Chapter 14
After they packed up their equipment and vacated the house — and Michael sprinkled holy water on the entrance to the basement, just to be safe — the crew ended up at a kitschy Polynesian place in Rosemead called The Bahooka. Although Audrey had heard of it, she’d never actually been there, but Michael and Susan — quiet, capable Susan, who’d kept recording the sound during that entire nightmarish encounter — both agreed it was the best place in the area to celebrate.
After the first sip of her piña colada, Audrey was inclined to agree. No canned stuff here; the restaurant used fresh coconut and pineapple juice…along with a healthy measure of rum. At another time, she might have cared more about how strong her drink actually was. But she wasn’t driving, and dammit, she’d just fa
