After Midnight

by Richard Laymon

"I'll count to three. If you come out before I reach three, I'll take my bra off for you. Hell, I'll throw it to you. But only if you come out by the time I count to three. One." Nothing. I went ahead and reached behind my back, anyway, to show him I meant business. "Two." Nothing. "Time's running out. This'll be your only chance, Elroy. If you don't pop your head out of that doorway in one second. . It didn't pop out. It rolled.