9 THE PROMISE
Goop and Gop suddenly found themselves in the pages of a comic book. They exchanged confused looks, then shrugged, continued on their journey through a dark and dreamy world where everything resembled nightmare images. Buildings built sideways, and cars driving backwards. People walking down the street in 1940’s attire, speaking without mouths or seeing without eyes. They walked down an alleyway and saw the bricks disintegrate and reform as wooden walls. They realized they were in a house now. A beautiful, well-kept house with many trinkets and paintings on the walls.
In a dark corner, they saw a woman sitting in a chair. Her face was hidden in the shadows and her gnarly hands rested on the lap of her velvet ball gown. Two German Shepherds sat on either side of the chair.
