difficult to kill. She
used the same spell on John as she did on Tony. As she chanted she
could feel it was being blocked.
Lenea.
Karma searched the alley for her sister
to no avail. She physically pulled on John’s left arm and using all
her bodyweight yanked it free of Harry’s throat. Harry’s punches
did little to the semi dead John Dean so he wrestled John to the
ground. Karma searched the alley for a weapon and found a split
board. Harry was on top of John but losing ground as the stronger
zombie lifted him.
Karma shoved the sharp end of the board
into John Dean’s chest then put all her weight on the blunt end.
Harry pushed on the board as well then all of a sudden a last sigh
escaped from John. It was the way one killed a vampire. A little
overkill for this situation but kill it did.
From a rooftop ten stories or so high a
voice echoed through the alley.
“I’ll kill you sister.”
Harry was breathing like a freight
train.
“Is that it? Or do we have to kill him
again?”
Karma answered,
“I believe it’s the end of John Dean.
The idea was for John to kill you and Lenea would keep me busy. I
didn’t get sucked into playing mind games with her. She didn’t
expect that.”
Karma looked high at the rooftops then
added,
“That’s how I’ll beat her. Never play
her game.”
“I’ve seen her Karma and you never want
to wrestle her either. She outweighs you by thirty pounds, all
muscle.”
“Thanks for the vote of
confidence.”
“You’re welcome. Let’s get out of
here.”
Chapter 22
The following morning Karma and Harry
walked Shelley toward the house of Marie Bastille. Sandy shadowed
them at a respectable distance. There were few onlookers but those
who were there, stared. Shelley’s skin was greying rapidly and it
was difficult for her to walk. With her eyes and hands bandaged she
looked like a trauma case for TV paramedics.
“Here goes nothing,” said
Karma.
She knocked on the door and waited, and
waited.
“Once mom has made up her mind, there’s
no changing it,” said Karma.
She knocked again and again.
Finally the door swung open and Marie
stared daggers at Karma.
“Be on your way and don’t come
back.”
Karma’s heart sank but then she noticed
her mother had frozen like a statue and stared at Harry. Minutes
seemed to pass as Marie locked eyes with him. She backed out of the
door and said,
“Come in young man.”
After he entered she looked at Karma
and said,
“Well don’t just stand there, come in
and bring your friend.”
Karma guided Shelley into the living
room and sat her on the couch.
“I didn’t mean that one. The one across
the street,” said Marie.
Karma waved for Sandy to join
them.
Marie pointed to a chair and offered
Harry a seat. There was silence for a moment as Marie glared at
Harry. She acted as though she’d never seen a man
before.
Harry finally spoke,
“We were wondering if you could help
Shelley.”
Marie walked to Shelley and unwrapped
the bandages on her eyes then the ones on her hands. She examined
the wounds then said,
“Lenea did this?”
“Her and John Dean,” said
Karma.
There was silence as Marie took a
closer look at Shelley’s eyes.
“She’ll never see again. This is John’s
work. Lenea supplied the spell that kept her alive. Made her a
zombie.”
Karma said,
“John Dean won’t do anyone any more
harm. Not unless Lenea can bring him back after we shoved a spiked
one by four through his heart last night.”
Marie looked alarmed then shrugged and
continued examining Shelley. While working she said,
“John was your older brother
Karma.”
“What? I killed my brother?”
“He was never much good that boy. Just
like his father,” said Marie.
“You know what mom? I didn’t have to
make enemies in my life: seems I was born with them.”
“Sibling rivalry, dear,” said
Marie.
“Sibling rivalry? I shoved a pointed
board through my brother’s heart and you call it
rivalry.”
“Hush now.
used the same spell on John as she did on Tony. As she chanted she
could feel it was being blocked.
Lenea.
Karma searched the alley for her sister
to no avail. She physically pulled on John’s left arm and using all
her bodyweight yanked it free of Harry’s throat. Harry’s punches
did little to the semi dead John Dean so he wrestled John to the
ground. Karma searched the alley for a weapon and found a split
board. Harry was on top of John but losing ground as the stronger
zombie lifted him.
Karma shoved the sharp end of the board
into John Dean’s chest then put all her weight on the blunt end.
Harry pushed on the board as well then all of a sudden a last sigh
escaped from John. It was the way one killed a vampire. A little
overkill for this situation but kill it did.
From a rooftop ten stories or so high a
voice echoed through the alley.
“I’ll kill you sister.”
Harry was breathing like a freight
train.
“Is that it? Or do we have to kill him
again?”
Karma answered,
“I believe it’s the end of John Dean.
The idea was for John to kill you and Lenea would keep me busy. I
didn’t get sucked into playing mind games with her. She didn’t
expect that.”
Karma looked high at the rooftops then
added,
“That’s how I’ll beat her. Never play
her game.”
“I’ve seen her Karma and you never want
to wrestle her either. She outweighs you by thirty pounds, all
muscle.”
“Thanks for the vote of
confidence.”
“You’re welcome. Let’s get out of
here.”
Chapter 22
The following morning Karma and Harry
walked Shelley toward the house of Marie Bastille. Sandy shadowed
them at a respectable distance. There were few onlookers but those
who were there, stared. Shelley’s skin was greying rapidly and it
was difficult for her to walk. With her eyes and hands bandaged she
looked like a trauma case for TV paramedics.
“Here goes nothing,” said
Karma.
She knocked on the door and waited, and
waited.
“Once mom has made up her mind, there’s
no changing it,” said Karma.
She knocked again and again.
Finally the door swung open and Marie
stared daggers at Karma.
“Be on your way and don’t come
back.”
Karma’s heart sank but then she noticed
her mother had frozen like a statue and stared at Harry. Minutes
seemed to pass as Marie locked eyes with him. She backed out of the
door and said,
“Come in young man.”
After he entered she looked at Karma
and said,
“Well don’t just stand there, come in
and bring your friend.”
Karma guided Shelley into the living
room and sat her on the couch.
“I didn’t mean that one. The one across
the street,” said Marie.
Karma waved for Sandy to join
them.
Marie pointed to a chair and offered
Harry a seat. There was silence for a moment as Marie glared at
Harry. She acted as though she’d never seen a man
before.
Harry finally spoke,
“We were wondering if you could help
Shelley.”
Marie walked to Shelley and unwrapped
the bandages on her eyes then the ones on her hands. She examined
the wounds then said,
“Lenea did this?”
“Her and John Dean,” said
Karma.
There was silence as Marie took a
closer look at Shelley’s eyes.
“She’ll never see again. This is John’s
work. Lenea supplied the spell that kept her alive. Made her a
zombie.”
Karma said,
“John Dean won’t do anyone any more
harm. Not unless Lenea can bring him back after we shoved a spiked
one by four through his heart last night.”
Marie looked alarmed then shrugged and
continued examining Shelley. While working she said,
“John was your older brother
Karma.”
“What? I killed my brother?”
“He was never much good that boy. Just
like his father,” said Marie.
“You know what mom? I didn’t have to
make enemies in my life: seems I was born with them.”
“Sibling rivalry, dear,” said
Marie.
“Sibling rivalry? I shoved a pointed
board through my brother’s heart and you call it
rivalry.”
“Hush now.
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