"When the girl at the squat got her throat slit, and Jacob got marked, Nix had only been in Portland for less than a year. During that time, he had purchased a SpongeBob sleeping bag from Goodwill and was beginning to feel a sense of safety."
"However, this fragile feeling was disrupted by the recurring disturbances, like a dust roll appearing every other week, which kept Nix on edge and prevented genuine comfort."