Demon's Doorway Read Online Free Page B
Author: Glenn Bullion
turn yourself in to the police, accept our world's justice. Or I leave you here, and you accept this one's."
Don didn't hesitate. "Prison. Please, take me back. Take me away from here."
The demon realm started to fade. Alex heard their disappointed wails. Once again Alex was squatting next to Don, his car only a few feet away. The moon was out, bathing the deserted road in light. The scent of nature was like a home-baked pie on the windowsill.
"Alex?" Laura shouted. She ran up to them. "What happened? You both disappeared. Where did you…yuck."
She looked down at Don, covered in juices from three of his orifices. She took delight in the sight, smiling and shaking her head.
"Somehow fitting."
Don pulled from Alex's grip and lunged for the car. Grabbing his cell phone, his hands shook as he dialed 9-1-1 and confessed his crime. Tears ran down his face.
"What did you do to him?" Laura asked. "I've been haunting him for weeks. I've never seen him this afraid."
Alex simply winked.
*****
Alex and Laura stood in the street outside Don's home, watching from the safety of the spirit realm. The scene was a mess. Six police cars were parked at different angles, along with an ambulance. Policemen moved about, in and out of the house. Bystanders stood on their front porches and lawns, and as close to the house as officers would allow. Several police passed through Alex and Laura as they stood motionless.
Sara and a Chinese food delivery man sat on the front porch. She called the police after she was alone, starting the entire chain of events. Alex could only imagine the look on the delivery man's face when he knocked on the door, and police showed up. Sara had a faraway look in her eyes, her cheeks tender and red. The delivery man was animated in trying to get a cop's attention, to move on with his night.
Laura gestured to Sara. "I hate her guts, but, she didn't murder me. And she even called the police."
"Yeah. She knows she made a mistake. You don't even have to punish her. She's gonna be punishing herself the rest of her life."
"I wasn't gonna punish her."
Another cop walked through them.
"Okay, so," Laura said. "How do you want to do this? The safe's on the second floor, the key in the basement."
Alex waved around him. "You don't see the cops everywhere?"
"You can be invisible, just like me. They can't see us right now . Are you saying you don't want to do this?"
He was quiet.
"It's what we agreed on, the only way I can pay you. I lead you to the key, and you open the safe. I know you've got that conscience, so you don't have to take all the money. Just take whatever you think you should for the past three weeks. Trust me, Don keeps plenty in there."
He looked at the crowd around him. Two more squad cars pulled up. He could sneak with the best of them. He had the best of both worlds. Vanishing, reappearing, moving through anything. But there were so many cops. He'd have to have a lot of luck to do what Laura suggested. Also, the window of time was short. He had no doubt by the end of the night the safe would be open and its contents cataloged in a police database.
"No. It's okay."
Laura threw her hands up and turned away, disgusted. "Alex, come on. You're gonna make me feel guilty here. You were…a miracle for me. Don is in a jail cell now. I can't just watch you walk away, nothing in your pockets."
He smiled. "Sure you can."
She surprised him with a quick hug. He returned it, feeling awkward at the thought of two ghosts hugging in the middle of the street.
"I'll make this up to you," she said. "I can get you more side-jobs."
He wasn't sure if he was interested, but wouldn't tell her that. "Thanks, Laura."
"No, thank you . I'm gonna go watch Don squirm for a bit. I can't wait until he gets to the part about the guy with the wings beating the snot out of him."
"You take care of yourself."
"You, too. Thank you so much."
Laura faded away, the smile still on her face.
Alex walked through the door into his
Don didn't hesitate. "Prison. Please, take me back. Take me away from here."
The demon realm started to fade. Alex heard their disappointed wails. Once again Alex was squatting next to Don, his car only a few feet away. The moon was out, bathing the deserted road in light. The scent of nature was like a home-baked pie on the windowsill.
"Alex?" Laura shouted. She ran up to them. "What happened? You both disappeared. Where did you…yuck."
She looked down at Don, covered in juices from three of his orifices. She took delight in the sight, smiling and shaking her head.
"Somehow fitting."
Don pulled from Alex's grip and lunged for the car. Grabbing his cell phone, his hands shook as he dialed 9-1-1 and confessed his crime. Tears ran down his face.
"What did you do to him?" Laura asked. "I've been haunting him for weeks. I've never seen him this afraid."
Alex simply winked.
*****
Alex and Laura stood in the street outside Don's home, watching from the safety of the spirit realm. The scene was a mess. Six police cars were parked at different angles, along with an ambulance. Policemen moved about, in and out of the house. Bystanders stood on their front porches and lawns, and as close to the house as officers would allow. Several police passed through Alex and Laura as they stood motionless.
Sara and a Chinese food delivery man sat on the front porch. She called the police after she was alone, starting the entire chain of events. Alex could only imagine the look on the delivery man's face when he knocked on the door, and police showed up. Sara had a faraway look in her eyes, her cheeks tender and red. The delivery man was animated in trying to get a cop's attention, to move on with his night.
Laura gestured to Sara. "I hate her guts, but, she didn't murder me. And she even called the police."
"Yeah. She knows she made a mistake. You don't even have to punish her. She's gonna be punishing herself the rest of her life."
"I wasn't gonna punish her."
Another cop walked through them.
"Okay, so," Laura said. "How do you want to do this? The safe's on the second floor, the key in the basement."
Alex waved around him. "You don't see the cops everywhere?"
"You can be invisible, just like me. They can't see us right now . Are you saying you don't want to do this?"
He was quiet.
"It's what we agreed on, the only way I can pay you. I lead you to the key, and you open the safe. I know you've got that conscience, so you don't have to take all the money. Just take whatever you think you should for the past three weeks. Trust me, Don keeps plenty in there."
He looked at the crowd around him. Two more squad cars pulled up. He could sneak with the best of them. He had the best of both worlds. Vanishing, reappearing, moving through anything. But there were so many cops. He'd have to have a lot of luck to do what Laura suggested. Also, the window of time was short. He had no doubt by the end of the night the safe would be open and its contents cataloged in a police database.
"No. It's okay."
Laura threw her hands up and turned away, disgusted. "Alex, come on. You're gonna make me feel guilty here. You were…a miracle for me. Don is in a jail cell now. I can't just watch you walk away, nothing in your pockets."
He smiled. "Sure you can."
She surprised him with a quick hug. He returned it, feeling awkward at the thought of two ghosts hugging in the middle of the street.
"I'll make this up to you," she said. "I can get you more side-jobs."
He wasn't sure if he was interested, but wouldn't tell her that. "Thanks, Laura."
"No, thank you . I'm gonna go watch Don squirm for a bit. I can't wait until he gets to the part about the guy with the wings beating the snot out of him."
"You take care of yourself."
"You, too. Thank you so much."
Laura faded away, the smile still on her face.
Alex walked through the door into his
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