Carrie

Stephen King
Part O ne
B lo o d S port
N ew s i te m f r o m t h e W esto ver ( M e.) w eek ly E nte rp ris e , A ugust 1 9, 1 966 :
R A IN O F S T O N ES R EPO RTED
I t w as r e lia b ly r e p o rte d b y s e v era l p ers o ns t h at a r a in o f s to nes f e ll f ro m a c le ar b lu e s k y o n C arli n S tr e et i n t h e t o w n o f C ham berla in
o n A ugust 1 7th . T he s to n es f e ll p rin cip all y o n t h e h om e o f M rs M arg are t W hite , d am ag in g t h e r o o f e x te n siv ely a n d r u in in g t w o
g utt e rs a n d a d o w nsp out v alu ed a t a p p ro xim ate ly $ 25 . M rs W hite , a w id o w , l iv es w ith h er t h re e-y ear-o ld d au gh te r, C arie tta .
M rs W hite c o uld n ot b e r e ach ed f o r c o m m en t.
N ob ody w as r e ally s u rp ris e d w hen i t h ap pen ed , n ot r e ally , n ot a t t h e s u bco n sc io u s l e v el w here s a v ag e t h in gs g ro w . O n t h e s u rf a ce, a ll
th e g ir ls i n t h e s h ow er r o o m w ere s h ock ed , t h rille d , a sh am ed , o r s im ply g la d t h at t h e W hite b itc h h ad t a k en i t i n t h e m outh a g ain .
S om e o f t h em m ig ht a ls o h av e c la im ed s u rp ris e , b ut o f c o u rs e t h eir c la im w as u ntr u e. C arr ie h ad b een g oin g t o s c h o ol w ith s o m e o f
t h em s in ce t h e f ir s t g ra d e, a n d t h is h ad b een b u ild in g s in ce t h at t i m e, b uild in g s lo w ly a n d i m m uta b ly , i n a cco rd an ce w ith a ll t h e l a w s
t h at g o vern h um an n atu re , b uild in g w ith a ll t h e s te ad in ess o f a c h ain r e actio n a p pro ach in g c ritic al m ass.
W hat n o ne o f t h em k new , o f c o urs e , w as t h at C arrie W hit e w as t e le k in etic .
G ra ffiti s c ra tc h ed o n a d esk o f t h e B ark er S tr e et G ra m m
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