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A shudder ran through me I didn’t care how many years he’d been dead Kid was thirteen Bottoe and brushed the stick aside

About thirty seconds later, Angel popped back out again "Not a war on?"

I started to reply, then asked hi that there are some cold ones in there, are you?"

"Dead people?"

I sed hard and nodded

"Nope No dead ones either But there is a really pissed-off cat"

"Oh, no!" I brushed off another poke and turned an exasperated glower on my attacker

He lifted the stick and tried to poke ain and stepping away from the elderly version of Charles Darwin as he atteel, "Do you think it’s hungry?"

"No idea," he said, chuckling "Want o ask?"

My eyes widened in awe "You can talk to cats?"

"Fuck no, I can’t talk to cats What the hell?" His brows crinkled just under the bandanna he wore, feigning insult if the laughter sparkling in his eyes was any indication It er

But he did disattitude from a punkass kid with no skeletal systeers into his dirty T-shirt I drew him closer until we stood nose to nose "I don’t kno this shit works, so stop being a little bitch, go back in there, and find me a way inside so I can save the cat" I shoved hirin slid across his handsoot a set the size of a Cadillac And here I thought you were all shy and sweet and helpless"

When I clenched ain, he held up his hands in surrender

"I’ertips touched his shirt He was lucky That tiel searched for a way inside, I checked out the exterior, which was ridiculous in the dark I could barely see beyond the otherworld enough to put two feet in front of me, much less find a way inside a lockedme every five seconds

"Seriously, dude You have to stop"

"Got it!"

I juel stood behindone You can squeeze in through there" He fought another grin A suspicious one

"All right, what’s the catch?"

"No catch It’s just, I don’t think you’ll fit with your clothes on Probably best if you take them off" When I deadpanned hiet the"

We strolled around to the back of the house, and he showed e-breed dog I could actually fit if I wiggled a lot That should retted it instantly The frigid air sed ful of icy air Which actually didn’t help I got onto all fours and pushed the plastic door in "I totally need a flashlight"

"No idea why You’re like the freaking sun"

But I was busy trying to get my shoulders past the doorframe It cut into the in that general area, I said, "Angel, that had better be departed Darwin pokinga chuckle "I swear"

I rolledIt hurt The fra to bruise

"Okay," I said, lying on my back to catch my breath "Where’s the cat?"

But he didn’t have to answer The cat poked its head around the corner, then pawed at my hair

"Hey, kitty," I said a microsecond before it took a swipe at me