EIGHT
Joanna beckoned to Vivian. She was n***d and smiling at her even though a bullet had drilled a hole between her eyes and the bed was a sea of blood. Vivian stared at her, then ran to the door and tried to open it. But the doorknob was missing and there was no way out. She looked back at Joanna, who was still smiling at her.
Kiss me, Joanna said. Don’t you want to kiss me?
Then Joanna climbed out of bed and walked across the room toward Vivian, leaving b****y footprints on the white carpet. Vivian froze in horror against the wall as Joanna came up to her.
I want you, Joanna said. I want you forever.
She put her arms around Vivian and leaned in to kiss her, and at that moment Vivian woke with a gasp, drenched in a cold sweat. She sat bolt upright in bed and gulped air as if she wa
