Dark deeds

  The sun prepared to rise above Oregon on a cold winter morning. The horizon started to clear, slowly turning from black to a pale smoky grey.   An owl hooted in the distance.   The bird having settled on a branch of a tree apparently guarded the entrance of a small, seemingly abandoned cemetery. […]

The sky was a clear blue and the sun was shining brightly, nearly reaching its highest point of the day. On the seventh floor of a hotel in the center of Portland, Oregon, a pair of curtains was still drawn. This room was nevertheless bathed in a sweet light, allowed through the thin cream-colored net […]

The night had fallen for a few hours. Through the window of their hostel room, Faith and Tara could see the dark sky where the full moon was shining among sparse stars.   The witch was curled up on the mattress with the bedspread thrown over her, and was again reading the Oregon travel guide […]

  Faith and Tara were walking side by side along a country lane, slightly covered with snow. Faith was strolling distractedly with her hands in her jeans’ pockets, her eyes roaming over her surroundings. Beside her, Tara had some trouble to follow as she was walking carefully, paying close attention not to slip on the […]

  “Can I know what’s the matter with her Blondie?” Faith asked Tara two days later, when the blonde squarely refused to go patrolling with the slayers one more time, after having shown cold indifference toward Kira all day long. Both women were in their hostel room; Tara was sitting on the bed and was […]

There was total silence around the hostel where Faith and Tara had been living for a few days. Neither the slightest move nor the slightest sign of wind seemed to be about to disturb the quietness of the hostel’s tenants. No light was switched on inside the hostel. Everyone was sleeping like a log at […]

The streets of Portland, Oregon, were almost deserted. It was slightly snowing, few sparse snowflakes that well decorated street lamps were lighting up. Only a few passersby were still hurrying outside for the end of this evening. Among them, a limping but decided figure was walking alone with her head raised to the street numbers […]