it was then that he spotted the unmistakable markings in the dirt that led out of the woods and towards the wooden shed . as he bent down he could see that a branch of leaves had been used to smear the dirt back and forth in an attempt to cover the markings underneath . those markings were clearly those of two feet being dragged along the ground behind a set of shoeprints . he carefully followed those smeared markings to the front doors of the
shed

slowly the lids slid open , revealing those muddy colored eyes , so much like their dad 's . the relief was fleeting as the kid 's body started tensing again . he cried out , '' de ... '' jake was practically hovering over cael . '' you 're okay . i 'm right here . cael , it 's okay . i 'm right here . '' '' de ... '' '' come on ,
cael

now i do n't have any of that stuff to worry about . '' '' and ? '' '' and i feel kinda empty . '' '' are you over meghen ? '' '' yeah , i think i am -- finally . '' '' there 's this new librarian at the school . '' '' a librarian ? '' '' no , mike , she 's not just a
librarian