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“You’re late,” I said as Uncle Leroy and Stefan pulled up to the church parking lot.
The fire was extinguished and the firefighters were pouring water on a few hotspots.
Uncle Leroy’s eyes widened when he saw the burnt-out church. His jaw dropped.
“Saw a lot of funerals in that place,” he said. “Too many.”
He snapped out of it.
“Where's demon boy?” he asked. “Y’all find him?”
“His dear old mum gave us some nice clues,” Stefan said. “Real nice lady, by the way.”
“Stefan and I determined that he's probably hiding out at the high school,” Uncle Leroy said.
“He ain't hidin’ out nowhere,” Destiny said. “Aisha killed him.”
“What!” Uncle Leroy asked. “Then what the hell did we drive all around the city for?”
“Look at it on the bright side,” Darius said, grinning. “At least you got t
