Overnight
“The hand had stopped her voice. Gray writhed and wriggled to get free.
“What are you doing?” With the force of his fingers, Drew squeezed and shook her head back and forth. “What’s the big idea, screaming your head off like that?”
“Mrrmmmp!” Gray swatted and pried at Drew’s fingers, sealed heavy as a guard bar in a carnival ride. Dizzying, sickening. Nothing budged. She jumped up and down.
“Look, kid, I’ll take my hand away if you promise not to scream again!”
She nodded her head yes, yes, yes.... Drew took off his hand and Gray did not scream. She was finished with screaming, for now.
“Okay,” said Drew. He was too close, intimidating her with his chunky self. “You, Kat, me. We all gotta leave. My friends are coming back any minute, and they’ll want money for this stuff they’re delivering. But poof! The money magically turned into a coat, right?” His laugh was tight with displeasure. He seemed nervous. His feet shuffled back and forth like a boxer. “So, for my next trick, I will make myself disappear.MoreLess
“What are you doing?” With the force of his fingers, Drew squeezed and shook her head back and forth. “What’s the big idea, screaming your head off like that?”
“Mrrmmmp!” Gray swatted and pried at Drew’s fingers, sealed heavy as a guard bar in a carnival ride. Dizzying, sickening. Nothing budged. She jumped up and down.
“Look, kid, I’ll take my hand away if you promise not to scream again!”
She nodded her head yes, yes, yes.... Drew took off his hand and Gray did not scream. She was finished with screaming, for now.
“Okay,” said Drew. He was too close, intimidating her with his chunky self. “You, Kat, me. We all gotta leave. My friends are coming back any minute, and they’ll want money for this stuff they’re delivering. But poof! The money magically turned into a coat, right?” His laugh was tight with displeasure. He seemed nervous. His feet shuffled back and forth like a boxer. “So, for my next trick, I will make myself disappear.MoreLess
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