9 Scary Possibilities
The day dawned gray with possibility of rain. My cat, snowball was lying next to me. Sleeping. I heard noises in the kitchen and the door opened and closed, then voices.
"Is Sabrina still sleeping?" "My mother.
_ That lazy woman is still sleeping_ this was Maria. I was irritated.
I got up and went straight to the bathroom I took my shower and did my personal hygiene. I wore the first thing I found in jeans and a long-sleeved black blouse. Since I was cold, I wore an old police sweatshirt. I let my hair loose and wore my comfortable sneakers.
I left the cat sleeping on the bed. This still surprised me my sleeping dead cat. My mother was preparing breakfast with Maria. She had taken off the big cloak to sleep. Mary is a reaper of death and when she wears a cape no one can see her but me. But when she takes away everyone can see. But this is forbidden. Mary can not become visible to anyone. But since I was a rare species, my mother was also on the same level as me.
"Your arm?" My mother asked Maria.
_ Ah that? Sabrina made a bandage! Do not worry, it's almost over now. "She took off the bandage to show off and was really practically healed.
_ I wanted to have this capacity of regeneration_ my mother looked with envy.
_ It is not regeneration_ Maria counts_ I am already dead. My body is just coming back to being what it was before I hurt.
_ So this is how it works?
_ Yes.
They looked at me as I entered.
"Who's lazy?" I asked.
"You are," replied Mary.
I sighed and let it pass. I went to the bang and sat down on a high bench.
"What's that?" I asked a bunch of papers.
_ Everything we have on the case_ answered my mother_ I got some things with Bob yesterday and brought everything here. So we can see together.
"I got up and took the research that Eloisa did for me yesterday. Let's get it together then.
"Let's eat first," Maria interrupted. "I can not work without food.
An hour later we were at the kitchen table watching Bob's reports of the six men killed.
There were six folders with pictures of men in their 28 years all different but at the same time alike. His physical bearing and the color of his hair. I put Victor's folder on top of everyone.
_ This guy was the first.
"We still do not know for sure," my mother said. He took the first folder from the right and opened it. The first body was found on the docks near the water on Monday of last week. About one o'clock in the morning. His name was George Thomas, 28, married. Without children. High school teacher. School staff liked him a lot. The students, too. He was a great teacher. He was a homely guy. There was no Hobbes. He liked going to the movies with his wife Ellen Thomas. The two go out for a romantic dinner at least once a month. According to the neighbors were quite passionate. He was killed on the docks after receiving a phone call. Everyone received a call from the same person only we do not know who.
Maria picked up another folder.
_ On the third other guy died the same way. Multiple stab wounds. Also found on the docks almost the same place. He also received a call from the same number. Bob wrote here that they could not track. Looks like the number did not exist.
_ All were attracted there and dead_ I looked at my mother_ Why?
As if I knew, she answered.
_ Speaking of that, that guy should know_ Maria said_ Victor Santos. Yesterday before I ran after you when I felt you pulling off the necklace. Eloisa was reading aloud about his family and his brother. He started to remember things. Maybe he remembers who killed him.
I thought of the woman crying from the hospital again.
"Mom, I want you to go back to the hospital and search for Dr. Victor's dead patients. Maybe it's revenge or something.
My mother did not look happy about it.
_ The hospital is still a mess_ she glanced at Maria_ Whose fault it will be.
_ My is that it is not_ Mary defended herself_ I did my job and I still saved her daughter. That should make me kind of a goddess to you. Revere me.
_ Looks like it. That sucked. The hospital has no windows. And I had to make an apology for the mess in Dr. Victor's office.
Mary cringed.
_ This was not my fault either.
That thing. That disgusting and scary thing.
"What are you going to do with that thing?" I asked her.
She looked at me worriedly.
_ I already did it. I sent word to the people up there. Let's see what they will respond to. The only response I had was to stay by your side and not let anything wrong happen to you.
"Thank you," I said.
_ No need to thank I already intended to do this anyway.
She took another necklace from inside a small pouch tied around her waistband.
_ This time it's for you. Not for anyone.
_ OK sorry. Thanks.
She sighed loudly.
_ This thing is very difficult to do. But you still give it to others. First for Jenn.
"She could not give me?" My mother asks in surprise.
_ Power can even. So much that she already gave, right? _ Maria answered sharply _ It turns out that keeps ghost away.
_ I know_ my mother said_ That's great. So I'll be protected from anything that made me feel bad.
_ It does not work that way for you. The ghost are not interested in you. Some may even have a certain interest. But it does not compare to Sabrina's. They do not harm you. So it's a waste of power.
_ That this_ I interrupted_ She better be protected. We do not know tomorrow.
"You gave one to Eloisa and that guy from yesterday," she continued impaled.
_ Eloisa asked me_ I told her a little embarrassed_ I could not say no.
_ Just say_ she told me without ceremony and without penalty_ Say no.
_ And since yesterday Daniel will need_ I kept looking at my mother_ Daniel Santos is certainly a target. That thing goes after him.
"Why do you think so?" She asked me.
_ Yesterday that thing was eating the other spirits ...
_ Eating?
Absorbing Mary corrected me When I was preparing to be a reaper of death we had some lessons about it.
_ Aula? _ I asked mocking_ Type a death academy?
_ HAHAHA_ She laughed out loud with irony_ Goofing, go. Anyway, when a human dies, slayers and other slags of mankind, they are the worst of the worst. We do not get all of them, they're smart and they know how to hide. And over the years they forget that they were once human and become something else.
_ Demon_ tried to guess.
_ I think some people do not even realize what they are doing when they absorb the energy of other spirits, but others .... They know and do it on purpose to become stronger and more dangerous.
"And how do we get rid of them?" I asked her.
_ It's not me.
My mother and I waited for her to finish explaining but she did not say anything, she continued looking at the papers on the table without paying attention to us.
"What do you mean?" I asked impatiently.
"What I meant was just that. It's not me. We have a separate division for these cases. I'm not allowed to go out hunting demons. We have a protocol for that. We warn you what is happening so hopefully, then they come and solve the problem.
"Who are they?" My mother asked.
_ The idiots who think themselves better than the others. The demon reapers-she was annoyed as if this name were a personal offense to her.
"Do you know them?" I asked curiously.
"I know him.
_ Who are?
_ Forget_ she desconversou_ I do not want to talk about it. Can we just worry about the current problem?
_ Of course_ I grudgingly agreed, I was still curious about the reapers of demons. Let's go back to the murders and other unimportant things like what are we going to do when our enemy is a demon?
