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Damon Blackley
Damon Blackley
Chapter 1:
Private Lessons
The lessons begin. Damon proves to be a quick learner.
Page 1:
""What do I do now?" asked Damon, as he stood insid..."
Page 2: "'Of course they are,' responded his imaginary play..."
Page 3: "Damon swallowed with difficulty and nodded. His t..."
Page 4: "Boda sniggered, 'Those are secrets that I have not..."
Page 5: ""Okay," responded Damon simply. Virtually forgett..."
Page 6: "His eyes lingering on the dim features of the litt..."
Page 7: "Boda fell silent for a moment to consider the lay ..."
Page 8: "'Why do you linger?'
Damon shrugged, aware ..."
Page 9: "Damon swallowed fearfully, and longed for his moth..."
Page 10: ""Why are there three of them?" he wondered softly...."
Page 11: "Damon sucked his fingers and rolled his eyes, trem..."
Page 12: ""How?"
'Rise up, now, and walk.' Damon hes..."
Page 13: "He stood, and walked around the bed, careful to av..."
Page 14: "Damon swallowed stiffly, and verged on panic. Sen..."
Page 15: "As soon as he was free of the house, Damon dashed ..."
Page 16: "'Wrong,' scoffed Boda, 'Right. What do you know o..."
Page 17: "Damon sniffled on the verge of tears, but felt ste..."
Page 18: "Boda draped across his shoulders to linger near th..."
Page 19: "Indeed, Damon had already asked himself, and he ha..."
Page 20: "-|-
Damon's mother awakened him in the morn..."
Page 21: ""You certainly do!" she returned too enthusiastica..."
Page 22: "Boda stood there in the vapors, his form shaped in..."
Page 23: "Now the boy wrapped himself in the towel, and cros..."
Page 24: ""Okay." Damon left the drawer open, while he sat ..."
Page 25: "For a time, Boda's gaze burned silently within tha..."
Page 26: ""Really? Do you think so?"
'Indeed, I do! ..."
Page 27: "After a long silence, during which time the boy fi..."
Page 28: ""Sure, mommy."
"Is there something wrong at..."
Page 29: "Mommy pursed her lips, and sipped from her coffee,..."
Page 30: "Damon instantly shook his head. "No, uh-uh. I'm ..."
Page 31: "His simple, confident reply unsettled his mother, ..."
Page 32: "From the corner of her vision, as she kneeled besi..."
Page 33: "The woman of the house chased another man across h..."
Page 34: "Damon watched the show with undisguised relish. H..."
Page 35: ""Are you okay, Damon?" she asked again.
"Ye..."
Page 36: "His mother smiled thinly, and nodded. Rising and ..."
Page 37: ""Oh, I'm okay," returned Damon, shaking her grip w..."
Page 38: ""First, we're going to check you out all over to m..."
Page 39: ""Why?"
"So she can get to know you."
Page 40: "Once she was gone, Damon carefully examined an oto..."
Page 41: ""I don't know for sure, but I wonder." His mother..."
Page 42: ""Can I be fixed?"
Mommy shrugged and used h..."
Page 43: "She shook her head, suppressing her tears. "No, n..."
Page 44: "Doctor Edwards waited inside a large, tastefully d..."
Page 45: ""Because I might be broken way down deep inside, w..."
Page 46: ""Your mother informs me that you recently started ..."
Page 47: ""Boda," pronounced the boy, correcting her short '..."
Page 48: ""And what is that?"
"What?"
"What is..."
Page 49: ""Yes. It's made of shadows. It doesn't like the ..."
Page 50: ""What do you think that means?"
"I think it..."
Page 51: ""Yes. Boda is always near."
"May I speak w..."
Page 52: "When the boy's invisible plaything refused to answ..."
Page 53: "The doctor shrugged and smiled pleasantly. "I don..."
Page 54: ""It crawled over the backyard fence one day while ..."
Page 55: ""Why not?"
Another shrug, his fingers busy ..."
Page 56: ""Yes, but I can't talk about it."
The docto..."
Page 57: ""Now that you know I can't tell anybody else, it's..."
Page 58: ""It doesn't like being here, I think." Now Damon ..."
Page 59: ""Does that bother you?"
"What?"
"The..."
Page 60: ""No. Boda only wants to play the game, and the ga..."
Page 61: ""Ah, Drystol is your sister, right? She's in the ..."
Page 62: "For a moment, a flashbulb instant, the boy's face ..."
Page 63: "Her right hand worked furiously for a time. "So y..."
Page 64: "Damon worked with the tiny graven image silently f..."
Page 65: ""It's in your head?"
"No. It's in that lit..."
Page 66: "Damon listened intently. "It's just telling me no..."
Page 67: ""Why?"
Damon shrugged. "It says you want t..."
Page 68: ""No, unless it tastes really bad, like cough-syrup..."
Page 69: ""Is Boda your own thoughts?"
"Hmmm," he pon..."
Page 70: ""Yes," responded Damon, frustrated, "I already tol..."
Page 71: ""What do you mean?"
"Well, it tells me lots..."
Page 72: ""I think so. My Great-Aunt Tillie died last year,..."
Page 73: "The doctor scribbled intently. "Can you give me s..."
Page 74: ""No."
"Why not?"
"I can't remember t..."
Page 75: ""If I did that, would Boda tell me a story?"
Page 76: ""What does Boda say?" She plunged the room into d..."
Page 77: "Damon remained still and quiet. He whispered into..."
Page 78: ""Is Damon still here, too?"
'Of course,' re..."
Page 79: "'Oh? No, I expect it is not. You deem it an 'exa..."
Page 80: "Doctor Edwards scribbled furiously, before she pau..."
Page 81: "'I would say that you, Dear Doctor, have placed yo..."
Page 82: "The doctor returned to her notes, and worked stead..."
Page 83: "Damon chuckled harshly, and returned, 'Will we not..."
Page 84: "'You would polish its surface shiny and scrawl upo..."
Page 85: "She was somewhat startled and not a little dismaye..."
Page 86: "The little boy's voice returned to say, "No, ma'am..."
Page 87: ""Where?"
The boy pointed to a space just ov..."
Page 88: ""Afraid of me?" Doctor Edwards retook her seat, a..."
Page 89: ""Is Boda what's wrong with me?"
"Boda is a ..."
Page 90: ""No, not necessarily. Often, very intelligent and..."
Page 91: ""Like what?"
Now Doctor Edwards pursed her ..."
Page 92: "She stood to lead him back to the waiting area and..."
Page 93: "She thought she had put a smooth finish on the mat..."
Page 2: "'Of course they are,' responded his imaginary play..."
Page 3: "Damon swallowed with difficulty and nodded. His t..."
Page 4: "Boda sniggered, 'Those are secrets that I have not..."
Page 5: ""Okay," responded Damon simply. Virtually forgett..."
Page 6: "His eyes lingering on the dim features of the litt..."
Page 7: "Boda fell silent for a moment to consider the lay ..."
Page 8: "'Why do you linger?'
Damon shrugged, aware ..."
Page 9: "Damon swallowed fearfully, and longed for his moth..."
Page 10: ""Why are there three of them?" he wondered softly...."
Page 11: "Damon sucked his fingers and rolled his eyes, trem..."
Page 12: ""How?"
'Rise up, now, and walk.' Damon hes..."
Page 13: "He stood, and walked around the bed, careful to av..."
Page 14: "Damon swallowed stiffly, and verged on panic. Sen..."
Page 15: "As soon as he was free of the house, Damon dashed ..."
Page 16: "'Wrong,' scoffed Boda, 'Right. What do you know o..."
Page 17: "Damon sniffled on the verge of tears, but felt ste..."
Page 18: "Boda draped across his shoulders to linger near th..."
Page 19: "Indeed, Damon had already asked himself, and he ha..."
Page 20: "-|-
Damon's mother awakened him in the morn..."
Page 21: ""You certainly do!" she returned too enthusiastica..."
Page 22: "Boda stood there in the vapors, his form shaped in..."
Page 23: "Now the boy wrapped himself in the towel, and cros..."
Page 24: ""Okay." Damon left the drawer open, while he sat ..."
Page 25: "For a time, Boda's gaze burned silently within tha..."
Page 26: ""Really? Do you think so?"
'Indeed, I do! ..."
Page 27: "After a long silence, during which time the boy fi..."
Page 28: ""Sure, mommy."
"Is there something wrong at..."
Page 29: "Mommy pursed her lips, and sipped from her coffee,..."
