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"Suite yourself," Shannie cli to bed" When she reached the front door she turned and thanked us for being in her court

"The way I figure it, the old lady can be in one of two spots: Soe," Count reasoned

"Or in Lucas's funeral parlor," I added I was tired and didn't want to deal with a wild stiff chase I wanted to go to bed and forget the whole ht Tired as I was, I couldn't sleep I pictured the pleasant grand so to be Dukes next meal I clirayness illu peacefully next to the converted chapel I climbed back into bed, tossed and turned sory, cliht snack

The old house creaked and groaned around me The old joists and trusses lie truck ru the house I sat at the kitchen table and stared down a peanut butter and banana sandwich An eerie calht seeist barely reotten Aboutof the clock The inane pattern of the wallpaper, the texture the tablecloth, the knots in the phone cord Even the brightening eastern sky gained my attention

Above me, footsteps make their way across the floor I tried to determine if the footfalls were my mother's or father's The flush of the toilet startled me, my new found calm cascaded with piss down the pipes Like the water replenishing the toilet tank, Mr Lucas's threat washed over ht!

I passed out when I reached school I slept throughannouncements crackled over the PA Disoriented, I looked around the room It was 8:10 Our fate was sealed! Count infor search was futile Steve Lucas's en - the undertaker probably had his son arrested first

When the bell rang, I stumbledwhich of round on, my paranoia increased It takes time for a police report to be filed It's not like the cops would arrestissue of theis the choice between Boston Creaetat the earliest!