Melabeth Forgive Me, For I Am Sin! by E. B. Hood Read Free Book Online

make victims of the weak and innocent. The devils of this world protect them, but not from me, not from us. Let us hunt to kill tonight and I will show you how to steal the memories of the slain. Then you may see them as the monsters that they are and you will sleep without foul dreams.”
    I was taken back, but excited on the prospect of killing. That excitement scared me. I asked, “You always kill… monsters ?”
    Alice looked at me and for the first time ever… I saw something in her face: sadness, age, and the weight of a long life. She spoke as if her words carried weight, “We don’t always choose well. And sometimes we choose the ones we love, for we are creators of passion. Sometimes I kill the good, so I can remember what good looks like through their memories.”
    I was struck into silence; we both looked away. After a few minutes Alice’s eyes meet mine. Her face was that of a child's, she grinned as if nothing happened. She spoke carefree, “Let’s go find some perverts. Come on Melabeth follow me, this is going to rock.”
    “Right behind you,” I said as I followed up behind h er. I couldn’t help but think that for the first time ever, I had witnessed the true Alice. I was in for one hell of a night.
    The Casino ended up being a dead end. It was a slow night and apparently none of the child molesters were gambling. This did not bother Alice in the least. We left Candy Land and went by foot, walking straight out of the Casino and into a shitty neighborhood. And yet again, no one bothered us.
    Walking next to Alice , I said in a mocking tone, “This is scary, what should we do?”
    Alice laughed and replied, “See this why vampires eat good people, they are so much easier to find. This is WAY more effort than I thought it would be.”
    I noticed we were heading into a commercial area, but all the stores were closed. There were also a lot of warehouses. I looked around and couldn’t find a soul. Bar ely a car, one passed by every twenty minutes or so. I then related my new theory to Alice, “I know why we haven’t found any bad men. It’s because this area has been over hunted. I watched this show on hunting. When you hunt too heavily in the same area you can wipe a species out.”
    Alice was flustered, “Ha ha, very funny. Let’s go back. Maybe we will have time to swing by the Doll Shop before it closes.”
    I shook my head, “Nope, can 't do it, not tonight, no dolls.”
    Alice moaned, “Why not?”
    At that moment a car passed by us, and then made a right. With excitement, “Did you see that?”
    Alice was still pouting, “See what? I bet it wasn’t a doll.”
    I shook my head in disbelief , “That was the second time that Oldsmobile passed us. I think they're circling and I counted three heads in that car.”
    Alice smiled, “Alright , get your scared face on. Remember we're lost and scared. Oh yeah, our very drunk Dad dropped us off in the middle of nowhere. Also, no one is looking for us.”
    I put my arm around Alice in mock horror, “Hold me… I’m scared.”
    Alice shook me off, “You suck at acting. Just be quiet and let me do all the talking.”
    I mumbled, “What’s it matter? They will see and hear what you want them to anyways.”
    Alice snapped b ack, “Get ready I can hear their car coming. Side note, I don’t like using my power… it takes all the fun out of it.”
    " Oh great, now I have to play little girl for a bunch of perverts. This night is turning out to be a barrel of laughs. Maybe I should just go home and have a good nightmare." The car had circled the block and was approaching us from behind. I could hear the squeal from the brakes as they slowed behind us.
    The car came up slow ly, matching our speed. The passenger window was next to me. The window was already down and a large arm hung out of it. He looked a little over weight, but he was also very muscular. He would have been intimidating, if I were human. The driver was a medium built man while the