Page 30: "Damon instantly shook his head. "No, uh-uh. I'm ..."
Page 31: "His simple, confident reply unsettled his mother, ..."
Page 32: "From the corner of her vision, as she kneeled besi..."
Page 33: "The woman of the house chased another man across h..."
Page 34: "Damon watched the show with undisguised relish. H..."
Page 35: ""Are you okay, Damon?" she asked again.
"Ye..."
Page 36: "His mother smiled thinly, and nodded. Rising and ..."
Page 37: ""Oh, I'm okay," returned Damon, shaking her grip w..."
Page 38: ""First, we're going to check you out all over to m..."
Page 39: ""Why?"
"So she can get to know you."
Page 40: "Once she was gone, Damon carefully examined an oto..."
Page 41: ""I don't know for sure, but I wonder." His mother..."
Page 42: ""Can I be fixed?"
Mommy shrugged and used h..."
Page 43: "She shook her head, suppressing her tears. "No, n..."
Page 44: "Doctor Edwards waited inside a large, tastefully d..."
Page 45: ""Because I might be broken way down deep inside, w..."
Page 46: ""Your mother informs me that you recently started ..."
Page 47: ""Boda," pronounced the boy, correcting her short '..."
Page 48: ""And what is that?"
"What?"
"What is..."
Page 49: ""Yes. It's made of shadows. It doesn't like the ..."
Page 50: ""What do you think that means?"
"I think it..."
Page 51: ""Yes. Boda is always near."
"May I speak w..."
Page 52: "When the boy's invisible plaything refused to answ..."
Page 53: "The doctor shrugged and smiled pleasantly. "I don..."
Page 54: ""It crawled over the backyard fence one day while ..."
Page 55: ""Why not?"
Another shrug, his fingers busy ..."
Page 56: ""Yes, but I can't talk about it."
The docto..."
Page 57: ""Now that you know I can't tell anybody else, it's..."
Page 58: ""It doesn't like being here, I think." Now Damon ..."
Page 59: ""Does that bother you?"
"What?"
"The..."
Page 60: ""No. Boda only wants to play the game, and the ga..."
Page 61: ""Ah, Drystol is your sister, right? She's in the ..."
Page 62: "For a moment, a flashbulb instant, the boy's face ..."
Page 63: "Her right hand worked furiously for a time. "So y..."
Page 64: "Damon worked with the tiny graven image silently f..."
Page 65: ""It's in your head?"
"No. It's in that lit..."
Page 66: "Damon listened intently. "It's just telling me no..."
Page 67: ""Why?"
Damon shrugged. "It says you want t..."
Page 68: ""No, unless it tastes really bad, like cough-syrup..."
Page 69: ""Is Boda your own thoughts?"
"Hmmm," he pon..."
Page 70: ""Yes," responded Damon, frustrated, "I already tol..."
Page 71: ""What do you mean?"
"Well, it tells me lots..."
Page 72: ""I think so. My Great-Aunt Tillie died last year,..."
Page 73: "The doctor scribbled intently. "Can you give me s..."
Page 74: ""No."
"Why not?"
"I can't remember t..."
Page 75: ""If I did that, would Boda tell me a story?"
Page 76: ""What does Boda say?" She plunged the room into d..."
Page 77: "Damon remained still and quiet. He whispered into..."
Page 78: ""Is Damon still here, too?"
'Of course,' re..."
Page 79: "'Oh? No, I expect it is not. You deem it an 'exa..."
Page 80: "Doctor Edwards scribbled furiously, before she pau..."
Page 81: "'I would say that you, Dear Doctor, have placed yo..."
Page 82: "The doctor returned to her notes, and worked stead..."
Page 83: "Damon chuckled harshly, and returned, 'Will we not..."
Page 84: "'You would polish its surface shiny and scrawl upo..."
Page 85: "She was somewhat startled and not a little dismaye..."
Page 86: "The little boy's voice returned to say, "No, ma'am..."
Page 87: ""Where?"
The boy pointed to a space just ov..."
Page 88: ""Afraid of me?" Doctor Edwards retook her seat, a..."
Page 89: ""Is Boda what's wrong with me?"
"Boda is a ..."
Page 90: ""No, not necessarily. Often, very intelligent and..."
Page 91: ""Like what?"
Now Doctor Edwards pursed her ..."
Page 92: "She stood to lead him back to the waiting area and..."
Page 93: "She thought she had put a smooth finish on the mat..."
Chapter 5:
Cake and Ice Cream
An orphan now, Damon and his siblings move to grandmother's house. Let's have a party!
Page 1:
"Damon's maternal grandparents lived in the country..."
Page 2: "Damon shook his head, and replaced his black crayo..."
Page 3: "Damon smiled. "Very clever," he conceded, his lip..."
Page 4: ""It is," she returned happily, blowing across the ..."
Page 5: ""Yes, grandma?"
"I never heard Boda talk ba..."
Page 6: "Reaching out with the desperate alacrity of mortal..."
Page 7: "Panting for breath, his grandmother returned, "Who..."
Page 8: ""That's a long drive, Damon," whined his weary gra..."
Page 9: "Though he could not hear, in his absence, his gran..."
Page 10: "Finally, Damon said, "Otis and I are old friends, ..."
Page 11: ""That's a'cause we had to!" spat Jenny and Julia, ..."
Page 12: "The others giggled. Damon laughed too loudly, whi..."
Page 13: "Once the stick twisted from his hands, Damon lower..."
Page 14: ""We play the game."
"What sort of game is i..."
Page 15: ""But what?" responded the other, frustrated that h..."
Page 16: "Damon shrugged. "I don't know, but it's too much ..."
Page 17: ""Really? Are you sure?" Though Damon had always ..."
Page 18: ""Right now, while my grandparents are busy making ..."
Page 19: ""Wow!" breathed Otis, waddling over the heavy sack..."
Page 20: "Huffing and puffing, face red and cheeks flushed, ..."
Page 21: ""I can't play Skip-Ball naked, Damon," whined the ..."
Page 22: ""Maybe we'll dive to the bottom of the lake, when ..."
Page 23: "Now they waded into the lake, carrying their burde..."
Page 24: ""I have an idea," gushed the younger boy abruptly...."
Page 25: ""Right. Okay." With these simple words, he follo..."
Page 26: "Ultimately, Otis shouted, "Damon! Help! Somethin..."
Page 27: ""You're fine, Otis, you're just scared. We're alm..."
Page 28: "The older boy repeatedly bobbed to the surface, hi..."
Page 29: "Boda returned snidely, 'I once drowned a boy the s..."
Page 30: ""Yes," he offered simply. "Who is this?"
"..."
Page 31: "She sobbed hysterically. "I- I'm not doing so wel..."
Page 32: "After an interminable passage of time, he heard he..."
Page 33: "Damon puckered his lips and made a sarcastic mask ..."
Page 34: "Into the blubbering that flooded his ear, Damon sa..."
Page 35: "She surprised him by answering gently, "Yes."
<..."
Page 36: ""He was dumb as a brick, lady. And he sank like o..."
Page 37: ""You, Damon?"
"Yes, ME!" Damon held the re..."
Page 38: ""Call them, you dumb bitch! They've already been ..."
Page 39: "Damon sniggered and squirmed in his chair. Boda s..."
Page 40: ""Yes! Who are you?"
'Why would you care to..."
Page 41: ""Yes, Mrs. Shale," he returned politely. "I'm sti..."
Page 42: ""I think I'll drive over there and kill you, mysel..."
Page 43: ""Do you own a gun?"
"No. Why?"
"I h..."
Page 44: ""A gun, Damon?"
"Yes, dummy. You know, POW..."
Page 45: ""Oh, you will, Mrs. Shale. You will." Sensing th..."
Page 46: "'They rarely do so.'
"I know a place where ..."
Page 47: ""'Satan'!" he mocked, recalling Mrs. Shale's blubb..."
Page 48: "Boda lay at the boy's feet, tenderly caressing his..."
Page 49: ""They don't know the difference?"
'Is there..."
Page 50: "'Well said, child,' returned Boda happily. 'Faith..."
Page 51: "'My favorite version of it involves young mothers ..."
Page 52: "'You can imagine my joy, then, to find her alone a..."
Page 53: "'By summer, she was pliable as a soft, downy pillo..."
Page 54: "'I said: My brilliance would blind you. See me a..."
Page 55: "Damon puzzled Boda's words curiously, while he car..."
Page 56: "Boda followed the boy across the room, and out of ..."
Page 57: "Damon whispered, "Pretend you don't hear, and walk..."
