Black Cat Crossing: A Collection of 11 Cozy Mysteries to Celebrate Halloween by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Promise Press
Published: 2020-10-19T22:00:00+00:00

"What was I thinking?" I asked myself as I pulled into the public parking lot that served the surrounding businesses. I parked in the spot next to Vance's pickup truck and looked over and up to the cathedral where the gargoyles had come from. Over at Vance's office, something formidable rustled in the bushes. Even from inside my car, I heard the unmistakable sound of an animal growling. In the darkness, a set of red glowing eyes locked with mine and I gasped.

"Think about Vance," I reminded myself of my friend who was trapped in his office. The coward in me wanted to put the car in reverse and burn rubber, but I couldn't do that to Vance. He needed my help and who knew how long the authorities would take to arrive? I tried to think about what I knew about gargoyles -- let's see they were a staple of Gothic architecture and they served as waterspouts. "Not helpful," I chastised myself. Unfortunately, I hadn't read up on magical creatures. If I had, I might've known about the pixie's apparent love of fruit.

"Come on, think. There has to be something." Vance said his spells were ricocheting off the gargoyles stone exterior, but there had to be one that could stop them. I thought back to mythology and how gargoyles were placed around churches to remind people of the evil outside. And, how gargoyles were said to fly at night, returning to their posts and into stone when the sun rose.

"That's it! Sunlight turns gargoyles back into stone." I sprang from my car, wand drawn, and marched forward. As soon as I got close enough, I was going to blast the gargoyle with a sunlight spell and pray that it did the job.

Perhaps my plan had been a bit overzealous.

The gargoyle emerged from the bushes before I was even in striking distance. He was stocky like a bulldog, with jowls to match. He had wings like a bat and a tail like a devil.

In an instant, the gargoyle charged. His four legs thundered down the sidewalk. I knew what spell I was supposed to say, but at that moment, I panicked. Everyone always talks about instincts and fight or flight, but no one ever mentions freeze, but that's what happened. I froze. I might as well have had ice blocks for feet because I wasn't going anywhere.

The gargoyle ran straight for me. I braced for impact. Jumping up, the gargoyle’s massive front paws hit my thighs and knocked me backward. My palms caught my fall, but before I could sit up to defend myself, the gargoyle's paws were on my chest. The air went out of my lungs in a whoosh. The weight of him forced me down and I couldn't move. It happened in the blink of an eye.

I stared up into the beast's glowing red eyes and thought, This is it. Drool dripped from the gargoyle's mouth and I turned away.

Two things happened in the next instant, both of which I will never forget.

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