"Here, Mom-may."
"Uhh . . . what's this?", you say as your little
girl slips the childish wristband
over your
hand, a very serious look on her face.
"It's my panda. For good luck."
You look at her for long moments, but decide not
to question, kissing her on the forehead.
"Thanks, baby. Don't worry, and be good, okay?
I'll be back to pick you both up."
"Bye! =D"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was 'sposed to be a fun Halloween
night.
Drop little Hazika and Kamau off at the
Halloween party your cousin's throwing with a
bunch
of the other neighborhood kids. Call
Jahi on your cell, wish him luck with the show
he's acting in tonight --
it's a really big
deal for him, he got the lead role as
vampire hunter!
Then, it's off to the club
with a
couple of old girlfriends for some drinks and
dancing.
Right.
All it takes, you learn, is some creepy
idiot with a skin-bound book to ruin a rare
night of relaxation.
Next thing you know,
your girl from out of state is in pieces.
Some of her,
unfortunately, is in your 'fro,
but you're trying real hard not to think about
that.
You got other worries. All of downtown is in
flames, and you're running the streets, slicing
through
the endless hordes of demons and
zombies munching their way uptown.
A bad night. "At least you got up out of
there", you think to yourself as you start up
the van.
But there's still Hazika and Kamau
to pick up, and then Jahi to get out from
midtown.
Hopefully you'll get all of them
well ahead of the demons.
Damn. It's gonna be a loooooong night.