Terror by Francine Pascal

Author:Francine Pascal
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2004-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

gang of demons

The final image was of the knife slicing an X into Gaia’s flesh, vivid as day.

Mortal Sin

GAIA WALKED INTO HER MINUSCULE room and threw her shopping bag on the bed. She was feeling good. Something about hanging out with Liz Rodke always seemed to lift her mood. It had all the benefits of hanging out with the FOHs, but without all the soul-sucking superficiality and gossip. Liz was a real girl, but witty and more optimistic than Gaia, so she kept things light. And she had somehow orchestrated the only decent shopping experience in Gaia’s recent memory—no small feat.

The blinking light on the answering machine caught her eye. Looked like she had two new messages. She reached across her bed and pressed play.

“Hey, Gaia. This is Jake. I just stopped by your place and Sukee or whatever her name is wouldn’t let me in. Anyway, I’m worried about you, so give me a ring when you get a chance.”

Worried? Why would he be worried? Gaia pressed play again.

“Hey, Gaia. Me again. Just seeing if you got home yet. Give me a call.”

Gaia grabbed the phone and punched in Jake’s number. He picked up on the second ring.

“Gaia,” he said. “Thank God. There you are.”

“Hi, Jake,” she said. “I’m so sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. I’ve been out with Liz—”

“Listen, I don’t mean to be rude, but I’ve been frantically looking for you. I had a really scary run-in this afternoon. I think we should talk.”

“Who did you see?” Gaia asked.

“I’ll tell you when we meet. I’d like to be with you right now, Gaia, if you don’t mind.”

“Sounds good to me,” Gaia said. “Where are you? I’ll come to you.”

“I’ll in the East Village. I’ll walking toward the corner of Houston and Orchard.”

“That’s perfect,” Gaia said. “I’m starving. I could meet you right near there, at Katz’s Deli. Best pastrami sandwiches in the galaxy. How about we meet there in like twenty minutes?”

There was a long pause. Gaia realized that considering how late she’d been last night for dinner, her word on arrival times probably didn’t hold much weight. “It’s easy. I can just hop on the F train at Fourteenth and take it down to the Second Avenue stop.”

“How about I come pick you up at home and we can walk to the deli together?”

Huh? Gaia pulled the phone away from her face and looked at it, confused. “Well, that’s sweet, Jake, but it would be absurd for you to come all the way across town, from the East to the West Village, and then go all the way back. I’ll just meet you there.”

“We could eat somewhere close to your place, then,” Jake said.

Why was he so adamant about coming to her? Men were so confusing sometimes. “The thing is, now that I’ve got my mind and stomach set on Katz’s pastrami, I just have to have some. Suko won’t let you in if you come here anyway, and I need to get out of this room.

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