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Chapter 6: Old friends
Sarah sat in front of the television. She couldn't think of anything else to do right now, but to wait for Gene with the antidote. She had asked Albrecht for a cup of coffee, but he refused to give it to her. "You're to young to begin with this stuff." He said. So now she just sat there in the chair with a bottle of lemonade. Albrecht however did have a cup of coffee and sipped it slowly. He went through some files regarding Mr. Crater to find out what his relation was with the Crow, but he couldn't find anything. Probably the Crow did his `appearing, disappearing' thing in prison, before anyone could find out he was even there. How he brought Crater back to life was a bigger mystery that needed to be solved. He took off his glasses and started nibbling the end. He lifted his head and looked at the television. The picture hadn't changed and the Crow still just stood there with birds circling around him. He looked at Sarah, and smiled. But then his smile disappeared and he
looked very worried. It seemed Sarah was frightened of something, but he didn't know what exactly. Sarah looked at the door, and so did Albrecht. He was very surprised when he saw this woman standing in the doorway dressed completely in black. "Hi. It's been a while." And Shelly walked into the room.
Sarah jumped up and ran towards Shelly. She hugged her and started crying. Shelly put her hand on Sarah's head and stroked her hair. With a child around her waste, she started to talk to Albrecht who was sitting stunned in his chair. He just looked at Shelly and still couldn't believe it was really her standing in front of him. "Unless I'm mistaken..You're Shelly Webster, right? I hate to be rude, but aren't you dead?" Shelly smiled "I was dead officer Albrecht, but when I heard Eric was in trouble I came back." "Are you one of them crows?" Albrecht moved his hands through the air to indicate crows are birds. "I am afraid so. It's supposed to help me understand Eric's condition, or so I'm told." Shelly looked down and sighed. "Officer Albrecht, I never got the chance to thank you. You sat by me the whole time in the hospital. I was a complete stranger to you, yet you cared. I can't thank you enough for what you did, but I hope I can repay you one day." Albrecht didn't know
what to say, so he said nothing. He just smiled and nodded. Sarah now spoke without lifting her head so Shelly's body dampened the sound. "How did you come back? Wha..What can you do here, `cause Eric's gone completely mad. Or, should I say, the Crow has." Sarah looked up to Shelly. Shelly shook her head, indicating she had no idea on how to help him. "I was hoping you guys had found something that could be of any use, but I take it you haven't." Albrecht looked at Shelly, sighed and shook his head. "Eric has probably been infected with something. That's why the Crow has taken over his body is our guess. I took some of the stuff to the lab. They're working on some sort of antidote this very moment. That's our only hope of getting rid of the Crow, because he has proven time and again, bullets can't harm him." Albrecht walked over to Shelly and touched her shoulder. He looked at her and smiled. Then he looked at Sarah. The girl had let go of Shelly and was nodding off in her
chair. "I'm gonna take Sarah home, and then I'll get back here. I don't know if you want to stay, but I wouldn't mind." Shelly looked at Albrecht with a friendly face and shook his hand. "As much as I'd like to stay and talk to you, there are more pressing matters that need my attention. I'm going to try to talk to Eric or the Crow. Whichever one will talk to me. Don't worry about me. He can't kill me, and I'm not only saying this because I'm already dead, but because Eric loves me and he wouldn't let anything happen to me." Before Albrecht could do or say anything Shelly had disappeared. "I hate it when people do that!" He woke Sarah and they walked to Albrecht's car. Albrecht had expected more of an argument when he said he would take Sarah home. Instead, Sarah agreed to get some rest, and come back to the office tomorrow.
