32 Red Twilight Demon of the Flowers chapter 32

Chapter 32 Evil Book Part 4

I wake up; I'm somehow in Lidia's car. Lidia still as the snake is rolled into a ball in the back seat, her tail hole having sealed up but my cream still marking where her opening is. I feel panic welling up in me again. I just got fucked by a fifteen-year-old, that can't be good. There is only one thing I can think to do. I will drive Lidia home then walk back to my place then…then…

Alright, I have no plan after dropping off Lidia. I run back inside, I find her jumpsuit and keys in my kitchen. I run back out to the car, and I start to drive. I have been to Lidia's house once. I mostly remember the way there.

I am nervous; I drive recklessly. That doesn't go unnoticed. I am only a few miles from my house when I start getting followed. It is dark, I can't see who is following me, but I think I know already. I am in the car of a girl from a family with a cop in it. If I am driving half as bad as I think I am there is no doubt in my mind it is Lidia's brother behind me.

Red and blue lights flash in my rear-view window. I do what is right; I pull over. There is chuckling in the set alongside me. The book, the evil book is sitting on the seat next to me. There is no escaping that unholy thing. Everywhere I go, it follows me. I turn in my seat and push my body to the door. The book giggles at me, it knows I am frightened, the book seems to be getting off on my fear.

There is a tap on the glass; I turn in a sharp jump to look out the other window. Two cops are walking around the car, a man and a woman; both dressed in tactical gear. Past the lights, I can catch a glimpse of their nametags the man is named Geovanni the women Gray. My mind jumps back and forth as do my eyes,

The women comes around to the driver side. She taps the glass; I roll down the window to greet the officer, she shines me with her flashlight, her face hidden by the light. The cop called Gray addresses me "how are we feeling today?"

"A little stressed out, to be honest."

The book can't stop rolling around balling "Are you a 'fan of the Man' little dog?"

The officer Geovanni flashes his light into the back seat. He must see the monster in my back seat. There is no way he hasn't. Geovanni mumbles something; the two cops talk back and forth between each other.

Gray lowers her head to speak to me again "Can I see your I.D. please?"

I dig around in my pockets looking for my wallet. The snake in the back seat springs into a sitting position. The book laughs opening itself, light sprays out of the car. The behavior of the book changes, it seems to no longer need me. Geovanni punches through the door of the passenger side now in the shape of a fox; Gray reaches through the window, now as a giant raccoon.

I scream, I put the car in drive and run away. The creature that was Lidia reaches over the seat teasing me. The book hackles. I speed off into the night. My heart is pounding, I feel lost. I turn left, then right, I see fog rising from the road.

The book mocks me "you shouldn't have run little dog. We could have had a lot of fun with those two."

"This game has gone far enough. You can't just turn people into monster" I protest

"and what are you going to do about it?" The book retorts.

I spot a sign on the road. Lake street. And Calhoun. I'm a block from 'Lake of the Isles' I can throw the book in the lake. Maybe that will stop the madness. I pull over and grab the book. I jump out of the car and lock Lidia in. I run to the waterfront and pull the book back ready to throw the unholy thing into the water.

It comes to my attention far too late that the monsters that are all around me are still just as smart as they were before there transformation. The raccoon Gray, the fox Geovanni, and the snake Lidia are all around me. I try to throw the book away. The book offers one more tease as I do "Not going to work Little dog."

The book opens up mid-throw. Light pours out, the monsters start to get sucked away, and I do as well. The book sucks me in. When the light fades away, I am in some negative animated version of my world. Animals surround me with hungry eyes.

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The book falls to the ground complaining "well shit. Now I need to find a new host. Why oh, why do people keep running away from me?" the book has barely had time to finish that thought before a pair of shoes comes into sight, someone is moving towards where the book has fallen "Fresh fish." The book thinks aloud.