Chapter 16
Karl walked toward Loretta's house, noticing the exteriors of the houses with a bit of daylight left. He had a faint memory of his mother being annoyed about the new neighborhood a long time ago, but he didn't understand why. The yards were neat, the houses perfectly charming if not as big as the one where he'd grown up.
He slowed as he approached the end of the row, wanting to be sure the guard had plenty of time to see him. None of this business made any more sense to him than it had the night before. A restless night and jittery day pretending to have a normal visit with his family hadn't helped much.
That morning he'd taken even less than his usual small dose of Crumble. He didn't want to suffer through another sleepless night, but he had the strong feeling he needed his
