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normal once the threat has been eliminated.”
    “I’m so very confused,” I rubbed my temples, “by everything. If he,” I pointed to the body on the floor, “is a vampire, what am I? Am I still mortal, because my heart beats, an angel because my blood killed him, or,” I hesitated on the last, “or a monster? ”
    “You can’t be mortal. No mortal could survive this, ” he pointed to the lifeless body. “Are you a monster? I’m not so sure of that. Your heart continues to beat, something that would not be so if you were a vampire. If you were an angel, surely I would know …”
    “Can’t you tell what I am?”
    Danny ran a hand through his hair. “That I truly do not know. As I said the last time we met, I’ll need to make some discreet enquiries.”
    “Maybe I’m something new?” I asked hopefully.
    “I honestly don’t know,” Danny sighed. “What I’m thinking of is the stuff of angelic lore and legend.”
    I waved my finger at him. “Yesterday I counted angels, demons and monsters as legendary creatures. Today I can’t be certain. Look, Danny, I need answers . My life is hanging in the balance here. What am I meant to do?”
    “Do you remember yesterday when you tossed me aside so effortlessly?” he asked.
    I nodded. It was something that had surprised me, given the situation I was in not long before.
    “You should not have been able to do that. Angels are much stronger than mortals. In your weakened state I shouldn’t have felt even the slightest bit of pressure when you pushed me. That tells me there is something more to you. We need to tread carefully. If you can be patient I’ll be back with answers.”
    “You’re leaving me again?” I asked in exasperation.
    Danny nodded in response. He picked up Chris’s body and hoisted it over his shoulder, just as I imagined he would do. Chris’s left arm slid off Danny’s shoulder and his hand — the imprints of my fingers on his wrist exposed — waved around madly.
    He’s saying goodbye .
    “In the mortal world I can’t stay in the same place for too long. It will draw unwanted attention. Try to get some rest and I’ll be back before nightfall. We’ll talk about what you might be able to eat and moving you somewhere less austere.”
    I placed an elbow on my knee and rested my head in my palm, letting out an audible sigh.
    “Have faith,” Danny said, and within four steps he and the body were gone.
    Have faith — he sure did seem to like using those two words. If I heard that phrase one more time I was going to throw up!

 
     
    4. Alone Again
     
    I wasn’t tired. Surely I needed to sleep though. It had to have been at least forty hours since I’d last slept. Perhaps my body had been running on a surge of adrenaline. Given the circumstances, that seemed reasonable. It would have to shut down eventually, so rather than wait for the inevitable, I closed my eyes and after a while fell asleep.
    When I woke, the sun was low in the sky. Thin bands of light filtered through the gaps between the boards covering the windows. They formed what looked like the bars of a prison cell on the back wall.
    I expected to feel refreshed — bright eyed and bushy tailed — after the long hours of sleep. How disappointed I was to find I didn’t register any difference in my energy levels at all.
    My stomach rumbled. I was so hungry. I’d need to eat soon or I might pass out. How many days can the body go without eating, as long as you have water? I couldn’t remember.
    I was deliberating whether or not to sneak out to get something to eat when I felt a light breeze stir around me. I looked up to find Danny was standing in front of me.
    “About time,” I grumbled. “I was about to go out and get something to eat.”
    Danny’s eyebrows shot up in alarm.
    “Don’t worry, I was going to pay for it.” I waved a note in front of his face. “I have money.”
    “I don’t think eating regular food is a good idea,” he replied.
    “Why?” I