Stice stuck to the window — "Then plus I think something bit…"
‘Then plus I think something bit me. On the back of the head here, some bug that knew I was helpless and couldn’t see.’ Stice dug again at the red area behind his ear. There was a kind of weltish bump there. It wasn’t in a vampire-related area of the neck.
Context
A small creepy rider on the night's phenomena: an invisible agent that "knew I was helpless," leaving a real welt. The narrator's deadpan forensic aside — checking the bite against vampire protocol — keeps the paranormal frame running even in the scene's comedy.