Gloom

Chapter 25

The sensation was already beginning to irritate me. A couple of weeks ago, I had been terrified by this feeling, but now it just annoyed me.

I looked around the entire length of the Monette's Coffee table area , while trying to serve the public as normal, hoping to find the origin of the individual who was watching me. I looked for the demon that I hated so much among all the clients, but I did not find it. I remembered the first days when I was filled with fear and paranoia because of him, and a knot tightened in my stomach.

The feeling was so familiar to me by now that I was more than aware it wasn't in my head. The suspicion of danger, the frigid atmosphere and the feeling of being watched were enough for me to know that he was close.

Although she couldn't see him anywhere.

I gave an irritated sigh. At the request of Paul —the only waiter, since the rest of us were all girls—, I concentrated on ordering the newly arrived merchandise, taking them out of the boxes and arranging them