“I’m not sure,” I say, walking away from the church. “But Mama will figure it out.”Despite the incident this morning, the gym is the first place I think of. It’s open twenty-four hours,and if we find a quiet corner, we might be able to go unnoticed all night. That doesn’t solve theproblem of what we’ll eat, but we won’t freeze, and that seems like a good start.
As soon as I pull open the front doors, however, I see the same man from early this morning
coming around from the desk and walking towards us, his eyes pinned on me.
I didn’t think he’d still be at the gym, but maybe he had to work a double as well. Regardless, his
expression this morning was predatory, but now it’s disgusted.
“Back so soon?” Ted asks, blocking the door with his body. “Have