Page 58: "Instead, she came racing down the hill toward them..."
Page 59: "He smiled. "I didn't hear you."
"Of course..."
Page 60: "His grandmother remained unimpressed. "It's not w..."
Page 61: ""What about you?"
"Can I go swimming?"
<..."
Page 62: "Though he had asked, he already knew the answer. ..."
Page 63: "He spent the afternoon beneath the willows near th..."
Page 64: "His grandmother bristled, "Frankly, Damon, we didn..."
Page 65: "Realizing he had lost before he fought, Damon held..."
Page 66: "The old woman was instantly on her feet and across..."
Page 67: "Damon hurriedly scooted away, sobbing and snifflin..."
Page 68: "Damon ran through the drooping limbs, and kept run..."
Page 69: "Having a sudden inspiration, he slapped his face r..."
Page 70: "By sundown, he was sitting with Dustin and Drystol..."
Page 2: "Damon shook his head, and replaced his black crayo..."
Page 3: "Damon smiled. "Very clever," he conceded, his lip..."
Page 4: ""It is," she returned happily, blowing across the ..."
Page 5: ""Yes, grandma?"
"I never heard Boda talk ba..."
Page 6: "Reaching out with the desperate alacrity of mortal..."
Page 7: "Panting for breath, his grandmother returned, "Who..."
Page 8: ""That's a long drive, Damon," whined his weary gra..."
Page 9: "Though he could not hear, in his absence, his gran..."
Page 10: "Finally, Damon said, "Otis and I are old friends, ..."
Page 11: ""That's a'cause we had to!" spat Jenny and Julia, ..."
Page 12: "The others giggled. Damon laughed too loudly, whi..."
Page 13: "Once the stick twisted from his hands, Damon lower..."
Page 14: ""We play the game."
"What sort of game is i..."
Page 15: ""But what?" responded the other, frustrated that h..."
Page 16: "Damon shrugged. "I don't know, but it's too much ..."
Page 17: ""Really? Are you sure?" Though Damon had always ..."
Page 18: ""Right now, while my grandparents are busy making ..."
Page 19: ""Wow!" breathed Otis, waddling over the heavy sack..."
Page 20: "Huffing and puffing, face red and cheeks flushed, ..."
Page 21: ""I can't play Skip-Ball naked, Damon," whined the ..."
Page 22: ""Maybe we'll dive to the bottom of the lake, when ..."
Page 23: "Now they waded into the lake, carrying their burde..."
Page 24: ""I have an idea," gushed the younger boy abruptly...."
Page 25: ""Right. Okay." With these simple words, he follo..."
Page 26: "Ultimately, Otis shouted, "Damon! Help! Somethin..."
Page 27: ""You're fine, Otis, you're just scared. We're alm..."
Page 28: "The older boy repeatedly bobbed to the surface, hi..."
Page 29: "Boda returned snidely, 'I once drowned a boy the s..."
Page 30: ""Yes," he offered simply. "Who is this?"
"..."
Page 31: "She sobbed hysterically. "I- I'm not doing so wel..."
Page 32: "After an interminable passage of time, he heard he..."
Page 33: "Damon puckered his lips and made a sarcastic mask ..."
Page 34: "Into the blubbering that flooded his ear, Damon sa..."
Page 35: "She surprised him by answering gently, "Yes."
<..."
Page 36: ""He was dumb as a brick, lady. And he sank like o..."
Page 37: ""You, Damon?"
"Yes, ME!" Damon held the re..."
Page 38: ""Call them, you dumb bitch! They've already been ..."
Page 39: "Damon sniggered and squirmed in his chair. Boda s..."
Page 40: ""Yes! Who are you?"
'Why would you care to..."
Page 41: ""Yes, Mrs. Shale," he returned politely. "I'm sti..."
Page 42: ""I think I'll drive over there and kill you, mysel..."
Page 43: ""Do you own a gun?"
"No. Why?"
"I h..."
Page 44: ""A gun, Damon?"
"Yes, dummy. You know, POW..."
Page 45: ""Oh, you will, Mrs. Shale. You will." Sensing th..."
Page 46: "'They rarely do so.'
"I know a place where ..."
Page 47: ""'Satan'!" he mocked, recalling Mrs. Shale's blubb..."
Page 48: "Boda lay at the boy's feet, tenderly caressing his..."
Page 49: ""They don't know the difference?"
'Is there..."
Page 50: "'Well said, child,' returned Boda happily. 'Faith..."
Page 51: "'My favorite version of it involves young mothers ..."
Page 52: "'You can imagine my joy, then, to find her alone a..."
Page 53: "'By summer, she was pliable as a soft, downy pillo..."
Page 54: "'I said: My brilliance would blind you. See me a..."
Page 55: "Damon puzzled Boda's words curiously, while he car..."
Page 56: "Boda followed the boy across the room, and out of ..."
Page 57: "Damon whispered, "Pretend you don't hear, and walk..."
Page 58: "Instead, she came racing down the hill toward them..."
Page 59: "He smiled. "I didn't hear you."
"Of course..."
Page 60: "His grandmother remained unimpressed. "It's not w..."
Page 61: ""What about you?"
"Can I go swimming?"
<..."
Page 62: "Though he had asked, he already knew the answer. ..."
Page 63: "He spent the afternoon beneath the willows near th..."
Page 64: "His grandmother bristled, "Frankly, Damon, we didn..."
Page 65: "Realizing he had lost before he fought, Damon held..."
Page 66: "The old woman was instantly on her feet and across..."
Page 67: "Damon hurriedly scooted away, sobbing and snifflin..."
Page 68: "Damon ran through the drooping limbs, and kept run..."
Page 69: "Having a sudden inspiration, he slapped his face r..."
Page 70: "By sundown, he was sitting with Dustin and Drystol..."
Chapter 2:
C Is for Cat
Experimentation on the pets and siblings.
Page 1:
""Where did you get it?" asked Dustin, extending hi..."
Page 2: "Now Damon's smile dropped away, and the scary face..."
Page 3: ""No! I promise!" pleaded Dustin pathetically, the..."
Page 4: ""Aw, why not?"
"'Cause, you'll hurt me agai..."
Page 5: ""I am?"
"Sure. You'll have to move out of ..."
Page 6: ""Aw, c'mon, Dustin…" drawled Damon, placing his ar..."
Page 7: "Dustin was quick to say, "No! I want to be your b..."
Page 8: "Something in his friend's tone smacked of deep, bu..."
Page 9: "Boda offered no reply, but simmered silently benea..."
Page 10: "This softened her face, a bit, and Damon was inwar..."
Page 11: "Damon pouted acidly. "I hear."
"And I mean..."
Page 12: ""I don't care what Doctor Edwards says! I'm in ch..."
Page 13: ""I don't care what Boda said!" she screeched vehem..."
Page 14: "Damon shrugged, and sat on his bed, again. "Mommy..."
Page 15: "By the time she sat back and held him away from he..."
Page 16: "'Clever boy,' hissed Boda from the darkness kept a..."
Page 17: ""I guess so. We should find some more, today, tho..."
Page 18: "His parents put him and his brother to bed an hour..."
Page 19: "Inch upon inch, he crept across the distance betwe..."
Page 20: ""Damon?" she squeaked. "Damon, is that you?"
<..."
Page 21: "The door thumped shut, once more, and he heard his..."
Page 22: "'She is very… tasty.'
Damon made a disguste..."
Page 23: "Damon pinched his lips shut, and would not say. H..."
Page 24: "'Soon,' hissed Boda, crawling up the boy's chest t..."
Page 25: "'When they think your sister has gone to sleep, th..."
Page 26: "Now it was Damon's turn to ponder. After a long, ..."
Page 27: "'No, we will have to find another way.' Boda simm..."
Page 28: "Cowering at its base, the pickets towered over him..."
Page 29: "For many long minutes, he watched his parents do u..."
Page 30: "Boda listened to their approaching footsteps, and ..."
Page 31: "Perplexed, daddy asked, "What did it look like, th..."
Page 32: ""Mommy?" he croaked, his voice slurred with the st..."
Page 33: ""Son?" asked his father with a groan.
"Yes,..."
Page 34: ""Damon, you were at the patio doors just now, I sa..."
Page 35: ""I knew it!" he screeched childishly, "I knew it! ..."
Page 36: ""Boy," growled his father, his voice raw with emot..."
Page 37: ""Nothing, daddy," he returned quickly.
As h..."
Page 38: "-|-
"Damon, do you know who Mary Turner was..."
