Kimi turned all around when she reached the 7-Eleven, but didn’t see her sister. In a panic, she ran back toward Whisper’s Tavern parking lot. Nadie had fallen and was lying in the weeds, moaning. Kimi pulled her sister to her feet and struggled to get a good grasp on her limp body. “Shhhh. Be quiet.” Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was still blaring from the stereo in the trailer, and she hoped the moonless night had absorbed their movement.
She glanced back and saw Big Mack coming across the parking lot. “Come on, Nadie! We’ve got to get out of sight. Come on! You can do it!” Kimi whisper-yelled into her sister’s ear, and then she dragged her to the street, prodding her to move faster. By the time Kimi got her to the convenience store, Nadie was whimpering. She
