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'Good going,' Tom told her. |
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'Where'd you come from?' Kara asked. |
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She pointed down the block. 'I'd just come out of the house over there. I saw what was happening.' |
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'Thank God,' Denise muttered. She stepped over to Lou and pulled the spear from his back. Looking around at the others, she said, 'We'd better keep some stuff, just in case.' |
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'And let's leave the sprinklers on,' Kara said. 'If anybody comes on the lawn, it'll make them good again.' |
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'It didn't make Buddy and Lou good,' Denise told her. |
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The woman made a funny sound. It was sort of a laugh, almost a sob. 'With them,' she said, 'I don't think it was just the rain. Where's the other one?' |
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'In the house,' Denise said. 'I stabbed him.' |
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'So that's it, then,' the woman said. |
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'Unless someone else shows up. Come on, let's get inside.' |
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With a towel wrapped around his waist, Trev stepped through the steamy bathroom. He stopped at the door. His hand hesitated on its knob. |
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They're still black, he thought. What if they try to nail me? |
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