No one spoke for a long time after the gateway closed, save for Fuller to call an ambulance for Shane. He woke not long after being dragged through the portal but was in a lot of pain and had lost a lot of blood. The uniformed officers did their best to stop the flow until the paramedics arrived, but he was in rough shape and the fact that no one would dare guess at his chances of pulling through didn’t give Andy hope for the man’s recovery.
Once the ambulance pulled away for the second time that evening, the group watched it disappear into the trees once it rounded the first bend in the driveway.
“What now?” Andy asked.
“We go home, I guess,” Kurt said, lighting up what Andy was sure he felt was a well-earned joint. After taking a few puffs, he held it up, offering a toke to anyone who
