Stain cleaned, it's 12:20. As I prepare to leave Facilier come back downstairs.
"Wha- girl what are you doin' here still?" He looks bewildered.
"I got the stain up pretty far. I just couldn't leave it there. Leavin' now though."
I open the purple door and step out into the brisk air. The moon smiles down, nested in a black velvet sky. It's a beautiful night, but not safe. Thankfully, the shop's just down the street.
The door slams behind me as the corner takes it's turn. "Wait Leora- lemme walk you home."
My feet move a little faster now. "No thanks."
Something cold grabs my shoulder and whips it around. Dr. Facilier stands at the corner, several feet away from me. But his shadow is right there, leaning on mine. It smirks when I jump back in utter shock.
"What the hell?! Ohmaigawd what is that? What just-" Suddenly, primitive instincts slam in and my feet run, almost soaring, to my shop. I stumble, cutting open my shins on the cobblestones. It drips warm, a stark contrast against the chill of the night.
"Wait! Get back here!" He shouts down the street.
A cold thing, like a snake wraps around my ankle, causing me to fall again. The shadow picks me up and drags me by the wrist to Dr. Facilier. Hot tears stream into my mouth and the salt stings the new scrapes on my cheek.
"Stop!" I sob, almost incoherently