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~AI5EI). HIs SI1ILE CONTINIIEI) TO O~AI1ENT HIS FACE ANI) SLASHE1)THE All?, CLlPfNG HR· GONNE'S eLllE CLOAK.
THE CLOAK OF ELlIE EVIL EEGAN TO SLOWLY IIN~VEL ITSELF·
"No, No! Nor LIKE THAT, GLORIE. HOLl) THE ELAI)E
"HOLI) IT RIGHT THERE!" GLORIE JUI1PEI) gACK ANI)
PULLEI) A HUNTING KNIFE FROI1 HER EACK POCKET. SHE HELO UPRIGHT,." HR- GONNE PAUS£I) ANI) HELO OUT A HANI) TO HER·
fT UP; LIGHT GLEAI1EI) OFF ITSELAI)£'
"IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTACK HE, /)0 IT RIGHT! LET HE SHOW
/<II)S TOI)AY. THE'lLL NEVER GET IT. THEY AREN'T THE
HUNTERS. YOU... "
SHE STOOl) THERE ANI) LOOKEI) AT THE ELAI)E. HR.
"Now WHERE 1)11)YOU GET THAT, GLORIO" HE HAI)N'T
GONNE HOVEl) QlJfCKLY. You ARE HY TOY NOW· HINE TO PLAY
NOTICEI) THE KNIFE EEFORE, EUT I)II)N'T CARE· IT WOULON'T EE
A PROELEI1. GLORIE'S EYES SWEPT THE LAUNI)ROI1AT, WITH. FEAR IS SUCH A WONI)ERFUL THING·
OgwOUSLY LOOKING FOR SOI1EONE. SOI1EONE TO SAVE YOIl)
NOT LIKELY. You ARE I1INE TO PLAY WITH· gUT /)ON'T WORRY; ...
I'LL EE GONE SOON. HE LAUGHEI). HE FELT pOWER SURGE
THROUGH HII1; IT WA5 A5 IF HE WERE I)~WING FROI1 THE HOLOING THE KNIfE IN HIS HANI), HR· GONNE WALKEI)
GROWLING I1ACHINES. THEY TOO WERE HIS- ALL OF IT WAS HIS OUT OF THE LAUNI)ROHAT ANI) ALH05T EUHPEI) INTO THOHA5.
TOCOI1I1ANI), TO CONTROL. THE YOUNG HAN WA5 HUHEUNG SOHETHING, ANI) CARRIEI) A
'7HIS IS GOING TO PROTECT I1E FROI1 ALL YOU SICK SINGLE R£I) ROSE·
FUCKS OUT THERE." SWEAT HATTEI) HER PRETTY ELACK HAIR· WHAT A FOOL.
HR. GONNE WATCHEI) A EEAI) C~WL /)OWN HER FACE ANI) "EXCUSE HE," THOHA5 SAIl) USING HIS FREE HANI) TO
REACH THE CORNER OF HER 110UTH· WHAT WA5 HAPPENING
WASCLEAf?; HE WA5I)OlNG IT: SHE WA5 AF~II)· KEEP THE I)OOR OPEN A5 HR- GONNE SLrTHEREI) THROUGH· HR·
GONNE JAggEI) THE KNIFE IN HIS COAT pOCKET, THE FEEL OF
".I..',ET AWAY FROH HE, OR I'LL USE IT." SHE SWUNG THE THE HETAL AGAINST HIH SENI)ING A WAVE OF PRII)E THROUGH HIS
ELAI)E UNSTEAI)ILY IN THE AIR. THIS SEEHEI) THE FIRST TIHE
SHE EVER HAl) TO CALL UpON THE ELAI)E FOR I)EFENSE. EOI)Y. HE STILLHAl) fT.
gETTER GET IN THERE, EOY. OH YOU SHOULO SEE THE
"I THINK NOT." HR. GONNE SAIl)· SHE LOOK£I) UNPRE-
PAREI). IT LOOKEI) HEAW ANI) AWKWARI) IN HER HANI)S- SHE LOOK ON YOUR FACE. HR- GONNE WATCHEI) THOHA5 WALK INTO
SWUNG THE ELAI)E AGAIN. HER AIH WA5 OFF A5 THE ELAI)E THE LAUNI)ROHAT.
COULON'T ASK FOR HORE. HR- GONNE WALKEI) OFF WITH
HIS LAUNI)RY gAG IN HANI) ANI) A HUGE SHILE ON HIS FACE.
"That Brave and Fallen Few",
photo by Krystal L. Durcholtz
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