An orange Ford Mustang GT skid to an abrupt stop before the building entrance, then impatiently revved its engine. To be clear, it wasn’t Stan, the kid in the driver’s seat, who was impatient, it was the car. Stan had his palms clutched against his ears but even the radio blaring ’N Sync could not drown out the incessant exposition emanating from the backseat.
“Then Edwood tried to get away from me,” Bela continued ceaselessly, “but I followed him across the country—”
“We’re here,” Stan interrupted with what Bela detected was a sharp tone.
“But I haven’t even gotten all the way through Book Two yet,” she said, pushing the front seat forward so she could squeeze out.
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