Fight Or Flight
“They’d arrived at the house, Kelsey awake and fine, if groggy, and once Regan discovered how truly isolated they were—the bungalow was a mile up a private dirt lane twenty miles from the nearest town with no TV, phone, internet access, or cell signal—she finally relaxed.
The kids didn’t, of course. After the first day, which they spent sleeping and chopping wood and preparing meals and discussing the little they knew of their situation, all three were going stir crazy. The one saving grace was ...the stereo system and collection of CDs in the master bedroom upstairs, and on the second day the kids remained up there, listening to music, dancing, and hopefully nothing else. In the meantime, Tyler insisted Regan rest until the dark circles disappeared. He prescribed soaks in the hot tub—alone—a novel, and more sleep than she’d managed since Kelsey left for school. When she stopped fighting him and succumbed, she found her injuries finally began to heal, aches and pains faded, and her mind cleared.MoreLess
The kids didn’t, of course. After the first day, which they spent sleeping and chopping wood and preparing meals and discussing the little they knew of their situation, all three were going stir crazy. The one saving grace was ...the stereo system and collection of CDs in the master bedroom upstairs, and on the second day the kids remained up there, listening to music, dancing, and hopefully nothing else. In the meantime, Tyler insisted Regan rest until the dark circles disappeared. He prescribed soaks in the hot tub—alone—a novel, and more sleep than she’d managed since Kelsey left for school. When she stopped fighting him and succumbed, she found her injuries finally began to heal, aches and pains faded, and her mind cleared.MoreLess
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