Cruz gibbered in incoherent terror, nonsense sounds, the urgent need to flee all but irresistible. And suddenly Shade was gone! There was a sudden sharp gust of wind and a loud crack! Cruz heard the heavy sound of bodies falling on grass, and to her amazement, the two punks were on their backs.

  The Shade-not-Shade creature stood vibrating between Cruz and the fallen men, vibrating like she’d grabbed a power line. A buzzing sound came from her, like a large mosquito.

  “Sorry. Need. To. Talk. MoreslowlyIguess,” Shade said in a voice that sounded syrupy, like someone slowing the replay on an audio file. “I. Did it!”

Monster, Chapter 6