Still in alert mode, I turned in the direction from which I heard the laughter was coming from and I almost jumped.
There on one of the chairs sat Gabriel.
Over the years, he was the only person I had contact with, well, other than Damien.
I ran towards him and he stood up to greet me.
In our usual fashion, he grabbed me into a big bare hug and lifted me off the ground. His hands wrapped around my middle and twirled me around a few times. It was good to see him.
The truth is that he is the closest thing to a friend I ever had and he was a great person to be around. He was laid back enough and he knew not to ask too many questions. I still am not sure what Damien told him about me, but I was sure that it wasn't much.
He still didn't know what I was, but that never stopped us from hav