The car pulled up the driveway of Sarah's home making a lot of noise. Albrecht's car was an old one, but it took him where he had to be, so he decided he didn't need a new one. As Albrecht and Sarah walked to the door, they saw something wasn't right. The door was forced open and noises originated from inside of the house. Albrecht motioned Sarah to go sit inside the car. "Call for backup." Albrecht pulled out his gun and slowly walked over to the door. He heard two voices discussing what they should and shouldn't take with them. "Do you really think you can drag that TV all the way home? For once, let me do the thinking all right? We have to look for jewellery or money." "Can I at least take the VCR?" "No! No TV, no VCR, no friggin' washing machine! Just money and jewellery!" Albrecht stood in the hallway, ready to barge into the room and arrest those punks, when one of the guys crossed the hallway to search for other valuables. He stopped in the middle of his crossing and
slowly turned his head to look at Albrecht. He knew what his chances were against a gun and he did the right thing. He put his hands up and moved himself face down on the floor. Albrecht cuffed him, without saying a word and he advised the burglar to do the same by putting his index finger in front of his mouth. "Hey Andy, how about this thi...uh-oh." The other burglar felt the cold steel of Albrecht's gun against his head. He started to wet himself and immediately Albrecht pushed him outside and motioned the other one to follow in his footsteps. A police car stopped in front of the house as the two burglars came out. Albrecht explained the situation and the two were taken into custody. "I guess this means I won't sleep at home tonight." Sarah leaned on the roof of the car. "You can stay at my place if you want to. I'm going back to the office anyway, so you can sleep peacefully." Albrecht had taken out the keys to his car and sat down behind the wheel. "Fine with me." Sarah
also sat down and closed the door.
Albrecht's house was just a few miles from Sarah's and they got there soon. Albrecht opened the door and walked in followed closely by Sarah. He turned on the light and went into the living room. He pointed at the sofa. "You can sleep here if you want. It's more comfortable than my bed." Sarah tried it out and nodded. Albrecht grabbed a blanket from under the sofa and spread it over Sarah who was now lying down. She closed her eyes and drifted off. Albrecht left the lights on and walked towards the door. "Could you tell Darla I'm here? She probably didn't even think of me at all, but tell her anyway." Sarah didn't look up or even opened her eyes. "Will do." Albrecht closed the door and locked it.
On his way back to the office, Albrecht noticed the sky was acting weird. Although it was night, it seemed darker than usual. Clouds now blocked the moon entirely and the darkness was spreading rapidly. The strange darkness appeared to be originating from a very tall building in the centre of the city. The building the Crow was standing on to be precise. "It just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Albrecht was talking to himself and when he noticed he did, he slapped himself gently on his cheek. He thought it was a bad habit.
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Chapter 6: Old friends
Sarah sat in front of the television. She couldn't think of anything else to do right now, but to wait for Gene with the antidote. She had asked Albrecht for a cup of coffee, but he refused to give it to her. "You're to young to begin with this stuff." He said. So now she just sat there in the chair with a bottle of lemonade. Albrecht however did have a cup of coffee and sipped it slowly. He went through some files regarding Mr. Crater to find out what his relation was with the Crow, but he couldn't find anything. Probably the Crow did his `appearing, disappearing' thing in prison, before anyone could find out he was even there. How he brought Crater back to life was a bigger mystery that needed to be solved. He took off his glasses and started nibbling the end. He lifted his head and looked at the television. The picture hadn't changed and the Crow still just stood there with birds circling around him. He looked at Sarah, and smiled. But then his smile disappeared and he
looked very worried. It seemed Sarah was frightened of something, but he didn't know what exactly. Sarah looked at the door, and so did Albrecht. He was very surprised when he saw this woman standing in the doorway dressed completely in black. "Hi. It's been a while." And Shelly walked into the room.
