![]() ![]() I couldn’t get away from them entirely, of course. ![]() I had no desire to encounter the three of them out there in the wilds, making their stupid plans, buying into each other’s fantasies, and communing with the monster from their dreams. On weekends I kept well away from the Shadows. Paul tried to go along for James’ sake, but one scary experience too many proved too much for even his noble intentions, leading to their ultimate estrangement. They had a penchant for dark tales and soon captivated James with their game of lucid dreaming as an escape from their hopeless-seeming small town. Charlie was the kind of sly, skulking kid easily labeled as creepy by his peers, and Billy was his sullen, weapons-obsessed sidekick. Paul would have been more thrilled if the two boys were anyone besides Charlie Crabtree and Billy Roberts. ![]() When Paul stood up for him at school one day, they were both surprised to find two other boys closing ranks to support them. Poor James was the kind of kid who attracted bullies. When he and James enrolled together in a new school, he vowed to take care of his best friend, but soon found his resolve tested in a wholly unexpected way. Paul Adams was once your average fifteen-year-old boy, not particularly outstanding at anything, with a stern father and a loving mom and a timid best friend named James. ![]()
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