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MELANIES POV
"You're positive that was Dart." Lucas asked.
We didn't know what else to do other than head back to Steve's car along the train tracks, and we could figure out the rest from there.
Since we left the junkyard, my hand had separated from Steve's and my heart rate had slowed down, but I still stayed by his side. Both of us were still jumpy but didn't want to worry the kids, so we just stood close to each other. At one point, I had to tie my shoe and he stopped so that he wouldn't be leaving me. Although the action was small, it heated up my cheeks.
"Yes," Dustin told his friend. He was on my other side with Lucas and Max right behind us. He had the same exact yellow pattern on his butt."
"How did you even catch that?" I asked, already not being able to remember everything that had happened. My mind was a little fuzzy. It had gone by in a flash. I lift my head in Max's direction when the sound of her voice was heard.
"He was tiny two days ago." Max said.
"Well, he's molted three times already." Dustin said, thinking back to Dart shedding his skin.
"Malted?" Steve asked, very confused. The confusion was not only clear in his tone but also on his face.
"Molted," Dustin corrected impatiently. "Shed his skin to make room for growth, like hornworms."
"When's he gonna molt again?" Max asked. Lucas and Dustin had brought flashlights with them, meaning we had some light and could see if anything was coming. There were only three, though, so the boys all carried one. "It's gotta be soon," I answered her. It had been almost a day since we locked Dart in the cellar, and he shed in there, so I assumed it would be in the next few hours.
"When he does, he'll be fully grown,"Dustin said. "Or close to it. And so will his friends."
"Yeah, and he's gonna eat a lot more than just cats," Steve muttered. I sighed, still sad about Mews, and Steve noticed. "Sorry."
"Wait!" Lucas stepped in front of Dustin, stopping us all. "A cat?" Dustin stepped back, his eyes wide.
"Dart ate a cat?" "No, what?" Dustin said guiltily. "No!"
