The Awakening
“I’m up, give me a minute!” Mike rolled from his bed, groaning, peering in the dim light to see his watch. Six-thirty? I’m gonna die. Or throw up. The door to his office shook again with someone’s pounding and he could hear his name being called.
He pulled his boots on and tried to tuck his shirt in, but he had slept in his clothes and nothing seemed to fit. He gave up and went through the office. Spotting his cigarettes on his desk, he grabbed them and lit one while he opened the door.
“What’s ...wrong? At this time of the morning, it had better be good,” Mike growled.
“It’s Pat Sims, Paul’s wife, Mike. We found her this morning and thought we better tell you about it. I think she’s gone crazy.” The man talking was Ned Hannerlan, one of the farmers that lived near the Sim’s place. With him was his wife and two other farmers.
Mike shook his head, trying to clear it. “Wait, hold on, you found Pat? Where’s Paul?” He could feel something uncomfortable in his stomach.MoreLess
He pulled his boots on and tried to tuck his shirt in, but he had slept in his clothes and nothing seemed to fit. He gave up and went through the office. Spotting his cigarettes on his desk, he grabbed them and lit one while he opened the door.
“What’s ...wrong? At this time of the morning, it had better be good,” Mike growled.
“It’s Pat Sims, Paul’s wife, Mike. We found her this morning and thought we better tell you about it. I think she’s gone crazy.” The man talking was Ned Hannerlan, one of the farmers that lived near the Sim’s place. With him was his wife and two other farmers.
Mike shook his head, trying to clear it. “Wait, hold on, you found Pat? Where’s Paul?” He could feel something uncomfortable in his stomach.MoreLess
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