The other kids, pampered and sheltered, completely lost control. Some screamed. Others turned away and threw up.
Ronan was the worst. He gagged and yelled through the gate, “You freak! That was my snake! I swear, one day I’m going to kill you!”
Allison was only a child herself, but even then, she knew Ronan had crossed a line. She was about to tell him to stop when something made her freeze.
She looked through the gate again and stared into the boy’s eyes inside.
That was the first time Allison and Jareth ever made eye contact.
He stood in that run-down courtyard, while she remained outside the gate, separated by a world that looked nothing like his.
Blood was splashed across his face. He held the freshly skinned snake in one hand. Even from where she stood, his cold and fierce stare
