Friday evening

“Maybe we'll start with your version of the story of what happened?”

The three of them looked at each other briefly, nodded at the same time and then Kendra began to speak:

“On Fridays, the three of us always start the weekend together, meet somewhere and usually we just chat, have a drink, watch a movie or play games.”

“Just what you usually do before you go to the disco later in the evening to party.”

“It started the same way this Friday. We met up at Kendra's, had a couple of Aperol, something to cheer us up and therefore we were a little bit buzzed, so to speak.”

“After the usual gossip, we played truth or dare again. We usually get pretty horny from that, if you know what I mean, it's a lot more fun at the disco afterwards...”

Kendra winked at me and I understood. It is the privilege of youth to get 'horny' on the dance floor and move rhythmically to the music. Sweating bodies rubbing against each other... I had to control myself, lewd thoughts came over me. I asked Mathilde, who was probably next, what happened after that.

“Kendra was suddenly very secretive. We put our heads together and she asked us if we believed in dark powers.”

“Of course we didn't. Of course, we watched all the episodes of Vampire Diaries and co. and some scary movies, but it was more about the hot guys.”

“But then I showed them this book.”

Kendra pulled a book out from behind her back that I hadn't seen her bring in. Surprised, I looked at her, I knew the book. Not this one in particular, but other similar books were upstairs in the archive. She handed it to me, it was 'The Book of Demons'.