Shawn, Delilah: The End is the Beginning
"That's what I'm saying. I mean...that's what I mean too!" Bradford said, trying to explain things to Shawn in a pleading tone.
"They're scared. I'm scared too. I'm scared because I don't know if Mr. Cherrywinks, or the Fortune Teller or Hogwash is going to show up in my closet and put me in some kind of old potato sack and then, I don't know, kidnap me or kill me. That's a real possibility." Bradford winced as he spoke as if the idea of that happening actually hurt him. His great, magnified eyes blinked as he continued on.
"I mean, aren't you worried Shawn? Shouldn't everyone be worried? Especially now. Especially since something is going on with Fortune Teller. I know you feel it too. I see things happening. Things are breaking and people are complaining and things feel like their getting worse." Bradford intoned, forgetting or not caring that other kids were around and speaking almost entirely to Shawn. His hands were gesturing all over the place as he spoke, wildly expressing thoughts that until then had never been spoken between them.
"Whose going to feel the effect of everything that's going on? Do you think Cherrywinks is just going to hide while they hunt him down. While the Order takes care of him?"