Back On Solid Ground
““Eli,” she whispered from the doorway. He rolled over but didn’t open his eyes. “Eli,” she said a little louder, walking over to the bed.
“What?” he said, with his eyes closed. Stacy sat down on the bed. “Niki and Jason left.”
“Okay,” he said, falling back to sleep. Stacy tried again. “Eli.”
“Go away Stacy,” he said into his pillow.
“When are you going to wake up?”
He groaned and rolled over, “Later.”
“Later when?”
Eli turned over and opened his eyes. They were squinty and his hair was... a mess. “All right Stacy, I’m awake,” he said irritably. “Now tell me what you came in here to tell me, so I can go back to sleep.”
“I want you to wake up and visit with me.”
“Seriously?”
Eli dropped his head back onto the bed and covered it with the pillow.
“Come on Eli. This house is so lonely when there’s nobody around.”
“Stacy, I went to bed really late. I’m tired,” he said, his voice muffled from the pillow. “Go bother Carlos.”MoreLess
“What?” he said, with his eyes closed. Stacy sat down on the bed. “Niki and Jason left.”
“Okay,” he said, falling back to sleep. Stacy tried again. “Eli.”
“Go away Stacy,” he said into his pillow.
“When are you going to wake up?”
He groaned and rolled over, “Later.”
“Later when?”
Eli turned over and opened his eyes. They were squinty and his hair was... a mess. “All right Stacy, I’m awake,” he said irritably. “Now tell me what you came in here to tell me, so I can go back to sleep.”
“I want you to wake up and visit with me.”
“Seriously?”
Eli dropped his head back onto the bed and covered it with the pillow.
“Come on Eli. This house is so lonely when there’s nobody around.”
“Stacy, I went to bed really late. I’m tired,” he said, his voice muffled from the pillow. “Go bother Carlos.”MoreLess
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