CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Hearts and BonesThe Uber driver, Chet, was confused.
The teens girls seemed fine, but the teenage boy was off somehow. He gave off a weird vibe. The adult man was clearly agitated, sitting next to him in the front seat. A fake sword sat on the floor between his legs, but none of the others were dressed up in costume. They were all stuffed into Chet's Toyota Prius, not made for four passengers. Chet glanced at the sword again and said, “Nice sword.”
He stared ahead. “We coss-play.”
“Cosplay,” corrected Lucas.
“Right,” agreed John but offered no other comfort to the driver.
Sea Valley was flanked by hills and mountains on both sides to the North and the South. The valley faced the west, the mighty Pacific Ocean, and the mountains and hill scape funneled the ocean bre
