At my apartment overtop Hyrock's antique store, I was finishing up some last
minute packing. Most of my things had already been moved into Daren's
apartment. The problems with the larger items had been solved with the
discovery of a darling little studio apartment owned by a sweet little old
lady who
had given me use of the place for a song. And it was so convenient... close
to
both Daren's apartment and to the R&R. I intended on using it as an escape
hatch... should I need to get away by myself for an hour or two... a place to
collect
my thoughts, study my lines, prepare my characters, store my theater makeup
and wardrobes... The moving men had already taken all of my furniture,
theater
stuffs as well as my television and stereo. It was rather cramped and
makeshift...
but it would do for a while...
I finished packing the last of the boxes and deciding they were too heavy for
anyone but Daren to carry out for me, I decided to take one last look around
to
make sure I had gotten everything and left no mess for Hy to clean up...
Walking up into the attic... which I had converted into my bedroom, I checked
around and decided it was empty and clean. The ceiling fans and the new
fluorescent lights made for a pleasant atmosphere in a room that otherwise
would
be almost unusable for anything other than storage... I hoped Hy would be
pleased...
Descending the stairs, I paused, thinking I had heard a noise... the
apartment
was usually so quiet... must be the fact that its bare again... I'm just
hearing
settling sounds...
But upon reaching the landing, I heard it again... a soft creaking... settled
weight
on an uneasy floorboard... and then the unmistakable sound of a man laughing.
I
called out, "Daren?", but received no response. I gingerly stepped off the
landing
into the main portion of the apartment... walking quietly as possible.
As I approached the door to what had been the television room, I saw him...
the
vampire who had threatened to kill me... Burton Jones. He started to move
toward me... I bolted. Throwing open the outside door to the apartment I ran
down the steps and into Hy's office... glancing over my shoulder, Burton had
disappeared...
I ran over to Hy's office door, threw it open, intent upon escaping the
building...
but the moment I opened the door, there was Burton standing 2 feet in front
of
me... laughing like the devilspawn he was...
I slammed the door shut, turning the lock and looked around for a place to
hide...
I opened a closet... and tumbling out came Hyrock's decapitated body... his
head
rolling off to the right as his body slumped out falling on top of me... and
I
screamed...
*****
...sitting upright in bed... realizing it had been a dream... I looked over
at Daren's
sleeping form beside me... he faced me, snoring slightly. I looked to the
clock on
my nightstand... 4:22 a.m. Sighing softly, I eased my way out of the bed,
slipped
on my robe, and put on a pot of coffee... it was going to be yet another long
day...
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