Episode 23

"I just asked a question, Mom. That girl in my car, do you know her?"

"Send that girl here, I want to see her live!"

Kelvin's eyes shifted lower, studying his mother's shaky hands. "Live, right? Don't think I've ever seen you fumble with anything before, Mom."

Taking a quick glance at her son, Venice shoved her trembling hands under the blanket. "Has King taken his dinner already, that he's sleeping?"

"We've both had dinner. He's good."

Did I really see that girl? But how is it that she's still… She was… Goodness! This can't be real! Staring deeply at her son, Venice soaked herself in her mind. She grabbed her wrist, but her hand kept trembling.

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As the snowflakes fell, children and adults giggled as they caught them falling to the light blanketed ground. Inside the large hospital building, Kelvin and Hanord stood in the silent private hallway. Sweat slid down Hanord's face.

"I'm telling you, man, that girl… That little bitch, her curse is working!" Hanord rubbed his abnormally