Page 39: ""No."
"Then Boda hasn't told you that story..."
Page 40: "Ultimately, the doctor demanded patiently, "What d..."
Page 41: "Again, the boy shrugged. "I guess so. Your telev..."
Page 42: ""Really? Why do you think so?"
"Because da..."
Page 43: ""Okay."
"Where did you first hear that name..."
Page 44: ""Damon," returned the doctor deliberately, "I don'..."
Page 45: ""How does Boda know about Mary Turner, Damon, whil..."
Page 46: "Damon's reply was flat and even, "I can't read yet..."
Page 47: ""Will Boda tell us the story, then? We could list..."
Page 48: ""It says it wants you to start. It says you're a ..."
Page 49: "'Hampton Smith,' hissed Boda happily. 'An enterta..."
Page 50: "'Indeed,' returned Boda, before the doctor could a..."
Page 51: "The doctor conceded with a sigh, "They are often, ..."
Page 52: "'I am pleased to tell you, child,' replied the boy..."
Page 53: ""From Boda, naturally."
"How does Boda know..."
Page 54: "Quick as a change in the wind, Boda added, 'Had YO..."
Page 55: "When the cat continued to refuse his instructions,..."
Page 56: "'Find something long and straight to poke it. Fin..."
Page 57: "Boda rewarded this display with an approving hum. ..."
Page 58: "Soon, his stones were gone. Damon's pout returned..."
Page 59: "Boda led the way to these plastic containers, whic..."
Page 60: "'Shhhhh!' hissed his friend. 'Others will hear an..."
Page 61: "Boda lingered nearby in the afternoon shade. 'You..."
Page 62: ""Is that what it feels like to be lynched?"
Page 63: "More cautiously than he had come, he climbed over ..."
Page 64: "With a powerful flex of its corded muscles, it bol..."
Page 65: ""Okay," grunted Damon, preoccupied with his fight ..."
Page 66: "How it mewled pathetically! How it bawled for mer..."
Page 67: ""I don't think it likes to play," noted Damon dryl..."
Page 68: "'Now look deeper. What else do you see?'
"..."
Page 69: "Damon puzzled the duality of his image for a time...."
Page 70: ""How does it know?"
'The same way you know...."
Page 71: "How it kicked! How it twitched! How it twisted! ..."
Page 72: "'No?'
"Not really."
'Yet it is a ver..."
Page 73: ""Will he start to stink soon?"
'Within hour..."
Page 74: "'The dead sometimes do when they are but freshly s..."
Page 75: "Before Boda could reply, Dustin called, "Da-a-a-am..."
Page 76: ""What?" snapped Damon.
"What were you doing..."
Page 77: ""But I saw-"
"No, you didn't!" growled Damo..."
Page 78: "Dustin's mouth open and closed without sound, and ..."
Page 2: "Now Damon's smile dropped away, and the scary face..."
Page 3: ""No! I promise!" pleaded Dustin pathetically, the..."
Page 4: ""Aw, why not?"
"'Cause, you'll hurt me agai..."
Page 5: ""I am?"
"Sure. You'll have to move out of ..."
Page 6: ""Aw, c'mon, Dustin…" drawled Damon, placing his ar..."
Page 7: "Dustin was quick to say, "No! I want to be your b..."
Page 8: "Something in his friend's tone smacked of deep, bu..."
Page 9: "Boda offered no reply, but simmered silently benea..."
Page 10: "This softened her face, a bit, and Damon was inwar..."
Page 11: "Damon pouted acidly. "I hear."
"And I mean..."
Page 12: ""I don't care what Doctor Edwards says! I'm in ch..."
Page 13: ""I don't care what Boda said!" she screeched vehem..."
Page 14: "Damon shrugged, and sat on his bed, again. "Mommy..."
Page 15: "By the time she sat back and held him away from he..."
Page 16: "'Clever boy,' hissed Boda from the darkness kept a..."
Page 17: ""I guess so. We should find some more, today, tho..."
Page 18: "His parents put him and his brother to bed an hour..."
Page 19: "Inch upon inch, he crept across the distance betwe..."
Page 20: ""Damon?" she squeaked. "Damon, is that you?"
<..."
Page 21: "The door thumped shut, once more, and he heard his..."
Page 22: "'She is very… tasty.'
Damon made a disguste..."
Page 23: "Damon pinched his lips shut, and would not say. H..."
Page 24: "'Soon,' hissed Boda, crawling up the boy's chest t..."
Page 25: "'When they think your sister has gone to sleep, th..."
Page 26: "Now it was Damon's turn to ponder. After a long, ..."
Page 27: "'No, we will have to find another way.' Boda simm..."
Page 28: "Cowering at its base, the pickets towered over him..."
Page 29: "For many long minutes, he watched his parents do u..."
Page 30: "Boda listened to their approaching footsteps, and ..."
Page 31: "Perplexed, daddy asked, "What did it look like, th..."
Page 32: ""Mommy?" he croaked, his voice slurred with the st..."
Page 33: ""Son?" asked his father with a groan.
"Yes,..."
Page 34: ""Damon, you were at the patio doors just now, I sa..."
Page 35: ""I knew it!" he screeched childishly, "I knew it! ..."
Page 36: ""Boy," growled his father, his voice raw with emot..."
Page 37: ""Nothing, daddy," he returned quickly.
As h..."
Page 38: "-|-
"Damon, do you know who Mary Turner was..."
Page 39: ""No."
"Then Boda hasn't told you that story..."
Page 40: "Ultimately, the doctor demanded patiently, "What d..."
Page 41: "Again, the boy shrugged. "I guess so. Your telev..."
Page 42: ""Really? Why do you think so?"
"Because da..."
Page 43: ""Okay."
"Where did you first hear that name..."
Page 44: ""Damon," returned the doctor deliberately, "I don'..."
Page 45: ""How does Boda know about Mary Turner, Damon, whil..."
Page 46: "Damon's reply was flat and even, "I can't read yet..."
Page 47: ""Will Boda tell us the story, then? We could list..."
Page 48: ""It says it wants you to start. It says you're a ..."
Page 49: "'Hampton Smith,' hissed Boda happily. 'An enterta..."
Page 50: "'Indeed,' returned Boda, before the doctor could a..."
Page 51: "The doctor conceded with a sigh, "They are often, ..."
Page 52: "'I am pleased to tell you, child,' replied the boy..."
Page 53: ""From Boda, naturally."
"How does Boda know..."
Page 54: "Quick as a change in the wind, Boda added, 'Had YO..."
Page 55: "When the cat continued to refuse his instructions,..."
Page 56: "'Find something long and straight to poke it. Fin..."
Page 57: "Boda rewarded this display with an approving hum. ..."
Page 58: "Soon, his stones were gone. Damon's pout returned..."
Page 59: "Boda led the way to these plastic containers, whic..."
Page 60: "'Shhhhh!' hissed his friend. 'Others will hear an..."
Page 61: "Boda lingered nearby in the afternoon shade. 'You..."
Page 62: ""Is that what it feels like to be lynched?"
Page 63: "More cautiously than he had come, he climbed over ..."
Page 64: "With a powerful flex of its corded muscles, it bol..."
Page 65: ""Okay," grunted Damon, preoccupied with his fight ..."
Page 66: "How it mewled pathetically! How it bawled for mer..."
Page 67: ""I don't think it likes to play," noted Damon dryl..."
Page 68: "'Now look deeper. What else do you see?'
"..."
Page 69: "Damon puzzled the duality of his image for a time...."
Page 70: ""How does it know?"
'The same way you know...."
Page 71: "How it kicked! How it twitched! How it twisted! ..."
Page 72: "'No?'
"Not really."
'Yet it is a ver..."
Page 73: ""Will he start to stink soon?"
'Within hour..."
Page 74: "'The dead sometimes do when they are but freshly s..."
Page 75: "Before Boda could reply, Dustin called, "Da-a-a-am..."
Page 76: ""What?" snapped Damon.
"What were you doing..."
Page 77: ""But I saw-"
"No, you didn't!" growled Damo..."
Page 78: "Dustin's mouth open and closed without sound, and ..."
Chapter 6:
Post Office
Damon's plots grow in complexity and deviance.
Page 1:
"Damon quickly learned several key life-lessons in ..."
Page 2: "Eventually, he heard the front door open and close..."
Page 3: "Each attempt, however, had delivered him one step ..."
Page 4: "The lid of the chest came up easily, and propped i..."
Page 5: "First, he called Drystol and Dustin downstairs for..."
