CHAPTER 44Sneaking out of the house hadn’t been difficult since Mara had transported Buddy’s body back to her bed, and she had told her mother she would prefer to sleep on the couch in the living room than share a bed with her. Diana and Sam had gone to their respective rooms shortly after midnight, making a point of locking their doors, while Mara stacked a bunch of empty soda cans from the recycling bin in front of her bedroom door to alert them if Buddy were to get up in the middle of the night. Not a very elegant solution, but it would work since Diana tended to be a light sleeper.
Mara glanced into the rearview mirror of her car. Her reflection in the green glow of the dashboard lights reminded her of Buddy’s apparition. Surprisingly he had grown tired like the rest of them and had r
