Little Pig, Little Pig, Part 10

Joselyn sat close to Eu on the couch. They were seeing what little the news’ cameras could get on the situation unfolding at the hospital.

The latest conference the police chief had outside only a few minutes ago did reveal that there seemed to be no further threat to patients in the hospital. This attack appears to be related to another ongoing investigation.

“I guess you were right,” Eu said. “Your professor didn’t kill them. Some sicko was out there with us…”

Joselyn knew better, now. That wolf thing had left after she thought Mackey’s name and all of a sudden, she’s dead?

It was Joselyn. Somehow, she’d sent it after her. Whatever ‘it’ was. Is.

In the end, Joselyn killed her. No one would ever know that because no one would ever be able to connect her to it.

There was a certain thrill to that that should have bothered her, but really didn’t. Professor Mackey had to be punished for

waking it

for killing Eli.

Joselyn looked around the room, expecting the wolf to be waiting somewhere inside. Waiting for another command.

The pig! She’d thrown the pig…

Joselyn’s eyes went to the little figure sitting undamaged next to the TV. She hadn’t seen it even a minute ago.

“God…you know? This is just…insane.” Eu said.

“Yeah. Insane.” Joselyn stood and went to the little figure. “Did you put this here?”

“What? I am not touching that thing again. It burned me.” Eu held up his hand to show her the blister that had formed in his palm.

“You could’ve got that in the desert.” Joselyn pointed out one of her own. She was smart enough to know how to avoid them at this point, but it still happened sometimes. “Don’t blame my pig.”

Joselyn picked it up. The only warning she had that it was coming was the hot wind suddenly swirling around the room. From behind her, Eu yelled, “Jesus Christ!”

When she turned, the wolf was there. Its back was to her, standing between them. A deep calm fell over her in its presence this time. “You might not like what happens if you do.”

“Joe…” Eu backed up and fell onto the couch when the wolf took a threatening step in his direction. “Joey, what is this?”

“Don’t call me that.”

“Joselyn, tell me what’s happening.”

“Eli and Mimi didn’t find something out there. Something…” Joselyn looked at the pig in her hand, “something that found me.”

“Is it going to hurt me?”

“I don’t think so. Not if I don’t want it to. If that’s even how this works.”

“How what – ” A knock on the door stopped his question.