Two steps, then silence. She didn't need to look up to know he was gone. Some day, she reflected, she was going to learn that emo dudes who hung out on roofs at night while wearing black and brooding were exactly as advertised. On that day, perhaps she'd stop seeing that advertisement as catnip.

For now, Steph curled up next to the chimney and put her head on her knees and stayed there until it was full night.