wescool
Mid-November 1966. Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Lorraine Belmont is anxious. Rumors of a dark, winged beast with piercing red eyes have been clamoring through town. Her friends, her little brother, even the town police chief claim to have seen it. But for Lorraine, life goes on as normal in the midst of all the excitement. Senior year exams, pep club meetings, planning for the winter social, and a part time job at the pharmacy soda fountain have kept her busy. Although nothing has occupied as much of her time as the boy she's hiding in a rundown shed in her backyard. The boy with the silver hair, the odd way of speaking, and the shiny red goggles. But while Lorraine tries to navigate the responsibilities of her final year of high school with the eccentric interloper constantly trying to leave the somewhat hidden confines of her shed, a group of serious looking men have descended on Point Pleasant. The unmarked, shiny, black cars they drive are nearly silent and the men have an ability to appear almost out of thin air. Always at the worst possible time. Can Lorriane help her mysterious guest avoid capture and find his way back where he came from? What are the stoic, fancy suited men really looking for? What will the theme of the winter social be? Come what may, this will be a time that the residents of Point Pleasant will be talking about for the rest of their lives. Well, the ones who survive most certainly will.