cops are looking for you. That Kara chick from high school. She called me⏤”

“Kara?” Dags’ voice sharpened. “Kara Mossman called you?”

“Yeah.” Uri exhaled, his voice holding relief. “I just talked to her⏤”

“You just talked to her? This morning?”

“Just now. I just hung up with her.”

“She was looking for me?” Dags said. “Why? Did she give you a reason?”

“Well, yeah… the first time. She called asking if I’d seen you, if I had any idea where you were. She was worried about you. She couldn’t tell me much, but you’d been ID’d as part of some violent thing that happened⏤”

“When was that, Uri?”

There was a silence.

Dags bit his lip, forcing himself to remain silent while Uri thought.

“A few days, maybe? Like, Tuesday?” Uri fell silent, obviously still thinking. “Yeah. Four mornings ago. She asked about you, and I told her I hadn’t seen you since Saturday. I told her about Jade, about hiring you to find her⏤”

“Why did she call back?” Dags said. “This morning. What did she want? Just to check in? Or did she give you another reason?”

“Oh! Yeah, you’re not going to believe this, man, but she called about Jade. She only asked about you as a side thing. They found her. They found Jade. Turns out you were right. She was drugged or hypnotized or something. They found her wandering the streets in Brentwood, just this morning. They were going to check her out… medically, I mean. But they said I could come pick her up in like an hour. I guess Jade started to remember enough to remember me. She was asking for me. I was just on my way out the door⏤”

“No,” Dags cut in. “No. Absolutely not. No, Uri.”

There was a silence.

“No?” Uri’s voice grew a few shades colder. “What do you mean, no? It’s Jade, man. Didn’t you hear me? They found her⏤”

“Whatever that thing is, it’s not Jade.” Dags’ jaw clenched. “You need to listen to me, Uri. You can’t go over there. I mean it. It would be extremely dangerous for you to do that.” Pausing at the other’s silence, he said, “Wait for me. Wait for me at your place, okay? I’ll come over. We can talk⏤”

“You want me to leave Jade? At some rando dude’s house in Brentwood?”

“I want you to wait for me,” Dags growled. “Don’t do anything until I get there. We’ll go get Jade together, all right?”

“No.”

Dags could almost see his friend shaking his head.

“No, man. I’m sorry… but no.” Uri’s voice grew louder. “I’ve been freaking out for days. Jade disappearing. Then you. And now you call

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