Chapter 2
“Johnny! Whaddaya see?”
Frank’s call was a hissed whisper that somehow managed to leap down the narrow alley to reach John’s ears without being loud enough to draw undue attention. It was his secret power, one which John was jealous of every single day of his life. How great would it be to go unnoticed except by the one person you wanted to see you? John would give up every single one of his marbles, including the Lutz that was the only thing he had left from his dad’s stuff, just to be able to do what Frank did.
He straightened from where he’d been peering around the rear corner of the movie theater. Cupping his hands around his mouth, he whisper-called back, “All clear!”
Frank cast one more glance up the street, then ducked into the darker alley, walking the first couple st
