Chapter 70

"Deceit, though, is specifically a human wrong, and hence displeases God the more. Liars are therefore deeper down, and tortured worse."

-Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

I didn't know how long I stayed on Ricky's sofa, going over and over what happened just a moment ago. Morpheus was most likely a real demon that arrived straight from hell, although I wished that I had imagined him.

When I finally got up, my balance was off. My thoughts were racing and more questions were tangling in my head. Once the dizziness passed and I was standing steadily on my feet, I went back to check the content of my elixir.