Chapter Nineteen
“Can I help you with something?” Jessica asked. She’d had a feeling someone was watching her but had initially thought she’d simply imagined it. Now, she saw the boy a few lockers away staring at her. She hadn’t been mistaken. This had happened to her all day, but it had taken her a while to catch on. Earlier, she’d been thoroughly preoccupied with the idea of being in the presence of a possessed woman after school. She constantly tried to tell herself that it was no big deal. She had, after all, encountered an Aquiel a few times now. Still, she couldn’t help herself. Something about this felt different and her nerves refused to be soothed. She repeatedly envisioned walking into a scene that looked like something straight out of The Exorcist.
She wanted to put on a brave
