The vehicle was parked in a wheelchair-user bay because it was too wide for the normal parking bays.“Get in,” said the cardinal. “I’ll explain...on the way.”“No. You said you just wanted to talk, so talk!”“The daughter of a Supreme Court Judge has been possessed. Two exorcisms have already failed.”“Let me guess. She’s a teenager, isn’t she?”Teenage hormones, a girl approaching adulthood and testing parental boundaries; it was more common than you’d expect for simple-minded parents to think of. She was a redhead, early 30s a scattering of freckles, and cute as hell. That was one thing, the other was she was a chain smoker, and her hands trembled. We were a machine shop, specializing in military support hardware. When I hired on it was a 65 year old man that ran the place. The rumor mill warned me away from Lisa, she was a secretary then. The boss and her were an ‘item’. I wasn’t interested, I can’t stand cigarette smoke. One Thursday afternoon he dropped dead in the isle. Our snitch. Just as I was about to carry it into the bedroom, I almost forget the most important thing for the morning. I moved over to the curio case, with all my dragon figurines and memorabilia, and snagged the little box I had hidden in there.Walking in the bedroom, I saw she still asleep and that the main alarm was about 7 minutes from going off at 4:50am. I set the tray down on the end of the bed, where she wouldn't knock it over, and turned on my aquarium lights. I knew I would need some light for. Drake heard the barber-chick humming as she prepped her trimmers. She then started trimming Drake’s overgrown beard. When she had almost finished Raell returned, holding a few strips of black leather. Drake realized that they were cuffs. He couldn’t do anything as Raell clipped them onto his arms and legs. ‘Nice job on the scruff. For the hair I’d just like it trimmed an inch or so, I like the long hair.’ Barber-girl nodded and freed Drake’s head. He tried to bite her, and was rewarded with a.