"Might not be your first choice, but you've got shit luck, don't you?" And now he goes from holding Eddie against the door to shoving him down to the ground instead. Dust curls up and floats for a moment between them.

"And you're not my first choice to meet in this sorry ass city either, just so you know. I hear Carver and the other jocks talk about you, about how you have that cult shit. Wouldn't put it past you to be a real freak."