Graveyard Shift

A scout had been situated on a hill overlooking the St. Michael's School ever since Jesse's meeting with Harrowheart. The instructions were unusual, but unquestioned. All the Rotten trusted Jesse's judgement and plans and it was rare they required explanation for anything being done. It was always for the good of the gang. Jesse always knew what to do and how to do it.

It was eight days before the scout came to his room and reported what he'd been waiting for. Early that morning, a procession of the school's delinquents had been spotted carrying a shrouded bundle outside their walls, leaving it buried at the base of the hill.

Six hours after sundown, Jesse strapped a shovel and a pack full of plastic containers to his back and left the subway.

( Oh Reverend, please, can I chew your ear? I've become what I most fear )