Jasper went forward and grabbed Cody’s shoulder. He found two bugs in the boy’s clothes. He threw the bugs to the ground and stepped on them, “I bet they can’t hear us now.”

Cody looked at him calmly, “Do you still think you can run away?”

Jasper pulled the boy away. “If I can’t run away, I’ll drag you down to hell with me.”

The hatred on Jasper’s face became stronger, “If it were not for you and your sister, your Mom would have been mine a long time ago. I’d waited ...