Hi guys. Here is chapter 3. I will try to make it a little longer but I make NO promises. Anyway here it goes.
"Could you just inspect the room, please? Maybe there is something that you can see that I can't." I rolled my eyes as I decided to accept the 'demand', but if she took one step out of the pentacle she was a goner.
I poofed into the living room, which was clean, just like the girl said. I looked around on the first plane, second, third, nothing. On the fourth plane, however, something caught my eye. Over by the window was a black goop like thing. I decided to touch it. Squishy, but hard. Hmm, well I guess I could tell the girl about this. I started back to the room when, what the heck, the black stuff was invading my hand. Its sticky mass started over my hand to my wrist. I don't know how, but then it just came off. Disappeared.
In the room, the girl was waiting patiently for me. Her optimistic expression still glued onto her face. "Did you see anything?" she asked twiddling her thumbs.
"Um, yeah." I said inspecting my hand. "There is something, this black, goop-like stuff. By the window, check it out." I waved my hand toward the door. The girl stood up and quickly sat back down. She put her lanky elbow on her knee and rested her hand into her palm.
"Ya know, I might be a little crazy, but I'm not dumb."
"You were dumb enough to summon me." She pondered that a moment before shaking her head.
"No, well, thanks a lot for your help Bartimaeus. You brought me one step closer to finding my master. I owe you one." She tilted her head forward and gave a salute.
"THE ONLY 'I.O.U' I WILL REQUIRE IS THAT YOU LET ME GO AND NEVER MAKE ME COME BACK!" I think she got my point about letting me go because she said her last thank you, muttered some words, and I was gone. Free again to Rome the Other Place in peace. Sigh peace….yeah right.