“Two’s right,” Daniel said.

Thomas swung his head around.

“Two of us,” Daniel said.

“I’m the second.”

A car went by at the end of the block, its headlights sweeping across the porch and gone again.

Thomas lifted the glass, thought better of it, and put it down on the railing.

“So tell me what she said on this call,” he said.

“She told us there was a snake in her room,” María said.