The Return Book Two in the Dark Start series

Chapter 3

     I got out of the shower and dried off, and then opened the door. I looked down at a pair of clothes neatly on the floor and to the right of it a pair of shorts and boxers. "Thanks Jack." I said down the stairs and he replied with a "Yep."
     I picked up the clothes and walked into the guest room, put on the pair of boxers, put on the shorts and walked downstairs. "He's back." Jack said and turned as I walked down the stairs. There was a phone pressed against his ear.
     "Do you want to talk to him... ok here he is." Jack held the phone out to me and I grabbed it and put it to my ear. "Hello?" "Joe! Your alive!" "Lory!" "Yeah Joe, it's me, Connor is here with Sophie and Brent, and Quinn are here." I looked at Jack and then said "Jack could we go see them?" Jack nodded and then I said to Lory, "We will be there soon, bye."
     I hung up and handed Jack his phone and Jack said "Go get dressed and then we'll go, there is a pair of black, white, and light blue Nikes in the closet in my room." I nodded and started walking up the stairs and then I said "We might want to bring like a bat and knife just in case."
     "Ok well I'll go get the bat from the garage and there is a knife in my room, in my nightstand." "Thanks." I ran up the stairs and into the guest room. I got out of my shorts and put on jogger pants, a black shirt, a blue and white Hollister hoodie, and white long socks.
     I walked over to the closet and grabbed the pair of Nikes off of the floor, put them on, and walked into Jacks room. I opened the nightstand and saw a pistol, clip of ammo, and a knife in the drawer. I grabbed the pistol and put the knife in my pocket. I turned and walked downstairs and into the kitchen.
     I looked around and my head started throbbing. The lights flickered and then I was behind Damien, in a different house. I watched as he walked up behind a old lady and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned and Damien stuck a tentacle into her mouth.
     She started shaking and her eyes rolled back in her head and then Damien turned into a slug and slipped into her throat. She laid on the floor for a minute and then there was a long breath, and then a cough. She stood up and then looked at me. She walked closer to me and I stumbled back. She looked at me and then walked past me.
      Does she not see me? I thought and then stood up and aimed the pistol at her shoulder and pulled the trigger. The gunshot was short and I blinked and was back in Jacks house. "Shit!" I yelled and felt a pain in my shoulder and then Jack opened the front door and ran up to me. "What's wrong." "My shoulder, check the back of my shoulder!" I said and then Jack put a hand on my shoulder.
     "There's nothing there." He said and I drew in a sharp breath. "We have to go." I said and then we walked outside. Jack closed the door and locked it, opened the garage, grabbed a baseball bat off of the floor, and then threw me the keys. "Want to drive?" He asked and I nodded.
     I opened the door and started the car. I handed Jack the pistol and then pulled out of the driveway and stepped on the gas. The car accelerated and the tires made that screeching sound and we sped off towards Lory's house.