yin shrugged , making menny sigh . '' okay , '' menny said , '' your father would have been worried sick if he 'd heard you were missing for so long . '' '' you mean my human father ? '' '' no , '' menny said , puzzled , '' king pen . he would have worried sick if he knew you were
missing

luis shook his hand , then turned and disappeared back into the dark alcove . cole spit on the sidewalk . his head was spinning . he could only see out of one eye , and he got a sharp pain every time he breathed in . a few minutes later , an ambulance pulled into the palmwood parking lot . the driver used his high beams and a searchlight mounted in front of the door to scan the
lot

when emma came back i saw that she had changed into her swimsuit and was holding a pair of snorkel masks . '' oh no , '' i said . '' no way . '' '' you might want to strip to your skivvies , '' she said , looking doubtfully at my jeans and coat . '' your outfit 's all wrong for swimming . '' '' that 's because i 'm not going
swimming