Drought (2014)
“Bryan!’ Next to him, Marjorie stirred and snuffled and then said, ‘What’s all that noise?’ Marjorie could usually sleep through anything, even a late-night barbecue next door, or the most catastrophic of thunderstorms, but the chiming and the knocking and the shouting were so persistent that even she had woken up.
Bryan switched on his bedside lamp. ‘Sounds like Luis,’ he said. ‘What the hell does Luis want, at this hour?’ He frowned at his alarm-clock and saw that it was only three twenty-one in the morning.
The knocking and the shouting continued. ‘Bryan! Bryan! You need to wake up! It’s happened to us now!’ Bryan eased himself out of bed and went across to the chair by the window to pick up his maroon cotton robe. Marjorie said, ‘Whatever it is, Bry, take it with a pinch of salt. You know how excitable Luis can get.’ Bryan lifted his hand in acknowledgement and then walked along the corridor to the front door. There was a frosted glass panel in the top of the door, and he could see... Luis bobbing up and down behind it.MoreLess
Bryan switched on his bedside lamp. ‘Sounds like Luis,’ he said. ‘What the hell does Luis want, at this hour?’ He frowned at his alarm-clock and saw that it was only three twenty-one in the morning.
The knocking and the shouting continued. ‘Bryan! Bryan! You need to wake up! It’s happened to us now!’ Bryan eased himself out of bed and went across to the chair by the window to pick up his maroon cotton robe. Marjorie said, ‘Whatever it is, Bry, take it with a pinch of salt. You know how excitable Luis can get.’ Bryan lifted his hand in acknowledgement and then walked along the corridor to the front door. There was a frosted glass panel in the top of the door, and he could see... Luis bobbing up and down behind it.MoreLess
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