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position when Annie squinted out the kit

r falling over his eyes. She groaned. 'Feel like death warmed up. How much did we

ny Tyl

. 'All symptoms, no cure on this end of things.' He pushe

ed through the cabinet in there and took out a bottle. Untwisting the lid she palmed two tabl

to my tongue otherwise.' She groaned. 'Who's

f water and patted her on the

Tylenol, then took an extra one. Richard peered up at Annie through the thick tangle of cur

, shaking her head. She bent down over Richard at the table and whispered in

looked Annie up and down. 'Bab

She ignored the sound of Richard groaning.

thought I'd dreamed that,' he said. 'Do we have to? I'd rather

least, I have to. I want to check it out. I want to see

he spot again anyway?' Richard said

the eggs and tipped them onto plates alongside crispy rashers o

enol was working and it was a beautiful day outside, the sunlightover the beach the color of

hat?' she

ting. 'It's a goddamned squirrel,' He said.

light punch on the arm. 'I've never

l before? Come on, they're everywher

looked out over the beach. 'How long do

ess. I've never trekked all the way around but it's not that big, really,more like an over

ing a stone over the water's surfa

a.' he shrugged. 'Yeah, I remember; it was pretty bloody freaky. What I don't get though, i

and hauled the Richard up. 'I just want to see. There was something about it that d

having an a

ome on, admit it, you're enjoyi

t had disappeared. Annie stopped and took a water bottle from the littl

s here?' asked Richa

that one looks like it's pointing out over the beach? I mar

t are we looking for?' Annie was already scouting

p and I'll

look up and I'll look down,' sh

and the light had gone dipping and swaying over the beach. Then it had drifted off to the left, leaving the beach, and bobbing up near the trees, especially tha

the beach before, haven't you? You ever ha

from the ground.

before we left,but I'm pretty sure ghost lights only show u

er the beach then?' Not that I know anything about the beach either. For all I kn

es. She shrugged. 'I don't. Not really. I've just always been

a face.'God, yo

hard! Take a look at this.' She reached out a finger an