Page 6: ""Of course I care!" returned Damon hotly.
"..."
Page 7: ""No!" she wailed. "I wish mommy and daddy were he..."
Page 8: ""Have you ever heard of 'blackmail'?" Damon's gri..."
Page 9: ""I don't know, Damon," rebutted Drystol, "If they ..."
Page 10: "Grinning, he jumped off his chair and stalked over..."
Page 11: "Ultimately, they arrived at the intersection with ..."
Page 12: "They calmed themselves, and he coaxed them into th..."
Page 13: "Terrified of Damon's temper, especially given the ..."
Page 14: "Damon screamed, "BODAAAAAA!" Then he turned and r..."
Page 15: "His skin appeared red and blistered, where it was ..."
Page 16: "-|-
"Here," croaked Damon, his lips cracked..."
Page 17: ""Boda!" choked Damon. "Where have you been?"
<..."
Page 18: "'But I do,' protested Boda, 'I do.' Its baleful c..."
Page 19: ""Fine!" barked the boy. "I don't need you! I don..."
Page 20: "'Let me examine you more closely,' it hissed, as D..."
Page 21: "Damon shrugged, and squealed at the pain he had in..."
Page 22: "Damon shrugged. "I was going to find a safe place..."
Page 23: "Boda soothed his little friend with a cold, shaded..."
Page 24: "'I am certain you do, child. You are ever an amaz..."
Page 25: ""That's what I told him. Then he asked where my m..."
Page 26: "Next, he used a full box of wet-wipes to bathe him..."
Page 27: "Apparently satisfied with his appearance, Damon ca..."
Page 28: "After a time, the right sort of customer came stom..."
Page 29: "Damon moved to stand in her way. "Ma'am?" he aske..."
Page 30: ""What?"
"I saved up all my money to buy the..."
Page 31: ""I need a money order for three hundred dollars, a..."
Page 32: ""That's not honest," she chided him gently.
Page 33: ""It massages and it makes bubbles and it has a hea..."
Page 34: "She waved and nodded, and hurried on through to fi..."
Page 35: "'Now,' returned Boda softly, where it slinked amon..."
Page 36: "Damon stared into the darkness of the mail slot fo..."
Page 37: ""Bert, make him be quiet!" snapped Adelia petulant..."
Page 38: ""Because I took all the stuff with Drystol in it, ..."
Page 39: "She blushed. "It was all in good fun. Nobody got..."
Page 40: ""Drystol wasn't pleased."
Now it was Adelia..."
Page 41: "Damon's leer fell into a scowl. "You had better s..."
Page 42: ""Indeed, it is not," returned the boy snidely. "D..."
Page 43: ""Anything?" wondered Adelia, obviously concerned f..."
Page 44: ""What is it?" groaned Adelia, rolling her eyes.
Page 45: "Despite their less than bloodthirsty nature, Dusti..."
Page 46: "Ultimately, Bert's feet sounded on the stairs, tho..."
Page 47: ""Why is that?" wondered Adelia from the top step, ..."
Page 48: "Damon leered. "You don't. You must trust me." W..."
Page 49: "Damon shrugged nonchalantly. "What do I care? If..."
Page 50: ""Pest removal."
"How much would you like to..."
Page 51: ""That's alright, son," returned Bert, placing an i..."
Page 52: ""My son's right," inserted Bert quickly, when the ..."
Page 53: ""Great," offered Adelia, deadpan, "Fast service, j..."
Page 54: "Damon's smile sliced his face open with an even ro..."
Page 55: ""Can you afford to go to prison?"
"I don't ..."
Page 56: "Bert's face was stony, and his mouth worked silent..."
Page 57: "As he took his seat, his eyes on the faces of the ..."
Page 58: "Glenn shuffled his contracts, and fussed with thei..."
Page 59: "Glenn laughed, while Bert and Adelia paled. They,..."
Page 60: "Ultimately, they came to the head of the line, whe..."
Page 61: "When he was finished, he magnanimously released hi..."
Page 62: ""I'm sure I will, sooner or later, as will you, Da..."
Page 63: ""It takes one to know one, kid." Adelia could thi..."
Page 64: ""See?" gloated Damon. "You would have made me do ..."
Page 65: ""You sound like pigs. You look like pigs. You sm..."
Page 66: ""Or what?" demanded Bert derisively. "What are yo..."
Page 67: "With the last syllable, Adelia flung her last piec..."
Page 68: ""No, I didn't, Damon. Think about it. You'd be a..."
Page 69: "Damon sat up in bed with a gasp, his eyes wide and..."
Page 70: "'Your playthings have tired of the game, I think. ..."
Page 71: "Awkwardly for the angle, his arms splayed to eithe..."
Page 72: ""I-" squeaked the boy. "I'm go-ing to-to f-fall!"..."
Page 73: "Damon recovered groggily, and might have moaned pa..."
Page 74: "He came on at a full run, intent on catching the i..."
Page 75: "As if to reassure himself, he choked, "You might- ..."
Page 76: "Glancing up, that same dark figure stood over him,..."
Page 77: "Flinching, he covered his eyes with his forearms. ..."
Page 78: "Simultaneously, squealing to see his tormenter so ..."
Page 79: "While Bertram Cornwallace bled to death slowly fro..."
Page 80: "When she heard the bullet buzz past her left ear, ..."
Page 81: "Damon smiled. "I want you to beg me for your life..."
Page 82: "Adelia grimaced and licked her lips nervously. In..."
Page 83: "The boy smiled. "Weird. I read bullets could do ..."
Page 84: "Finally, she simply leaned over, and was dead. Da..."
Page 85: "In a last flourish of suspense, he tossed the door..."
Page 86: ""Boo!" he gushed playfully. Damon laughed merrily..."
Page 87: "Damon made a goofy, stuttering mask of his face, a..."
Page 2: "Eventually, he heard the front door open and close..."
Page 3: "Each attempt, however, had delivered him one step ..."
Page 4: "The lid of the chest came up easily, and propped i..."
Page 5: "First, he called Drystol and Dustin downstairs for..."
Page 6: ""Of course I care!" returned Damon hotly.
"..."
Page 7: ""No!" she wailed. "I wish mommy and daddy were he..."
Page 8: ""Have you ever heard of 'blackmail'?" Damon's gri..."
Page 9: ""I don't know, Damon," rebutted Drystol, "If they ..."
Page 10: "Grinning, he jumped off his chair and stalked over..."
Page 11: "Ultimately, they arrived at the intersection with ..."
Page 12: "They calmed themselves, and he coaxed them into th..."
Page 13: "Terrified of Damon's temper, especially given the ..."
Page 14: "Damon screamed, "BODAAAAAA!" Then he turned and r..."
Page 15: "His skin appeared red and blistered, where it was ..."
Page 16: "-|-
"Here," croaked Damon, his lips cracked..."
Page 17: ""Boda!" choked Damon. "Where have you been?"
<..."
Page 18: "'But I do,' protested Boda, 'I do.' Its baleful c..."
Page 19: ""Fine!" barked the boy. "I don't need you! I don..."
Page 20: "'Let me examine you more closely,' it hissed, as D..."
Page 21: "Damon shrugged, and squealed at the pain he had in..."
Page 22: "Damon shrugged. "I was going to find a safe place..."
Page 23: "Boda soothed his little friend with a cold, shaded..."
Page 24: "'I am certain you do, child. You are ever an amaz..."
Page 25: ""That's what I told him. Then he asked where my m..."
Page 26: "Next, he used a full box of wet-wipes to bathe him..."
Page 27: "Apparently satisfied with his appearance, Damon ca..."
Page 28: "After a time, the right sort of customer came stom..."
Page 29: "Damon moved to stand in her way. "Ma'am?" he aske..."
Page 30: ""What?"
"I saved up all my money to buy the..."
Page 31: ""I need a money order for three hundred dollars, a..."
Page 32: ""That's not honest," she chided him gently.
Page 33: ""It massages and it makes bubbles and it has a hea..."
Page 34: "She waved and nodded, and hurried on through to fi..."
Page 35: "'Now,' returned Boda softly, where it slinked amon..."
Page 36: "Damon stared into the darkness of the mail slot fo..."
Page 37: ""Bert, make him be quiet!" snapped Adelia petulant..."
Page 38: ""Because I took all the stuff with Drystol in it, ..."
Page 39: "She blushed. "It was all in good fun. Nobody got..."
Page 40: ""Drystol wasn't pleased."
Now it was Adelia..."
Page 41: "Damon's leer fell into a scowl. "You had better s..."
