Chapter 108

Patrick and I made love for the first time during a snowstorm Cost-Mart overnighter back in January. Shortly thereafter, we’d discovered Carrie trying to sleep in her car outside in the middle of it. Following a night of games and fun, once she’d agreed to come inside, we’d all settled down, Patrick and I on a couch in the breakroom. When I awoke after just a couple of hours sleep, things went nutty—nuttier than dressing two mannequins as ghosts, and then finding those mannequins dozens of feet from where I was certain I’d placed them.

“That’s a pretty clear message,” I whispered.