Eternal Love

Chapter 4: Stephan

I wave to my neighbor as she opens her window's curtains while I'm sitting on my bed. She gives a slight wave to tell me she acknowledged it, then shuts the curtains and turns off her light. 

I turn back to what i was doing before i noticed her light had come on. I try to sort threw all of the information i know about the demon I was told to kill. 

Her name is Anise, shes about a century younger than me so she'll look about 18 in human years, she lives in the area, she has a tattoo of demon horns and tail on her back and shoulder blades, and that she had help to escape but she might have scars on her wrists and ankles. I sigh, knowing that's too little to track her with. 

I fall back onto the bed, trying to piece together who i might know who she could be. I grab the coffee that's sitting on my nightstand. I take a sip and instantly regrets drinking it cold. I walk through the hallway and turn the corner to the kitchen. I open the microwave and heat the coffee up.

I remember getting it that morning, remembering the girl who served it to me. She was tall and thin, with golden blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes, and a radiant smile. Even though modest in her uniform, she was pretty.

The microwave beeps and i grab the coffee. I go to my oak dining room table, sipping carefully. I continue thinking where the demon might be. 

"5 god damn years. I have been searching for this demon for 5 years." I say out of frustration. "Where are you hiding?" 

I finish my coffee and throw away the cup, heading back to my room. I grab a notebook and pen and sit on the bed, writing down everything i know about the demon i saw so long ago. I also recall the woman who gave me coffee again, she looked about the right age, and she hid her wrists from view more times than i can count. And if i recall correctly, the name on her tag was Anise. 

I decide to go to the coffee shop and spark a conversation with her. Even though shes had years practicing her backstory, i might get her to slip up.