"Too bad there's a goddamn demon out there," Kathy grumbled. "Can I just...can I tell you about what it's been like? These past weeks? I mean, beyond the sleeplessness or the boredom or the hyper-vigilance? Just some of the...the...bullshit I've been dealing with?"

She could feel something like bile rising up in her throat. She was hoping that if she made it words, it wouldn't turn to vomit.