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bowl of Jello. It wasn't affecting it at all. The things just turned and looked at me with those hideous yellow eyes and raised its arms like it had conquered something. |
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"I could tell Palmer was dead, and when I saw the four shots hadn't slowed the critter down one bit, I hightailed it for the door, slammed it and threw the dead bolt. Even then I could hear it raging around in there, growling, screaming, breaking things, like it was having a tantrum. |
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"There was a kid peeking in the window, and I started screaming at him to find Madden and Hall. The kid's eyes were as big as saucers, but he got the job done." |
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I sat through Kendall's breathy dissertation, shaking my head in disbelief. "Wait a minute," I finally interrupted, "do you expect me to believe that the beast that bounced me around in the middle of the street out there is the same one that was stretched out back there in the cooler?" |
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Madden nodded grimly. "Told you it would be tough to swallow." |
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B.C. was still holding my hand, nodding right along with Madden and Kendall. "It's not there, E.G. I looked for myself." |
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"Things don't die and come back to life," I said flatly. "The world doesn't work that way." |
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Brenda let go of my hand, and with some trepidation I lowered myself down off of the counter. The minute my feet hit the floor I |
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