By the time Andy got back, the group was still outside. Some had their hands in their pockets while others blew on theirs, trying to keep them warm. Fuller couldn’t speak for the others, but he was enjoying the relative quiet. He could still hear the drone of the portal from outside the house, but it wasn’t so loud one had to yell to be heard.
“I didn’t find any rope,” Andy said, “but I found a few extension cords. I thought we could tie them together.”
The news disappointed Fuller. He was sure the cords would be too thick to tie together tight enough for them to hold.
“What?” Andy said, seeing the look on the detective"s face.
“It won’t work.”
“Sure it will. We just knot them together; it’ll be fine.”
“I’m not talking about that. When Shane and that demon went through the gate, it c
