Calling Backup

It took about a half hour before Michael popped back in.

“Alright, you ready?”

I just looked at him and asked, “Where’s the body, Michael?”

“I couldn’t bring it with me. It’s at the hospital.”

I jumped from the barstool, “At the hospital!? Why didn’t you just snag one from the morgue?”

He shook his head, “I can’t do that. If the body is dead, the demon won’t last in it. It’s like a zombie who can’t eat brains.”

“Good point, I didn’t think of that. Fine, let’s go to the hospital,” I replied while tucking Steve’s box under my arm.

Michael looked at the box again nervously, “I can’t believe I am doing this. If Ayda found out, she’d skin both of us.”

“Hush. That’s why she won’t find out. We don’t even know if what Steve said is true.”

The Angel shook his head and placed his hand on my shoulder. I closed my eyes, knowing I was about to feel nauseous.

I felt the pull of his power, and in the next instance, I could smell antiseptic while the sounds of a hospital filled my ears. I g