Page 42: ""Indeed, it is not," returned the boy snidely. "D..."
Page 43: ""Anything?" wondered Adelia, obviously concerned f..."
Page 44: ""What is it?" groaned Adelia, rolling her eyes.
Page 45: "Despite their less than bloodthirsty nature, Dusti..."
Page 46: "Ultimately, Bert's feet sounded on the stairs, tho..."
Page 47: ""Why is that?" wondered Adelia from the top step, ..."
Page 48: "Damon leered. "You don't. You must trust me." W..."
Page 49: "Damon shrugged nonchalantly. "What do I care? If..."
Page 50: ""Pest removal."
"How much would you like to..."
Page 51: ""That's alright, son," returned Bert, placing an i..."
Page 52: ""My son's right," inserted Bert quickly, when the ..."
Page 53: ""Great," offered Adelia, deadpan, "Fast service, j..."
Page 54: "Damon's smile sliced his face open with an even ro..."
Page 55: ""Can you afford to go to prison?"
"I don't ..."
Page 56: "Bert's face was stony, and his mouth worked silent..."
Page 57: "As he took his seat, his eyes on the faces of the ..."
Page 58: "Glenn shuffled his contracts, and fussed with thei..."
Page 59: "Glenn laughed, while Bert and Adelia paled. They,..."
Page 60: "Ultimately, they came to the head of the line, whe..."
Page 61: "When he was finished, he magnanimously released hi..."
Page 62: ""I'm sure I will, sooner or later, as will you, Da..."
Page 63: ""It takes one to know one, kid." Adelia could thi..."
Page 64: ""See?" gloated Damon. "You would have made me do ..."
Page 65: ""You sound like pigs. You look like pigs. You sm..."
Page 66: ""Or what?" demanded Bert derisively. "What are yo..."
Page 67: "With the last syllable, Adelia flung her last piec..."
Page 68: ""No, I didn't, Damon. Think about it. You'd be a..."
Page 69: "Damon sat up in bed with a gasp, his eyes wide and..."
Page 70: "'Your playthings have tired of the game, I think. ..."
Page 71: "Awkwardly for the angle, his arms splayed to eithe..."
Page 72: ""I-" squeaked the boy. "I'm go-ing to-to f-fall!"..."
Page 73: "Damon recovered groggily, and might have moaned pa..."
Page 74: "He came on at a full run, intent on catching the i..."
Page 75: "As if to reassure himself, he choked, "You might- ..."
Page 76: "Glancing up, that same dark figure stood over him,..."
Page 77: "Flinching, he covered his eyes with his forearms. ..."
Page 78: "Simultaneously, squealing to see his tormenter so ..."
Page 79: "While Bertram Cornwallace bled to death slowly fro..."
Page 80: "When she heard the bullet buzz past her left ear, ..."
Page 81: "Damon smiled. "I want you to beg me for your life..."
Page 82: "Adelia grimaced and licked her lips nervously. In..."
Page 83: "The boy smiled. "Weird. I read bullets could do ..."
Page 84: "Finally, she simply leaned over, and was dead. Da..."
Page 85: "In a last flourish of suspense, he tossed the door..."
Page 86: ""Boo!" he gushed playfully. Damon laughed merrily..."
Page 87: "Damon made a goofy, stuttering mask of his face, a..."
Chapter 3:
Show and Tell
Trouble at school. Trouble at home. It's all fun and games!
Page 1:
""Who are they?" wondered Damon softly, peering aro..."
Page 2: "'Your mother called them, when she found Mister Fl..."
Page 3: "Damon tilted his head, and heard his mother saying..."
Page 4: ""Where is your husband now, ma'am?" asked the firs..."
Page 5: ""I wouldn't like to do that."
The first off..."
Page 6: ""Tell you what," interjected the second officer, w..."
Page 7: " The second officer, apparently placing his fathe..."
Page 8: ""It says:" and he read with a deadpan tone, "'Fuck..."
Page 9: "The first officer, the one apparently sitting on t..."
Page 10: ""That's awful!" gushed mommy, horrified. "Why wou..."
Page 11: "Damon wanted to whisper back and say that he was a..."
Page 12: ""Probably?" Mommy sounded nervous, as she followe..."
Page 13: ""We'll talk to the neighbors on our way out, maybe..."
Page 14: "When she did stumble across him, she was cross. S..."
Page 15: ""You will!" he spat vehemently.
The biggest..."
Page 16: "Boda hissed loudly, 'They fear you, child, and rig..."
Page 17: "Rather than using physical aggression and thereby ..."
Page 18: "Once the matron had snatched her away, Damon's act..."
Page 19: "Having dispersed to get their stories straight and..."
Page 20: "The longer they struggled to resuscitate her, the ..."
Page 21: "Damon said, "I like chocolate better."
Flat..."
Page 22: ""Nobody hit her. It was her heart, and you know i..."
Page 23: "Damon shrugged, and returned to his ice cream. "W..."
Page 24: "'Like it or not, Mrs. Blackley, I am here to stay...."
Page 25: "Her face clouded and her lips pinched white. She ..."
Page 26: ""You had his pee-pee in your mouth! He called you..."
Page 27: "Mommy leapt out of her seat and slapped his face v..."
Page 28: ""Don't do it, Billy," cautioned Aimee Lee. "Teach..."
Page 29: "Now it was time to support his statements with act..."
Page 30: "Billy shrieked and fell. Damon stood over him to ..."
Page 31: ""Why don't you hit him in the face?" wondered Otis..."
Page 32: "Terrified, the other boy nodded. He swallowed wit..."
Page 33: ""I never knew anybody like you," stated Damon simp..."
Page 34: ""No. Besides," grunted the older, larger boy, "Th..."
Page 35: ""Like hurt every single person in here for taking ..."
Page 36: ""Maybe I could hurt you right back, even worse. Y..."
Page 37: ""But I still want to be yours."
"Even after..."
Page 38: "Damon felt a strange stir in his groin. "Of cours..."
Page 39: ""The girls, too?"
Damon smiled grimly, and ..."
Page 40: "Counting half a dozen pawnbrokers within easy walk..."
Page 41: ""Hello," he said simply, his crystal blue eyes and..."
Page 42: "Now the old man's face fell flat. He leaned close..."
Page 43: ""That's right."
"Who from? Your own mother..."
Page 44: "The fat man's mouth opened and shut. "You little ..."
Page 45: ""Balls, kid. You got bigger balls than most men I..."
Page 46: "The other did just that. Confused, he leaned back..."
Page 47: "One by one, he placed the pieces on the scales, be..."
Page 48: ""What sort of stuff? Guns, maybe? Explosives?" ..."
Page 49: ""It's the truth."
"I'm sure it is. It had ..."
Page 50: ""I told you!" he snapped. "I can't give you nothi..."
Page 51: ""Nope. Uh-uh. If they ask, I'll say I found it i..."
Page 52: "The fat man glanced left and right, up and down, f..."
Page 53: "The old man grunted, and led him to the door with ..."
Page 54: ""Right here, daddy," returned Damon brightly, his ..."
Page 55: "Daddy knelt nearer to the boy, so his face was alm..."
Page 56: ""I can't tell you were I was hiding. That would s..."
Page 57: "Finished, daddy held Damon straight out at arm's l..."
Page 58: "Damon sighed, and rubbed his throbbing backside. ..."
Page 59: "Damon's heart raced. For the first time in his li..."
Page 60: ""What's wrong with you, Damon?"
"What do yo..."
Page 61: ""My life has gone to absolute shit in the last six..."
Page 62: "Damon blinked owlishly. "Daddy, I'm only five yea..."
Page 63: ""I don't know."
"You have no idea?" his fat..."
Page 64: ""What?"
Damon blinked and shrugged, his fac..."
Page 65: ""You found it? A gun and five thousand dollars, c..."
Page 66: "Damon shrugged. "I wasn't supposed to be playing ..."
Page 67: ""I don't give a good God damn what Doctor Edwards ..."
Page 68: "Damon nodded. "Sure, daddy."
"I think you ..."
Page 69: ""I suspect your have at least one more secret hidi..."
Page 70: "Glaring, the boy fidgeted nervously. What would h..."
Page 71: ""Now tell me, boy; where were you for the last thr..."
Page 72: "His face was incredulous, as he scanned through th..."
Page 73: ""Bullshit!" spat daddy. "There is no Boda, Damon!..."
Page 74: ""Fuck you!" screamed Damon.
Daddy acted as ..."
