23 WE HAD TO WAIT till my parents were asleep. Then I put on a jacket and we silently sneaked out of the house. It was a cool, windy night. The bushes and trees all shivered and shook. The cold air helped refresh me. We walked for miles, keeping in the shadows, darting through front yards. We hid whenever we saw the headlights of a car approaching. “What are we doing?” I asked. “Where are we?” I didn't recognize the neighborhood. We had passed all the houses. Squinting into the darkness, now I could see only woods and fields. Nicky grabbed my shoulder. “Look up,” he said. He tilted my head upward. I gazed into the black sky. “I don't see anything,” I said. “That's the point,” Tara said. “No stars, no moon. This is the darkest night of the month. No moon tonight.” “The darkest night,” I muttered. “Do you think this is what the old storyteller meant?” “Could be,” Tara replied. “And where are you taking me?” I asked again. They both pointed to a small sign attached to a wooden fence post.
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