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moment I got distracted by his deep eyes and considered shoving the phone back
into my pocket.
    “Finding out who it is should be easy. It would be
the only person with any kind of energy,” Cara said, pulling me out of my
trance. “As far as stopping them, the only thing I can think of is to go into a
deep meditative state and have your own out of body experience.”
    I couldn’t help but to laugh aloud at her
suggestion. I had never tried doing any sort of magic or paranormal mumbo jumbo.
Why didn’t I just go down to the local psychic and get my palms read while I
was at it? My job was to hunt down the usual, not become it. As she described
the process to me in great detail, though, I decided there was no harm in
trying. I didn’t want another person to fall victim tonight and whoever was
doing this seemed to be attacking on a nightly basis now. I told Cara I would
follow her advice and hung up.
    “What was that about?” Sari asked with a coy smile
plastered on his face.
    “Just a business call,” I responded routinely.
    He looked deep into my eyes, unconvinced, as if it
were obvious I had just told a lie. And here I thought I was good at it.
    “You never really told me what it is you do.”
    I smiled back, caught off guard by his inquisition.
I stammered as I reminded him that I was on a road trip and I didn’t like to
talk about work while I was on vacation. He gave a low, melodic laugh, showing
off his perfectly straight, white teeth.
    “Well I can’t argue with you there,” he chuckled.
    I ate my sandwich as Sari and I exchanged small
talk. The conversation seemed to flow from me without any of my awkward silences
or usual faltering. Not wanting to say goodnight, Sari found excuses to keep me
at the bar longer than I had planned. It was obvious to me that I shouldn’t
have a shot in hell with him, but I couldn’t help enjoying the time we spent
together. He made me feel at ease. I could feel my whole body relax and wind
down as I listened to his deep voice. A few minutes before the bar closed for
the night, I reluctantly stood from the hard wooden stool.
    “Come on, don’t go. I have a feeling things were
just getting interesting,” he said as he grabbed my shoulder from behind and
leaned in closely.
    I could feel his sweet, warm breath on the nape of
my neck and it sent my heart fluttering. I closed my eyes, trying to steady
myself enough to walk out the door. I knew I had no time to waste if I wanted
to catch the drainer in action. I still had no idea if I could even achieve an
out of body experience and I had to give myself enough time for mistakes I was
sure to make.
    “I really have to go. It’s getting late. But I promise
to see you again tomorrow,” I lied, knowing the minute I stopped the drainer I
would leave town again.
    He released his gentle grip and smiled, accepting
my word.
    “I look forward to seeing you again real soon,
then.”
    I forced one foot in front of the other as I made
my way out of the bar and into my truck. I started the engine as fast as I
could and stepped on the gas harder than I should have. My tires spun on the
gravel for a moment before peeling out of the parking lot. If I hadn’t made
such a hasty exit, I might have been tempted to take Sari’s suggestion to stay
longer. He got into my head every time I saw him, taking over the rational part
of my brain and causing me to feel things I’d never felt before. It was better
for me if I just stayed away from him. I couldn’t let anything derail me from
my mission.
    Once back in the dark motel room, I laid myself
down on the bed and closed my eyes. I tried everything Cara had told me about
concentrating and relaxing into a half sleep state. Inside my head, I calmly
told myself to loosen each muscle individually, starting with my toes and
working all the way up to my brain. Once I had told every part of my body to
relax, my head was supposed to clear itself of all thoughts. To no surprise of
mine, it was not