by Caleb Casey
exhilarating sensation. My arms have goose bumps. A wave of ecstasy washes over me.
Boesch smiles. “Pretty cool, no?”
He holds up the keys. “Let’s check this place out.”
I pick up Gordon’s lantern. Boesch tries keys on the lock until one works. We go in.
We’re on the balcony, looking down over the railing at the pews and the pulpit.
Boesch looks at me and gestures toward the floor one story below us, as if to say, “Ladies first.”
I step away from the railing and hand the lantern to him. He backs up to clear the runway.
I get a short running start, jump, leap off the top of the railing with one foot (like shooting a lay-up in basketball), and spread my angel wings. It’s even better than I anticipated. I glide downward into the pews, my own feathered wings keeping the open air beneath me. My feet are dangling; one sandal falls off and lands in the aisle. I’m floating and it feels wonderful.
I land on one of the pews and step down. Boesch lands near the pulpit.
“Let’s do it again!”
Boesch grins.
Demons outside. Angels inside.
Lovely night for an apocalypse.
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Now You'll Never Know: A Collection of Strange Stories
Nine horror stories filled with strange events and dark humor.
A weird apocalypse and The Winged Things are prowling outside. Stay put, or run to the nearest church? ...An impossible car accident. What will happen when The Scarlet Spider meets The Bloody Fly? ...Three young women, one possessed. Schedule an exorcism? Or will they prefer The Demon Version? ...Co-workers don't seem quite right. Are the Drones Like Us human, or are they something else? Does it matter? ...Will the escape plan work? Will there be No Blood or lots of blood? ...A girl found bleeding and freezing in the snow. No one else around, except for The Insomniacs. ...The Rain will not stop. Is there something in the water? ... Can two ex-surfers survive an encounter with the drug lord El Spock while starting a business called Frugs, Inc.? After getting kicked out of rehab, will the two ex-surfers be able to stay Frog Sober? Will they want to?
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