‘Just listen son,’ his father said as he lifted his hand to put a stop to Jack’s protest. ‘Blackbeard is not man but one of the vilest demons ...his world has seen.’ ‘Demon?’ Jack said in almost a whisper. ‘Yes. They are around us all and their goal is to enslave mankind. The blood of demons run through me veins and yers.’ Jack stepped back in revulsion. How could is father say something like this, he thought. ‘I don’t believe it.’ ‘Whether you do or not, it’s true and one day ye will have to. Coming home to share the holiday, though reluctantly, with her family. This year, she told us that she was busy with her new career.If you don't count the times that involved family obligations, I don't remember the last time Shelly had done anything for me!She stepped in, dragging her large black suitcase, bulging purse and a black leather carry on. "Mom should be home in a few hours." Our mother is a doctor and her long, and odd hours were normal. I reached for the large luggage bag.Shelly. They inhale it and then they are all yours! I do want you to bring them back here though, okay?’ Angela said, ‘Yeah, okay,’ before she had even said yes she had felt compelled to come back to Molly’s apartment. She thought about it only for a brief moment before her thoughts drifted back to the potion. Flashes of all sorts of things she could with Katie floated through her mind. She was feeling somewhat intoxicated by this tiny vial filled with silvery liquid. God, in the past week her thoughts. The family sat, lay, or sprawled over the furniture only half watching the television.This was her favorite time of night. The dinner dishes had been cleared up; the whole family was in the house. "A world within the home and a world without." as her grand mother used to say.She sat with her tea, inhaling the scent of citrus rising from the hot water before adding a touch of milk. This was her time to reflect in quiet on the day that had passed and the blessings she enjoyed."Just one more thing.