Kill Them With Kindness
"Ma'am, your prayers have been heard, and the evil spirit has now been purged. We have to return and report this to our monastery. All your son needs to do is rest, and he'll be able to walk by tomorrow."
As he spoke, Lucas briskly packed up his tools, clearly preparing to flee.
I stood silently in the shadows at the bedroom doorway, watching this absurd and bloody farce reach its end.
It was almost time.
I quietly slipped back into the living room and took out the phone I had prepared in advance. The moment the exorcists swiped that card, I'd already had the number prepared on my phone.