s*x in death
It was a digital ad for a new "Neurological Wellness Center."
The face on the ad was Silas. He was smiling, his eyes hidden behind expensive glasses. The text below his face read: Healing the Past. Securing the Future.
He wasn't hiding. He was the city.
Julian saw the ad too. His grip on the wheel tightened until the plastic began to crack.
"He’s waiting for us," Julian said. "He knows we have nowhere else to go."
As we pulled into a dark alleyway behind the library, the car’s radio suddenly flickered to life. It wasn't music. It was a rhythmic, scratching sound—the sound of a pen on parchment.