Sarah jumped up and ran towards Shelly. She hugged her and started crying. Shelly put her hand on Sarah's head and stroked her hair. With a child around her waste, she started to talk to Albrecht who was sitting stunned in his chair. He just looked at Shelly and still couldn't believe it was really her standing in front of him. "Unless I'm mistaken..You're Shelly Webster, right? I hate to be rude, but aren't you dead?" Shelly smiled "I was dead officer Albrecht, but when I heard Eric was in trouble I came back." "Are you one of them crows?" Albrecht moved his hands through the air to indicate crows are birds. "I am afraid so. It's supposed to help me understand Eric's condition, or so I'm told." Shelly looked down and sighed. "Officer Albrecht, I never got the chance to thank you. You sat by me the whole time in the hospital. I was a complete stranger to you, yet you cared. I can't thank you enough for what you did, but I hope I can repay you one day." Albrecht didn't know
what to say, so he said nothing. He just smiled and nodded. Sarah now spoke without lifting her head so Shelly's body dampened the sound. "How did you come back? Wha..What can you do here, `cause Eric's gone completely mad. Or, should I say, the Crow has." Sarah looked up to Shelly. Shelly shook her head, indicating she had no idea on how to help him. "I was hoping you guys had found something that could be of any use, but I take it you haven't." Albrecht looked at Shelly, sighed and shook his head. "Eric has probably been infected with something. That's why the Crow has taken over his body is our guess. I took some of the stuff to the lab. They're working on some sort of antidote this very moment. That's our only hope of getting rid of the Crow, because he has proven time and again, bullets can't harm him." Albrecht walked over to Shelly and touched her shoulder. He looked at her and smiled. Then he looked at Sarah. The girl had let go of Shelly and was nodding off in her
chair. "I'm gonna take Sarah home, and then I'll get back here. I don't know if you want to stay, but I wouldn't mind." Shelly looked at Albrecht with a friendly face and shook his hand. "As much as I'd like to stay and talk to you, there are more pressing matters that need my attention. I'm going to try to talk to Eric or the Crow. Whichever one will talk to me. Don't worry about me. He can't kill me, and I'm not only saying this because I'm already dead, but because Eric loves me and he wouldn't let anything happen to me." Before Albrecht could do or say anything Shelly had disappeared. "I hate it when people do that!" He woke Sarah and they walked to Albrecht's car. Albrecht had expected more of an argument when he said he would take Sarah home. Instead, Sarah agreed to get some rest, and come back to the office tomorrow.
The car pulled up the driveway of Sarah's home making a lot of noise. Albrecht's car was an old one, but it took him where he had to be, so he decided he didn't need a new one. As Albrecht and Sarah walked to the door, they saw something wasn't right. The door was forced open and noises originated from inside of the house. Albrecht motioned Sarah to go sit inside the car. "Call for backup." Albrecht pulled out his gun and slowly walked over to the door. He heard two voices discussing what they should and shouldn't take with them. "Do you really think you can drag that TV all the way home? For once, let me do the thinking all right? We have to look for jewellery or money." "Can I at least take the VCR?" "No! No TV, no VCR, no friggin' washing machine! Just money and jewellery!" Albrecht stood in the hallway, ready to barge into the room and arrest those punks, when one of the guys crossed the hallway to search for other valuables. He stopped in the middle of his crossing and
slowly turned his head to look at Albrecht. He knew what his chances were against a gun and he did the right thing. He put his hands up and moved himself face down on the floor. Albrecht cuffed him, without saying a word and he advised the burglar to do the same by putting his index finger in front of his mouth. "Hey Andy, how about this thi...uh-oh." The other burglar felt the cold steel of Albrecht's gun against his head. He started to wet himself and immediately Albrecht pushed him outside and motioned the other one to follow in his footsteps. A police car stopped in front of the house as the two burglars came out. Albrecht explained the situation and the two were taken into custody. "I guess this means I won't sleep at home tonight." Sarah leaned on the roof of the car. "You can stay at my place if you want to. I'm going back to the office anyway, so you can sleep peacefully." Albrecht had taken out the keys to his car and sat down behind the wheel. "Fine with me." Sarah
also sat down and closed the door.
Albrecht's house was just a few miles from Sarah's and they got there soon. Albrecht opened the door and walked in followed closely by Sarah. He turned on the light and went into the living room. He pointed at the sofa. "You can sleep here if you want. It's more comfortable than my bed." Sarah tried it out and nodded. Albrecht grabbed a blanket from under the sofa and spread it over Sarah who was now lying down. She closed her eyes and drifted off. Albrecht left the lights on and walked towards the door. "Could you tell Darla I'm here? She probably didn't even think of me at all, but tell her anyway." Sarah didn't look up or even opened her eyes. "Will do." Albrecht closed the door and locked it.
On his way back to the office, Albrecht noticed the sky was acting weird. Although it was night, it seemed darker than usual. Clouds now blocked the moon entirely and the darkness was spreading rapidly. The strange darkness appeared to be originating from a very tall building in the centre of the city. The building the Crow was standing on to be precise. "It just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Albrecht was talking to himself and when he noticed he did, he slapped himself gently on his cheek. He thought it was a bad habit.