By the time Mikey got to the gray house, Derek had already gone inside. After deciding whether he should go in or not, Mikey grabbed the door handle and turned it. But it was locked. How did Derek get in? Could it be that when someone was in search of clothes, all doors were open to them, so that they could easily get to them? Mikey wasn't sure, but one thing was clear. He wasn't going to be able to stop Derek from taking someone's place.
Mikey walked out to the mailbox and checked the name on it, which was Brewer. Mikey didn't know the Brewers. He had no idea who Derek had taken the place of.
A moment later, Mikey heard the house door open. He turned and saw Derek, but now he was dressed in oversized clothing, that draped over his thin body. He walked in the direction of the high school as if nothing was wrong.
From what Derek was wearing, Mikey figured that the person he needed to stop was probably very large. But other than that, he didn't have much to go on. Now he wished he had brought the stone with him. Then he could've wished to know who the next person was, just like what he did with Derek.
This was all getting out of control.
