THE RAVEN . | eric draven

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the next morning , all of us were a bit hungover but we were conscious enough to get through the day.

all of us passed out in the living room. i was sleeping on eric's chest on the couch. i woke up to the sound of jason banging a wooden spoon on a pot. the sound stinged our ears.

"jason .. what the fuck .." loretta said , half-asleep as she rubbed her eyes. "i need to discuss something with all of you." he said. "i thought eric was supposed to be the leader .." i said , yawning as me and eric sat up.

jason scoffed. "says who?" chris took a lighter and lit loretta's cigarette. "weren't you three fucks literally bowing to him?" chris said , pointing to loretta , jason , and anastasia.

jason sighed. "you're right .. take it away , eric." eric was still trying to wake up. "i don't even know what the fuck we're discussing .." he said. jason rolled his eyes.

"anyways .. we're going to revive eliza today." said jason. i immediately woke up fully when he said eliza's name. "wait .. we're not reviving shelly?" i asked , looking at eric.

"eric ran it by me." said jason as i looked back at him. i looked back at her eric and hugged him , starting to cry. "you didn't have to do that .." we pulled away from the hug and he cupped my face.

"i had to. i love you too much." he gave me a peck on the lips. jason groaned in annoyance. "anyways!! i need three things : a lock of my hair , a photo of her , and spider legs."

loretta dry heaved when he requested spider legs. "spider legs?!" she exclaimed in disgust. jason nodded with a serious look on his face. "yes , and we must burn all of these items in a wooden bowl and place it on top of where she's buried."

anastasia got a wooden bowl out of the cabinet  and placed it on the coffee table. jason cut off a lock of his hair and put it in there. i got a photo of eliza out of my bra.

"do you keep all your shit in there?" chris asked me. i shrugged. "it's a woman's special pocket." i put the photo in the bowl. "alright .. all we need now is the legs of a spider .."

eric got up from the couch. "me , katrina , and loretta will stop at the pet store." he grinned at loretta. she widened her eyes in fear. "nono , i can't do it!"

i giggled. "it's not like you have to hold it , silly." she rolled her eyes. "fineeee .. i'll go .." she crossed her arms.

we drove the rental car to the nearby pet store. there was barely any parking spots so i had to park somewhere a bit far off. we got out of the car and walked to the pet store.

"you ready to kill the next target , girls?" eric asked us as we were walking. i nodded. "always." said loretta. "but what about the meeting top dollar is having tonight?"

eric looked at her , confused. "what about it?" he asked. "just scared our birds are gonna get blown up when we're in there and then we're gonna die. that's where they're probably holding skank."

"how do you know that though?" i asked her. loretta sighed and we all stopped. she stepped in front of us so we could listen to her carefully. "listen .. my husband was a member of top dollar's big drug empire and so was i. that's how we both died because my husband lost a bet."

she lit herself another cigarette. "trust me , i know how top dollar works."  she took a puff. "i blame myself for jason , anastasia , and my niece dying. they wanted to erase every part of me and my husband."

"hey .." i said , putting my hand on her shoulder. "we're gonna kick his ass , okay?" she nodded as a tear rolled down her cheek. "thanks , kitty. you guys are true friends."

i laughed at what she called me. "kitty?" she shrugged. "you're name is kat , ain't it? let's go." she continued walking to the pet store. i smiled as me and eric followed her.

after we got out of the pet store , we went back to jason and anastasia's. "so like .. jason and anastasia had enough money to buy a new place?" i asked loretta as i was driving.

she nodded. "they worked hard. but they eventually made it." what jason and anastasia had going for them is what i dreamed for me and eric.

when we got there , we cut the legs off the spider and put it into the bowl. we then went to the cemetery where she was buried. coincidentally , it was the same cemetery , eric , shelly , anastasia , jason , their daughter , and loretta and her husband were buried at.

as we made it through the cemetery , i saw eric and shelly's grave. eric's had a huge hole in it of course. when we made it to eliza's gravestone , jason placed the wooden bowl on top of where her coffin was buried six feet under.

eric lit a match and threw it into the bowl so the items would catch on fire. then , jason started chanting a spell with his eyes closed. after he was finished , we waited there for at least 10 minutes.

eric put his arm around me to reassure me. "jason said this takes a bit." he whispered to me. i nodded , trusting him.

suddenly , the dirt that was on top of her coffin started moving. all of us stood back in shock. "oh my gosh , it's working!!" said jason , proud of what he's accomplished.

eliza's coffin opened and all of the dirty that was now mud from the rain came flying up. after that , i saw her. eliza started crawling out of her grave , being soaked from the rain.

she was coughing uncontrollably when she finally stood up. her white dress was all muddy and so was her white heels. i immediately ran to hug her as i was sobbing.

"it's so good to see you again , eliza .." she hugged me back. "where am i?" she asked. i pulled away from the hug. "you've been dead for a year , liz. and so was i."

she looked at me as if i was crazy. she probably thought i was even crazier when she saw who was with me. "am i in hell?" she asked , disoriented. i shook my head.

"no , honey. you're alive and so am i. remember that legend that we heard when we were kids about how birds can carry souls to finish business on earth?"

she nodded slowly. "well .. that's what's happening here. but you were revived with a spell." i introduced her to everyone and we went back home.

i finally got what i wanted. a man who loves me and a friend who will stick by my side. but of course , i have my other friends as well.