Chapter 79

• Two wisps of smoke shot in Lilith's direction. One burst into Olamide's chest rendering her unconscious. The second flew in Lilith's direction, aiming for her cold heart but before the disintegrating ball of darkness could hit Lilith, Deji jumped in front of her causing the darkness to hit him instead. Like Olamide, Deji collapsed to the floor, both living their worst nightmares.
• Intermission
• The room was dark but below a flickering lightbulb was a woman dressed in a satin black nightdress that accentuated her features and complimented her dark skin. She looked familiar to Deji. As he strained his eyes through the window of the girl's apartment, a spark burned bright in his mind. This was the human girl bound to the chair. Why, he wondered. Why was he here? He barely knew the woman. Deji pondered if he was in her head. He tried to move to make sense of the situation on ground but each attempt ended in a futile finale. His heart thumped heavy and his body shook. Like he was afraid. Except, that wasn't it. His heart wasn't threatening to explode and there was no blood-gurgling scream residing at the crevices of his throat. Deji watched as his fingers panned the glass where the girl sat, drank, and wept. As he did so, the girl flung the half-empty bottle in her hands across the room and a shattering sound followed. The girl curled into her laps and wept. As her muffled cries hung in her throat. She kept calling a name.