Page 75: "Damon shrugged. "I told you, it was Boda. Boda m..."
Page 76: "Damon nodded, again. "More of my things, which do..."
Page 77: "His daddy, already stumbling and numb, was further..."
Page 78: "Daddy half turned to see his son, and found Damon ..."
Page 79: ""No, they won't!" He raised the gun to point it d..."
Page 80: ""Why? Why would you do it? Just because I caught..."
Page 81: ""No!" interjected daddy desperately. Only now, co..."
Page 82: ""What pieces don't fit?"
'The blood. If th..."
Page 83: "'Better and better!' encouraged Boda gleefully. '..."
Page 84: "On his way to the bathroom, careless of the gore d..."
Page 85: ""I think so," nodded Damon, his face sprayed with ..."
Page 86: "'Continue to express your faith in me, child, and ..."
Page 2: "'Your mother called them, when she found Mister Fl..."
Page 3: "Damon tilted his head, and heard his mother saying..."
Page 4: ""Where is your husband now, ma'am?" asked the firs..."
Page 5: ""I wouldn't like to do that."
The first off..."
Page 6: ""Tell you what," interjected the second officer, w..."
Page 7: " The second officer, apparently placing his fathe..."
Page 8: ""It says:" and he read with a deadpan tone, "'Fuck..."
Page 9: "The first officer, the one apparently sitting on t..."
Page 10: ""That's awful!" gushed mommy, horrified. "Why wou..."
Page 11: "Damon wanted to whisper back and say that he was a..."
Page 12: ""Probably?" Mommy sounded nervous, as she followe..."
Page 13: ""We'll talk to the neighbors on our way out, maybe..."
Page 14: "When she did stumble across him, she was cross. S..."
Page 15: ""You will!" he spat vehemently.
The biggest..."
Page 16: "Boda hissed loudly, 'They fear you, child, and rig..."
Page 17: "Rather than using physical aggression and thereby ..."
Page 18: "Once the matron had snatched her away, Damon's act..."
Page 19: "Having dispersed to get their stories straight and..."
Page 20: "The longer they struggled to resuscitate her, the ..."
Page 21: "Damon said, "I like chocolate better."
Flat..."
Page 22: ""Nobody hit her. It was her heart, and you know i..."
Page 23: "Damon shrugged, and returned to his ice cream. "W..."
Page 24: "'Like it or not, Mrs. Blackley, I am here to stay...."
Page 25: "Her face clouded and her lips pinched white. She ..."
Page 26: ""You had his pee-pee in your mouth! He called you..."
Page 27: "Mommy leapt out of her seat and slapped his face v..."
Page 28: ""Don't do it, Billy," cautioned Aimee Lee. "Teach..."
Page 29: "Now it was time to support his statements with act..."
Page 30: "Billy shrieked and fell. Damon stood over him to ..."
Page 31: ""Why don't you hit him in the face?" wondered Otis..."
Page 32: "Terrified, the other boy nodded. He swallowed wit..."
Page 33: ""I never knew anybody like you," stated Damon simp..."
Page 34: ""No. Besides," grunted the older, larger boy, "Th..."
Page 35: ""Like hurt every single person in here for taking ..."
Page 36: ""Maybe I could hurt you right back, even worse. Y..."
Page 37: ""But I still want to be yours."
"Even after..."
Page 38: "Damon felt a strange stir in his groin. "Of cours..."
Page 39: ""The girls, too?"
Damon smiled grimly, and ..."
Page 40: "Counting half a dozen pawnbrokers within easy walk..."
Page 41: ""Hello," he said simply, his crystal blue eyes and..."
Page 42: "Now the old man's face fell flat. He leaned close..."
Page 43: ""That's right."
"Who from? Your own mother..."
Page 44: "The fat man's mouth opened and shut. "You little ..."
Page 45: ""Balls, kid. You got bigger balls than most men I..."
Page 46: "The other did just that. Confused, he leaned back..."
Page 47: "One by one, he placed the pieces on the scales, be..."
Page 48: ""What sort of stuff? Guns, maybe? Explosives?" ..."
Page 49: ""It's the truth."
"I'm sure it is. It had ..."
Page 50: ""I told you!" he snapped. "I can't give you nothi..."
Page 51: ""Nope. Uh-uh. If they ask, I'll say I found it i..."
Page 52: "The fat man glanced left and right, up and down, f..."
Page 53: "The old man grunted, and led him to the door with ..."
Page 54: ""Right here, daddy," returned Damon brightly, his ..."
Page 55: "Daddy knelt nearer to the boy, so his face was alm..."
Page 56: ""I can't tell you were I was hiding. That would s..."
Page 57: "Finished, daddy held Damon straight out at arm's l..."
Page 58: "Damon sighed, and rubbed his throbbing backside. ..."
Page 59: "Damon's heart raced. For the first time in his li..."
Page 60: ""What's wrong with you, Damon?"
"What do yo..."
Page 61: ""My life has gone to absolute shit in the last six..."
Page 62: "Damon blinked owlishly. "Daddy, I'm only five yea..."
Page 63: ""I don't know."
"You have no idea?" his fat..."
Page 64: ""What?"
Damon blinked and shrugged, his fac..."
Page 65: ""You found it? A gun and five thousand dollars, c..."
Page 66: "Damon shrugged. "I wasn't supposed to be playing ..."
Page 67: ""I don't give a good God damn what Doctor Edwards ..."
Page 68: "Damon nodded. "Sure, daddy."
"I think you ..."
Page 69: ""I suspect your have at least one more secret hidi..."
Page 70: "Glaring, the boy fidgeted nervously. What would h..."
Page 71: ""Now tell me, boy; where were you for the last thr..."
Page 72: "His face was incredulous, as he scanned through th..."
Page 73: ""Bullshit!" spat daddy. "There is no Boda, Damon!..."
Page 74: ""Fuck you!" screamed Damon.
Daddy acted as ..."
Page 75: "Damon shrugged. "I told you, it was Boda. Boda m..."
Page 76: "Damon nodded, again. "More of my things, which do..."
Page 77: "His daddy, already stumbling and numb, was further..."
Page 78: "Daddy half turned to see his son, and found Damon ..."
Page 79: ""No, they won't!" He raised the gun to point it d..."
Page 80: ""Why? Why would you do it? Just because I caught..."
Page 81: ""No!" interjected daddy desperately. Only now, co..."
Page 82: ""What pieces don't fit?"
'The blood. If th..."
Page 83: "'Better and better!' encouraged Boda gleefully. '..."
Page 84: "On his way to the bathroom, careless of the gore d..."
Page 85: ""I think so," nodded Damon, his face sprayed with ..."
Page 86: "'Continue to express your faith in me, child, and ..."
Chapter 7:
Story Time
Busted.
Page 1:
"Damon sat stiffly on the stiff mattress of his stu..."
Page 2: "'Three months is a short time, child,' hissed Boda..."
Page 3: ""I don't like playing their stupid games!" he spat..."
Page 4: "Boda let a tendril of its inky form droop down to ..."
Page 5: "Damon pondered this a moment, and he realized his ..."
Page 6: ""They don't want me talking to you, any more. You..."
Page 7: "'If you would have me.'
"I will!"
Bo..."
Page 8: "'When you are ultimately released from this place,..."
Page 2: "'Three months is a short time, child,' hissed Boda..."
Page 3: ""I don't like playing their stupid games!" he spat..."
Page 4: "Boda let a tendril of its inky form droop down to ..."
Page 5: "Damon pondered this a moment, and he realized his ..."
Page 6: ""They don't want me talking to you, any more. You..."
Page 7: "'If you would have me.'
"I will!"
Bo..."
Page 8: "'When you are ultimately released from this place,..."
Chapter 4:
Playmates
Damon makes a real friend. Good-bye, mother.
Page 1:
"'I have not always been a purely American phenomen..."
Page 2: "'Germany.'
Doctor Edwards felt her stomach ..."
Page 3: ""Then how could you have fun?"
'Others make..."
Page 4: "'Much. More than you should hear. Some crimes ar..."
Page 5: "It was a thinly disguised threat, but Doctor Edwar..."
Page 6: "'On speaking of that era in human history, Doctor:..."
Page 7: "'Very good,' enthused Boda, 'You know the history ..."
Page 8: "Doctor Edwards paled visibly, and Boda smiled smug..."
Page 9: ""Just the sort of man to work at place like Dzierz..."
Page 10: "'Yes, he was indeed a cannibal, though I must say ..."
Page 11: ""How did he escape to America, after the war?"
..."
