Melanie: “Mel, phone! I’m wiping!” Tara yelled from across the room. I leaned the mop against the wall and walked behind the bar to answer it. “Merlotte’s this is Melanie.” “Hey, Melanie. This is Mike Spencer. Is Tara in?” “Yeah, give me a minute.” I covered the mouthpiece with my hand. “Tara, it’s for you.”… Read More Thinking Out Loud: Chapter 10

Eric: “It stands for operation werewolf. Some kind of secret Nazi commando force from world war II.” Sookie walked around me as I stared at the symbol she had drawn on a piece of paper. “You found this branded on a dead man’s neck?” “Bill summoned Jessica there. I think he was trying to show… Read More Thinking Out Loud: Chapter 9

Melanie: “I’m so sorry, babe.” I knelt down beside her, wrapping my arms around her as she held Eggs’s hand. Her tears flowed freely as she stared at his cold, dead body. Lafayette came back outside with a jacket, throwing it over her shoulders before he joined our hug. We walked back inside after the… Read More Thinking Out Loud: Chapter 8

Melanie: With Sookie held up downstairs, I trekked through the rest of the house. Each room was dirty. Mud splattered all over the walls. One man was trying on one of Sookie’s dresses. Another room had people fucking on the floor. I made my way into Gran’s to see glass shattered all over the floor.… Read More Thinking Out Loud: Chapter 7

Melanie: On the way into Bon Temp, an eery feeling came over us. Something wasn’t right. There was litter everywhere. The welcome sign had graffiti all over it. This wasn’t how we’d left it. The three of us looked out the window to see a guy smashing his head on a wooden post then woman… Read More Thinking Out Loud: Chapter 6