"Do it, Rachel!" Zoe encouraged. "It feels great." It felt as much of a rush as beating up a huge man in a giant haunted house. She guessed her perspectives were a little skewed, but now wasn't the time for self-analysis. Now was the time for violence.

Maybe if they hit him hard enough he'd lose all power of speech, he'd never make it to court. It was a brutal thought, but the way Greg was talking, Zoe felt she needed to be brutal.

Rachel hit him, even though Danny said she didn't have to. She hit him because she wanted to, because she and Zoe were spurring each other on, because nothing could touch them. Because no one was allowed to talk about Danny like that.