Jackie's Book of Shadows (CH9)

Chapter 9  
 
I
 
3 am.  Empty streets, steam rises  
from open manhole as a  
figure walks down a brick road,  
stepping upon sidewalk, a  
look of disgust at passed out  
homeless person.  
 
Jumper walking home from the bar.
 
A black cat ventures into the  
shadows of the night.
 
A crow, perched upon a streetlight,
caws, drawing Jumper’s attention,  
rapidly turning around.
 
Out of the corner of his eye, he  
thinks he sees something moving  
even more rapidly, something  
shadowy.
 
He walks faster…
 
II
 
Quickly forgetting about what  
he thinks he mighta saw, Jumper  
thinks about the broad with the  
nice ass.  
 
A real peach of an ass.
 
Now the rapid moving, shadowy  
periphery sweeps in front of him,
then, to his sides, surrounded  
by phantoms.
 
He feels a primal instinct to run…
 
III
 
“Jumper.!.”
 
Arctic wind into veins, Jackie  
stands before him, hovering, flames  
of fire burning in her eyes.
 
“How’s it going squid dick.”
 
Turning to run, he sees another  
hovering, large breasted lady  
in black, wearing a sapphire  
amulet.
 
Then two more figures to his  
sides, the world spiraling around.
 
Blu’s amulet comes alive, a brilliant  
blazing blue.
 
All consuming.
 
And just like that: They were gone.
 
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