Sky On Fire
“I became aware that I was lying facedown on the linoleum. I tried to move and the pain in my shoulders and quads was unbearable.
I realized I was hog-tied.
Jake had hog-tied me.
I was groggy, and for a moment I just lay there.
Blood from my mouth was sticking my cheek to the inside of the air mask. Slowly I used my tongue to loosen the bond. I felt around in my mouth for broken teeth. There were definitely a couple of teeth missing.
My glasses were gone. Broken, no doubt. Awesome.
I breathed in..., taking a good long draw of the moist, clammy air filtered into the mask.
Jake and Astrid came close, arguing.
“I’m telling you, I was walking around the store. I was going to try the intercom in the back when I heard the noise.”
“Why were you coming back anyway?” Astrid asked, her voice muffled through her own air mask.
“’Cause I missed you. Why do you think? I felt terrible I left that way. I really did.”
“You probably just came back because you ran out of drugs,” Astrid hissed.MoreLess
I realized I was hog-tied.
Jake had hog-tied me.
I was groggy, and for a moment I just lay there.
Blood from my mouth was sticking my cheek to the inside of the air mask. Slowly I used my tongue to loosen the bond. I felt around in my mouth for broken teeth. There were definitely a couple of teeth missing.
My glasses were gone. Broken, no doubt. Awesome.
I breathed in..., taking a good long draw of the moist, clammy air filtered into the mask.
Jake and Astrid came close, arguing.
“I’m telling you, I was walking around the store. I was going to try the intercom in the back when I heard the noise.”
“Why were you coming back anyway?” Astrid asked, her voice muffled through her own air mask.
“’Cause I missed you. Why do you think? I felt terrible I left that way. I really did.”
“You probably just came back because you ran out of drugs,” Astrid hissed.MoreLess
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