Page 12: "'You will hear of the impermanence of mortality, y..."
Page 13: ""Yeah, just okay."
"What's bothering you?" ..."
Page 14: ""Your mother doesn't have a choice, Damon. Since ..."
Page 15: "Damon nodded. "Yeah."
"Do you remember tel..."
Page 16: ""Good." She stood up, and went to a media player ..."
Page 17: "The old man returned, "What's so fuckin' good abou..."
Page 18: ""I believe it should mean very much to you, Mister..."
Page 19: "The ensuing silence fell heavy and complete. He s..."
Page 20: ""Mister Mills, then." She waited patiently for th..."
Page 21: ""He didn't come into contact with me," responded t..."
Page 22: ""I hear the boy speaking in a strange voice, but t..."
Page 23: "Violently, displaying more strength than she had a..."
Page 24: ""Nobody is going to kill you, Mister Mills," offer..."
Page 25: ""Simple. Because you're here, ain't you?" The ol..."
Page 26: ""I don't believe a five-year-old boy is capable of..."
Page 27: "The psychologist had indeed considered this questi..."
Page 28: ""I suppose so, Mister Mills." Though it was not e..."
Page 29: ""So? Polish is a language, too, God damn it! Bes..."
Page 30: "The view moved again, as Doctor Edwards left with ..."
Page 31: "Despite her determination, she started, when the B..."
Page 32: "Before they could resume their discussion, Damon a..."
Page 33: "From his back, he produced a wooden plunger handle..."
Page 34: ""She did it! I told her not to, this time! I tol..."
Page 35: ""But you had to go to the hospital. They had to s..."
Page 36: ""Oh, yeah. So sick that she can't get up off the ..."
Page 37: "Otis shrugged, and added a fistful of dried grass...."
Page 38: "Otis shrugged, and added two fistfuls of dried wee..."
Page 39: ""Sometimes, I stay inside to watch T.V., though. ..."
Page 40: ""Here," he offered a bunch of dried leaves to his ..."
Page 41: "Now hot brands flew away from the hedge, and set t..."
Page 42: ""Yeah," returned Damon, his voice strangely void o..."
Page 43: "Snorting himself into a sitting position, he wonde..."
Page 44: "Damon pushed him completely off the platform, "Let..."
Page 45: "Damon's lecherous leer returned. "To hell, if we ..."
Page 46: ""I thought the fire was the game."
"No," re..."
Page 47: "Soundlessly, the two boys trotted around the outer..."
Page 48: "The woman stirred and turned to her side. Damon p..."
Page 49: "Later, when they were finished, the boys left thei..."
Page 50: ""Damon?" she queried uncertainly, "What are you do..."
Page 51: ""Yes."
"Since when can you read?"
"B..."
Page 52: "She pursed her lips, and he thought he saw the mac..."
Page 53: ""I don't know." He shrugged to pontificate, as he..."
Page 54: ""Poisoning what? Poisoning whom?"
"Oh, dif..."
Page 55: ""Oh, God," she moaned, hanging her head, "What's w..."
Page 56: "Realizing his mother saw through to his true natur..."
Page 57: ""And what pleases you, Damon?"
"Bad things...."
Page 58: "She jumped, despite herself. "I took it."
..."
Page 59: ""So I can go into business, when I get old enough...."
Page 60: ""I will, Damon. Don't think I won't!"
"If ..."
Page 61: "Damon grinned, and could not stop himself from say..."
Page 62: "Without further thought, Damon dropped onto the fl..."
Page 63: ""What are you going to do?" he wondered coolly, th..."
Page 64: ""When did it all go so awfully wrong?" she wondere..."
Page 65: ""You are wrong, mother," returned Damon harshly. ..."
Page 66: "Those pitiless pupils fixed on him with a dreadful..."
Page 67: "Then he heard Boda whisper sharply into the depths..."
Page 68: "Ultimately, he leveraged himself out of the tub an..."
Page 69: "His lips curled into the slightest implication of ..."
Page 2: "'Germany.'
Doctor Edwards felt her stomach ..."
Page 3: ""Then how could you have fun?"
'Others make..."
Page 4: "'Much. More than you should hear. Some crimes ar..."
Page 5: "It was a thinly disguised threat, but Doctor Edwar..."
Page 6: "'On speaking of that era in human history, Doctor:..."
Page 7: "'Very good,' enthused Boda, 'You know the history ..."
Page 8: "Doctor Edwards paled visibly, and Boda smiled smug..."
Page 9: ""Just the sort of man to work at place like Dzierz..."
Page 10: "'Yes, he was indeed a cannibal, though I must say ..."
Page 11: ""How did he escape to America, after the war?"
..."
Page 12: "'You will hear of the impermanence of mortality, y..."
Page 13: ""Yeah, just okay."
"What's bothering you?" ..."
Page 14: ""Your mother doesn't have a choice, Damon. Since ..."
Page 15: "Damon nodded. "Yeah."
"Do you remember tel..."
Page 16: ""Good." She stood up, and went to a media player ..."
Page 17: "The old man returned, "What's so fuckin' good abou..."
Page 18: ""I believe it should mean very much to you, Mister..."
Page 19: "The ensuing silence fell heavy and complete. He s..."
Page 20: ""Mister Mills, then." She waited patiently for th..."
Page 21: ""He didn't come into contact with me," responded t..."
Page 22: ""I hear the boy speaking in a strange voice, but t..."
Page 23: "Violently, displaying more strength than she had a..."
Page 24: ""Nobody is going to kill you, Mister Mills," offer..."
Page 25: ""Simple. Because you're here, ain't you?" The ol..."
Page 26: ""I don't believe a five-year-old boy is capable of..."
Page 27: "The psychologist had indeed considered this questi..."
Page 28: ""I suppose so, Mister Mills." Though it was not e..."
Page 29: ""So? Polish is a language, too, God damn it! Bes..."
Page 30: "The view moved again, as Doctor Edwards left with ..."
Page 31: "Despite her determination, she started, when the B..."
Page 32: "Before they could resume their discussion, Damon a..."
Page 33: "From his back, he produced a wooden plunger handle..."
Page 34: ""She did it! I told her not to, this time! I tol..."
Page 35: ""But you had to go to the hospital. They had to s..."
Page 36: ""Oh, yeah. So sick that she can't get up off the ..."
Page 37: "Otis shrugged, and added a fistful of dried grass...."
Page 38: "Otis shrugged, and added two fistfuls of dried wee..."
Page 39: ""Sometimes, I stay inside to watch T.V., though. ..."
Page 40: ""Here," he offered a bunch of dried leaves to his ..."
Page 41: "Now hot brands flew away from the hedge, and set t..."
Page 42: ""Yeah," returned Damon, his voice strangely void o..."
Page 43: "Snorting himself into a sitting position, he wonde..."
Page 44: "Damon pushed him completely off the platform, "Let..."
Page 45: "Damon's lecherous leer returned. "To hell, if we ..."
Page 46: ""I thought the fire was the game."
"No," re..."
Page 47: "Soundlessly, the two boys trotted around the outer..."
Page 48: "The woman stirred and turned to her side. Damon p..."
Page 49: "Later, when they were finished, the boys left thei..."
Page 50: ""Damon?" she queried uncertainly, "What are you do..."
Page 51: ""Yes."
"Since when can you read?"
"B..."
Page 52: "She pursed her lips, and he thought he saw the mac..."
Page 53: ""I don't know." He shrugged to pontificate, as he..."
Page 54: ""Poisoning what? Poisoning whom?"
"Oh, dif..."
Page 55: ""Oh, God," she moaned, hanging her head, "What's w..."
Page 56: "Realizing his mother saw through to his true natur..."
Page 57: ""And what pleases you, Damon?"
"Bad things...."
Page 58: "She jumped, despite herself. "I took it."
..."
Page 59: ""So I can go into business, when I get old enough...."
Page 60: ""I will, Damon. Don't think I won't!"
"If ..."
Page 61: "Damon grinned, and could not stop himself from say..."
Page 62: "Without further thought, Damon dropped onto the fl..."
Page 63: ""What are you going to do?" he wondered coolly, th..."
Page 64: ""When did it all go so awfully wrong?" she wondere..."
Page 65: ""You are wrong, mother," returned Damon harshly. ..."
Page 66: "Those pitiless pupils fixed on him with a dreadful..."
Page 67: "Then he heard Boda whisper sharply into the depths..."
Page 68: "Ultimately, he leveraged himself out of the tub an..."
Page 69: "His lips curled into the slightest implication of ..."
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