“Every year, during winter break, the guys would get together at the pond and set up Zach’s portable basketball hoops. Assuming the ice was thick enough, they would half-skate, half-run through unwieldy games of Horse or 21. More than a few nasty bruises had been sustained over the years thanks to these games, but they were worth it. If nothing else, ice hoops was another way to make Ascension’s long winters bearable. The tiny pond was set back from the road, behind a curtain of trees, in th...e Galvin Nature Preserve. On the far side of the preserve was Ascension’s oldest cemetery, one of those historic relics that contained just a handful of crumbling stones. Every Halloween, the land was overrun by a haunted hayride, complete with swamp things emerging from the water and zombies popping out from behind trees. Chase liked the hayride—it was girl bait; they seemed to love snuggling up and being fake scared. Last year, Kelly Van Doran had actually whispered, “You’re so brave,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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