A Little More Dead
“A far-off ringing in Paul’s ears refused to go away but he’d grown to like it. Every now and then, it diverted his twisted thoughts from the grim situation at hand.
“Get away from me,” he said without meeting Dan’s solemn eyes.
“You don’t have to do this,” Dan whispered, resting his hands on his knees next to Paul, who’d been sitting in the same orange armchair for hours watching his wife sleep. In the candle’s jumpy light, her eyes looked like pools of tar, the purple veins running through her... face like skinny worms.
Paul didn’t respond. He couldn’t believe it had even come to this conversation. He couldn’t believe Dan was even close to being fucking serious. But the verdict was in.
“Paul,” Dan started.
“If you don’t get the fuck away from me, I’ll kill you too.”
Dan dropped his head and let it hang, a defeated sigh rushing from his lips. “Okay.” He stood back up and walked out to find Wendy, who was busy hiding in the kitchen and trying to be quiet.MoreLess
“Get away from me,” he said without meeting Dan’s solemn eyes.
“You don’t have to do this,” Dan whispered, resting his hands on his knees next to Paul, who’d been sitting in the same orange armchair for hours watching his wife sleep. In the candle’s jumpy light, her eyes looked like pools of tar, the purple veins running through her... face like skinny worms.
Paul didn’t respond. He couldn’t believe it had even come to this conversation. He couldn’t believe Dan was even close to being fucking serious. But the verdict was in.
“Paul,” Dan started.
“If you don’t get the fuck away from me, I’ll kill you too.”
Dan dropped his head and let it hang, a defeated sigh rushing from his lips. “Okay.” He stood back up and walked out to find Wendy, who was busy hiding in the kitchen and trying to be quiet.MoreLess
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