Page 145 of Crank (Crank 1)

The monster and I had a lot to say.

Chase Was Right

I didn’t sleep much that

night

and not for the next

day

or three afterward,

either.

Sarah invited me

over,

I told her I felt

under

the weather,

both

to escape inevitable

questions

demanding uneasy

answers

and to consider my

options:

possibility number

one,

Chase, likely;

two,

Brendan, maybe;

three,

someone altogether new.

Who knew?

I Had to Pick Up

my student I.D. card so I bummed a ride

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