”“You remember we taught you about the loa?”“Yes,” I said, “They’re sort of like saints, between humans and Gods?”I thought Granny wan...ted to say more, but she just shrugged and continued. “loa Baron Samedi and loa Maman Brigitte are the loa who rule over the domain of death,” she said. “There are signs of mischief.”I just looked at her, puzzled.“There have been unexplained deaths in the Caribbean.”“I know,” I said, “it’s been on the news.”“What hasn’t been on the news is the missing bodies, and. This story is darker than I had originally conceived it to be, and strays far from the source material it was inspired by. I got the idea from a video I saw on the xHamster homepage earlier this evening. Because I believe in giving credit where credit is due, here is the link to the video:http://xhamster.com/movies/1431723/laura_and_bambu.htmlI posted a quickly written draft version of this story in the comments section, before I realized it was an idea worth expanding, revising. As such, I. ”“He's a giant rat!” Mickey pipes up with a big smile.“Thanks for the subtitle breaking of the news Mikey.” Raph says giving Michelangelo a smack upside the head.“Subtitle is my middle name.” He says with a smile as he leans over to Donnie, “What's subtitle mean?”“It means don't just blurt things out! It means breaking the news gently so it doesn't scare her away!”“Ohhhh.” Mikey leans in close to me, “He’s a giant rat.” He says in a quieter voice. He then gives Donnie a thumbs up and. Philip went up the stairs and headed into the shower. He turned on thewater and stepped into it. Philip lathered up his right leg with hismother's floral scented shaving cream after he put his foot on the sideof the tub. As he ran the razor blade across his skin, Philip wondered ifhe was insane for agreeing to help his mother. Still, Philip did notthink that he had much of a choice, and he felt he owed it to her anyway.Philip had always been close with his mother. His father's generalabsence.