CHAPTER 44
“Kennedy!” Woong shouted in his shrill voice. “Kennedy!”
She stopped in the church hallway and turned around. “What’s wrong?”
“I can’t get this beard to stay on. I’m gonna be the only shepherd out there without any facial hair. It’s an abomination!”
Kennedy tried to get the fake beard to stick with no success. “Your skin’s just too soft.”
He pouted, and then his eyes lit up. “Wait a minute. I got an idea.” He reached into his pocket, pulled out a stick of gum, and shoved it into his mouth. Guessing his intentions and not necessarily wanting to find herself implicated in his plot, Kennedy walked downstairs, where Sandy had asked her to look for more candles.
They had to be down here someplace. Where did Sandy tell her to look?
“Kennedy?”
The voice startled her. “Oh, hi, H
