The Night Tourist
“As her fingers settled back around his, he realized this was probably the last night he would ever fountain-travel. He gripped Euri’s hand tighter and tried to take everything in. A yellow-tinged full moon drifted through the clouds, and there was electricity in the air that made the whole city seem expectant. Euri nervously scanned the snow-covered park for Clubber and the guards, but they seemed to be in another part of the underworld, hunting other souls. Only a lone, faint howl echoed acros...s the park.
“So where are we going tonight?” Jack asked, trying to be upbeat.
“To haunt.”
Jack smiled playfully at her. “I thought you didn’t haunt.”
But Euri didn’t smile back. She began to fly swiftly across the park to Fifth Avenue. Soon, Jack recognized the apartment building with the stone cornucopia and garlands that they had haunted his first night in the underworld. Euri flew up to the penthouse and pulled him onto the living room window ledge. Through the window, Jack could see the familiar family tableau— the parents and the little girl sitting on the floor this time, playing a game by the fire.MoreLess
“So where are we going tonight?” Jack asked, trying to be upbeat.
“To haunt.”
Jack smiled playfully at her. “I thought you didn’t haunt.”
But Euri didn’t smile back. She began to fly swiftly across the park to Fifth Avenue. Soon, Jack recognized the apartment building with the stone cornucopia and garlands that they had haunted his first night in the underworld. Euri flew up to the penthouse and pulled him onto the living room window ledge. Through the window, Jack could see the familiar family tableau— the parents and the little girl sitting on the floor this time, playing a game by the fire.MoreLess
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