Tempest
“I woke up suddenly, without any trigger other than a bad feeling, or maybe I had been dreaming and didn’t remember what it was about. The recliner nearly tipped over when I shot up, my eyes darting around the room. Holly was still curled up on the couch, right where I’d left her hours ago. I pulled the blanket over her shoulders and walked down the hall to my room.
Adam was passed out sideways across my bed, probably feeling the beginnings of a hangover after all the champagne he drank during t...he party. The second I closed my bedroom door and took a few steps down the hall, I heard voices coming from the kitchen.
“I don’t see why we have any reason to push him.” Dad’s voice.
I stepped as quietly as possible toward the kitchen. The hall closet door had been left open and I slid into the crack of space behind it.
“He’s lying to us. What reason would he have to lie if he hasn’t been recruited by the opposition?” That voice belonged to Chief Marshall. It was impossible not to recognize the deep authoritative tone.MoreLess
Adam was passed out sideways across my bed, probably feeling the beginnings of a hangover after all the champagne he drank during t...he party. The second I closed my bedroom door and took a few steps down the hall, I heard voices coming from the kitchen.
“I don’t see why we have any reason to push him.” Dad’s voice.
I stepped as quietly as possible toward the kitchen. The hall closet door had been left open and I slid into the crack of space behind it.
“He’s lying to us. What reason would he have to lie if he hasn’t been recruited by the opposition?” That voice belonged to Chief Marshall. It was impossible not to recognize the deep authoritative tone.MoreLess
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