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CHAPTER 22 IS BILLY CRAZY?

Nate jumped to his feet, his features twisted in a rage. With a frightening roar, he grabbed Billy by the shoulders.

“No—stop!” Irene pleaded.

“What did you do to her?” Nate shrieked, spitting in Billy’s face in his fury. “Are you sick? Are you sick?”

A low groan from the sand made everyone freeze.

Billy turned and saw Lynette’s eyelids flutter. She turned her head and groaned again.

“She’s alive!” Nate cried happily. He let go of Billy and dropped down beside her again. “Lynette? Are you okay? Did Billy hurt you?”

She gazed up, dazed, still unable to speak.

“I didn’t do anything!” Billy insisted shrilly. “It was that vampire. I tried to save her from that vampire!”

Nate glared up at him. “I’m warning you, Billy. Get away from here,” he said through clenched teeth.

“I warned you that Jon was a vampire,” Billy told Nate. “He dragged Lynette here. But I fought him off. I didn’t hurt her, Nate. I saved her life. You’ve got to believe me!”

Billy heard Irene utter a “tsk-tsk” behind him.

“You’re crazy, Billy,” Nate cried, still on his knees beside his sister. “All this vampire talk is crazy. And sick. You left the mental hospital too soon. You’re still sick. Now, get away from here. Go get help. Get yourself some help. Or I’ll pound you. I really will.”

“You’ve got to believe me!” Billy pleaded. “You’ve—”

Lynette opened her eyes wide. She sat up groggily, staring around. “Where am I?”

“Lynette will tell you the whole thing,” Billy insisted desperately. “Lynette will tell you about Jon, about how he dragged her out here to the beach.”

Nate leaned over his sister. “Is it true?”

“Tell him,” Billy pleaded. “Tell him, Lynette. Tell him about the vampire.”

Lynette blinked several times. She shook her head hard as if trying to see clearly. “I . . . can’t remember,” she said finally in a tiny voice.

“Tell him what happened. Please!” Billy insisted.

“I was in Swanny’s,” Lynette said, thinking hard. “I was playing a Ninja Turtles game. And . . . that’s all I remember.”

“You don’t remember Jon?” Billy demanded weakly. “Tell him about Jon, Lynette. About the tall boy dressed in black. He pulled you out here to the beach—remember?”

Lynette shook her head. “I remember seeing him in Swanny’s. But I don’t remember anything else.” Tears welled in her eyes. “I don’t remember coming out here.”

Nate turned accusingly to Billy.

“She doesn’t remember because Jon clouded her mind,” Billy told him. “He clouded her mind. That’s why she was lying unconscious on the beach. The vampire—”

“I’m going to cloud your mind!” Nate cried, jumping to his feet.

“It was the vampire!” Billy screamed. “You’ve got to believe—”

He didn’t finish his frantic cry—because Nate’s fist came crashing into his jaw.

 

 



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