A Sudden Light: a Novel
“My neck was stiff from sleeping in the chair and the lantern had burned through its fuel, so the room was dim with filtered dawn light. I stood up and stretched. I didn’t remember falling asleep. I just remembered reading and reading and then being awake. I rubbed my eyes and glanced around the room and was startled by a man standing in the corner.
“What the hell?” I whispered, totally freaked out.
He stood in the darkness, completely still like maybe he thought he was invisible or something. B...ut I could clearly see him. He wore a long coat and a hat with the brim pulled down so I couldn’t see his face for the shadows. He was tall and of slight build. For a moment, I almost convinced myself he was a trick of my eyes, nothing more than an elaborate shadow, but then he moved his hand and I saw he was real.
“How did you get in here?” I asked. “Who are you?”
I took a step toward him, and the shadow of his coat fluttered. I took another step, and then, as if stirred by a breeze, he dissipated like smoke.MoreLess
“What the hell?” I whispered, totally freaked out.
He stood in the darkness, completely still like maybe he thought he was invisible or something. B...ut I could clearly see him. He wore a long coat and a hat with the brim pulled down so I couldn’t see his face for the shadows. He was tall and of slight build. For a moment, I almost convinced myself he was a trick of my eyes, nothing more than an elaborate shadow, but then he moved his hand and I saw he was real.
“How did you get in here?” I asked. “Who are you?”
I took a step toward him, and the shadow of his coat fluttered. I took another step, and then, as if stirred by a breeze, he dissipated like smoke.MoreLess
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