Night Runner
“My dreams were frantic and confused. I couldn’t find anyone. Everywhere there was shadow and fog and the sound of bat wings. I could feel an evil presence hunting me, but the more I ran, the closer it seemed to come.
It ended when Charlie ripped open the door of the shed the next day. I could hear his heart. It was doing a drum solo. He was so agitated, he actually pulled the latch right out of the door frame.
“We’ve got a problem,” he said.
The sun was still up, and light was bouncing all over... the place, so we had at least two problems. I buried myself under my sleeping bag and waited until he closed the door.
“Suki just called,” he said. He made it sound like a bad thing. “The cops were there. They’re on their way over right now. We’ve got to get you out of here. They could arrive any second.”
I stood up and grabbed my shirt. Then I started looking for my father’s journal. As soon as I’d found it, I lifted a corner of the garbage bag that Charlie had stapled over the window frame.MoreLess
It ended when Charlie ripped open the door of the shed the next day. I could hear his heart. It was doing a drum solo. He was so agitated, he actually pulled the latch right out of the door frame.
“We’ve got a problem,” he said.
The sun was still up, and light was bouncing all over... the place, so we had at least two problems. I buried myself under my sleeping bag and waited until he closed the door.
“Suki just called,” he said. He made it sound like a bad thing. “The cops were there. They’re on their way over right now. We’ve got to get you out of here. They could arrive any second.”
I stood up and grabbed my shirt. Then I started looking for my father’s journal. As soon as I’d found it, I lifted a corner of the garbage bag that Charlie had stapled over the window frame.MoreLess
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