Through a Glass, Darkly

Through a Glass, Darkly

Restless Spirits

Restless Spirits: Chapter 25 (Conclusion)

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Jean Marie Bauhaus
Dec 31, 2024
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Chapter Twenty-five

“So that’s the plan,” I said. “What do you guys think? Are you in?”

Joe, Max, and I sat around the kitchen table. As I outlined my hair-brained scheme, they both sat with forlorn, zoned-out looks on their faces, their thoughts apparently elsewhere. I wasn’t sure if they’d even heard any of what I said.

I guess at least Max did, because after a moment, he nodded. “It sounds doomed to failure, and will probably get all of us eaten.”

“Yeah,” I sighed. “There is that chance. But what other choice do we have?”

“None that I can see. Besides,” he added, a bitter tinge to his voice, “my soul seems a pittance compared to what I’ve already lost to that devil.”

I nodded in u…

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