came-back

Drake__ dead,_ Astrid said. __ead people don__ come back. Let__ not be ridiculous.__oward made a derisive snort. __kay. That__ as far as I go with you on this, Sammy boy._ He made a hand-washing gesture.Astrid slammed her palm on the table, surprising even herself. __omebody better tell me what all these back-and-forth looks are about.___rittney,_ Howard said, spitting the name out like it was poison. __he came back. Sam had her and stuck her with Brianna, and told me not to talk about it.___rittney?_ Astrid said, confused.Howard said, __eah. You know, like dead-girl Brittney? Way dead? Dead a long time and buried a long time and suddenly she__ sitting in my house chatting? That Brittney._____ still not___ell, Astrid,_ Howard said, __ guess we just found the limits of your big old genius brain. Point is that someone who was very seriously dead is suddenly not so dead anymore.___ut_,_ Astrid started. __ut Drake___s dead as Brittney,_ Howard said. __hich might be a slight problem, since Brittney isn__ exactly dead herself.