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"Whoa, Juan!"

Curtis grabbed Juan and Jenni quickly stepped forward just in case the spaced out looking girl did anything But she only stood there; lookingback and forth

The boy slowly rose up, fastened his eyes on Juan and just said, "That hurt"

"You went into the fucking clinic!"

"Hey, ere in need of…medicinal treatment," the boy answered

His eyes were so red they looked as if the blood vessels had ruptured in them and his skin looked claer

She was looking at two very strung out young people who had probably gone into the clinic looking for their next high

"Meth is notto squiry looked at Jenni and whispered, "You’re looking at the local crystal meth dealer"

Jenni nodded and frowned a bit y looked at Curtis, who looked far too young and nervous "You’re right" She rushed off to find Bill

"Where’s the rest of your posse, huh? Where are they?" Juan’s voice was close to fury

"Dead, dude It was bad Real bad," the boy answered

The girl began to giggle

Curtis pushed Juan behind hiot your friends eaten, huh?"

Ritchie frowned and shook his head "It’s not like that, ot bit and we needed irl She was busy staring at outdoor light bulb over Curtis’ head

"Those things kept trying to get into the 7-11 ere shacking up in It got real crazy"

"Which 7-11?" Curtis raised an eyebrow

"You know, the one over by the McGee place There was a lot of those things there"

The girl giggled again, swaying on her feet, and covered her mouth with her hand There was a distinct bite visible It ollen and puss filled

Jenni put her hand on Juan’s ar to calm him But Juan was nowhere near calio?"

Ritchie rolled his eyes and laughed "Yeah, well We drew straws and someone lost and that someone had to run out the side door and draw theio? Did you ht this over before answering "No, no It was…u a bit more pissed off than Jenni had ever seen hiuys could escape?"

"Yeah, pretty s were fucked up in there, too That’s where Sergio got it That was fucking sick, dude They just grabbed hirabbed onto Juan’s ar forward The rossed out by the sheer reek of the boy and scrambled quickly away fro toward hi herself at hirabbed onto her to shove her aside

"Loca, out of onna kill that sonnofabitch!"

Curtis round to keep him away from Juan "We need to calm do, Juan"

"He killedlowlife corrupting the kids of this toith his hoio killed and you wantcalm down?"

Jenni kept her hands pressed firmly to Juan’s chest "Juan, Juan, please"

"No, Jenni, he’s a fucking irl took this ered back and fell against the wall

"Shit, that’s gross," Ritchie decided

Jenni was beyond grossed out and unbuttoned her blouse and threw it off her "Oh, shit! Gawd! Gross! Ugh!"

Juan seeer and yanked off his T-shirt and started to wipe the muck off her hair and face "Man, Loca…"

Curtis looked down at the girl as now having convulsions on the ground "Shit" He drew his gun slowly "Shit"