Abby started to come to realizing she couldn't have been knocked out for long, when she saw the wanted drug dealer struggling with fighting off that thing. Abby struggled to sit up her head was throbbing from being thrown to the hard ground. Her hair fell loose from her ponytail falling in her face. Abby brushed her hair out of her face turning her attention to what was happening in front of her.

The guy was shooting rounds into the flaming creature. From the looks of it the bullets had no effect. The guy ran out of rounds and desperately reached into his pocket for more. Just that quick second was enough for the creature. One second he was ten feet away from the drug dealer and the next second he was standing face to-um skull. The thing grabbed each side of his face and stared at the guy. The guy stood frozen not moving it was like he was stuck in a trance staring into empty eye sockets.

In the most demonic deep voice the flaming skull said, "Hungry" it brought shivers running down Abby's spine and goose bumps to raise on her skin. Just that one word was enough to get the guy to start screaming for his life. It was the most terrifying thing Abby has ever scene. She didn't even want to imagine exactly what was happening to the guy that was screaming bloody murder.

What seemed like hours dragging by seeing and hearing the man scream for his life. The man's eyes went wide and it seemed that all the life was drained from him. His body went limp and the creature threw it to the side. His body hit the concrete hard making Abby's head hurt thinking of how she hit her head earlier.

Abby quickly realized now that the drug dealer no longer stood a threat and the creature's attention was now directed to her. Abby's whole world froze she couldn't move as she sat there on the cold ground. The flaming skull turned its head toward her staring at her not moving. The flames around its head seemed to die down and were not as bright orange as before. Abby could only think that she was next and that she would be lying on the ground motionless like the hooded drug dealer.

The creature continued to stare at her for another good five seconds; before turning around and getting on a chopper and riding off. Abby could only sit on the ground for a few more seconds to get a hold of herself. She stood up with shaky legs and grabbed her keys from off the ground where the guy dropped with his struggling.

Abby got in her car and drove home and went straight to bed not getting much sleep.

The next morning Abby was on edge everything was making her jump. Last night's events kept replaying in her head and going to work with everyone talking about the robbery last night was not helping. News traveled fast around this town. People that were huddled up in the gas station spread the word around about what happened, and finding his dead body outside. None of them apparently saw the creature that killed him though. Abby knew she couldn't report or even just tell someone what she saw they would think she was nuts. Like anyone would believe that a flaming skeleton ridding a chopper killed him.

The morning rush was over with at the dinner until lunch came around. Abby had a few hours of somewhat quiet time. She didn't know how much she could take with everyone talking about what happened.

There were a few customers that came in between the break fest and lunch times; mostly teens that slept in and came in for a late break fest.

About an hour before lunch the chime on the door rang announcing a new customer has arrived. Abby looked up from writing down an order and saw a young man has slid into a booth by the back window. Abby finished writing the order and took it to the kitchen window for the cook. Abby made her way toward the new customer.

"Hi my name's Abby what can I get you to drink?"

"Water,"

Abby looked and saw that the customer was the same guy at the coffee shop.

Johnny was dying for something cold to drink. His throat always burned after turning into the ghost rider. It didn't burn as much today sense he wasn't the ghost rider for long last night. After he took care of the head drug dealer and leaving the rider sensed no more evil and like a flame burning out so did the rider.

It was strange Johnny remembered the woman last night that was thrown to the ground. Usually the rider somehow finds any kind of evil or sin someone has committed in life. Even something small like illegally downloading a song, but all the rider could sense from the woman was that she was a tormented soul. No evil or one sin could he sense.

Johnny left his hotel room and walked over to the town dinner sense it was right down the road. He could use a good greasy hamburger and fries right about now.

He walked in and saw that only a few people were eating right now, and saw a waitress on one side taking an order. Johnny took a seat at one of the booths on the other side of the dinner. He grabbed one of the menus wedged between the napkin holder and ketchup bottle.

He was looking over the menu when he heard someone walk up to his table.

"Hi my name's Abby what can I get you to drink?"

"Water,"

Johnny looked from his menu and saw that it was the same woman from last night. Her brown eyes were staring at him. She was average height he was probably a head taller than her. She had long dark brown hair that came to her mid back.

"Okay I'll be right back with your water,"

She walked away to behind the front counter. Johnny couldn't help but watch her and remember what he felt when the rider stared into her. Judging her soul and finding nothing but torment. All he could think what happened to her. Did or is she still in a bad situation now?

She came back with his water setting it on a coaster.

"Do you know what you want or do you need a few minutes?"

"I'll have a burger and fries," Johnny said slipping the menu back into its previous place.

"Okay it will be done shortly," She said writing it down and walking off toward the kitchen window.

Johnny sat and stared out the window waiting for his food to arrive. A couple of times he couldn't help himself he would turn his attention to Abby. He watched her take more orders from a few customers that came in after him. She would put on a smile and would be polite to everyone. Johnny could see through her she had a worried look in her eyes. She was jumpy at times he noted, probably from what she witnessed last night.

The rider sucking the drug dealer's soul from his body; the rider fed on evil souls and always seemed hungry. Nothing seemed to fully satisfy its hunger.

Abby came back with a steaming plate full of fries and a huge greasy burger; Johnny quickly dropped his previous thoughts and worked on satisfying his own hunger.

"Hey Abby you okay? You seem a little off," Bubba asked from the kitchen window handing Abby her customers order.

"Yea I'm fine. Just tired didn't sleep much last night,"

"You didn't keep worrying about what happened in the alley did you?"

Abby totally forgot about the piles of ash that use to be the drug dealers. Abby could only imagine what that thing did to them. Hell it just stared at that one guy and he died. Abby still couldn't understand why she wasn't dead thought it stared at her. Maybe it had to be right in her face for that to happen.

"No it wasn't that. Damn neighbor's dog kept barking last night,"

"Shoot the little bastard. I always hated that little Chihuahua," Bubba said.

"That's mean I don't shoot animals because they get on my nerves," Abby said laughing at her friend.

"Apparently you never had to deal with squirrels digging and eating your garden,"

Abby just laughed and took her order to the customers. Her head was starting to hurt she's been taking Tylenol all morning. Abby just past it off thinking her head was sore from what happened last night and stress getting to her. Abby walked behind the counter to refill one of the customer's sweet tea; and the room soon began to spin.

Johnny had just finished his meal and was working on his third glass of water. He kept catching himself watching Abby. She would smile at all of her customers and talk and laugh with the cook. She seemed to calm down a little bit, but something was off. He noticed earlier her sneaking off to pop a few Tylenol pills into her mouth.

Johnny was able to put two and two together. Knowing what happened to her last night he remembered seeing that guy throw her to the ground hard. She was only out for a minute, but quickly came to.

Did she not go to the doctor after what happened? Johnny kept his eyes glued to her watching her every move. Her movements began to become sluggish. Her smile wasn't as cheerful as before; Johnny could tell she was probably having one hell of a headache right now.

Johnny watched as she made her way toward the front counter to refill a customer's drink; making her way back Johnny saw that she was starting to get dizzy. The next second Johnny was on his feet running to the woman as she began to fall to the ground.

Okay hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please review and let me know what you think so far.