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What they left behind was no longer recognizable as a hu

“There’s a rope here,” Albert said, stepping down at last from the Jeep He tried to tie a lasso, but his hands were shaking too badly He handed the rope to Edilio, who fored as left of EZ’s right foot Together they dragged the remains from the field

A single tardy wores Sam snatched up a rock the size of a softball and s

“I’ll come back with a shovel,” Edilio said “We can’t take EZ hoot two little brothers They don’t need to be seeing this We’ll bury him here

“If these things spread…,” Edilio began

“If they spread to the other fields, we all starve,” Albert said

Sae to throw up EZ was mostly bones now, picked not quite clean Sa this gruesome

He wiped his hands on his jeans, wanting to hit back, wishing it made sense to blast the field, burn asit until the worms shriveled and crisped

But that was food out there

Saood kid, EZ Sorry I…sorry” There wasfrom EZ’s iPod

Sa and tapped the pause icon

Then he stood up and kicked the dead worh he were a minister about to bless the body

Albert and Edilio knew better They both backed away

Brilliant light shot from Sam’s palms

The body burned, crisped, turned black Bonesnoises as they cracked from the heat After a while Saray and black ashes that could have been the residue of a backyard barbecue