The Clock Winked (The Sagittan Chronicles book 2)
“Salve opened his eyes. He peered through the crack between the trashcan and wall and sighed with relief. He could only see their backs, barely visible through the rain, receding into the dark night.
He stood slowly and looked around. The street appeared to be empty.
“I think I’ll stick to safe news stories,” he muttered to himself, walking hastily towards his apartment. “If I don’t, I might find myself upside down and rather uncomfortable inside a trashcan. Or worse, dead.”
As he walked, the ra...in stayed steady, a solid roar in the tenuous night.
Salve climbed the stairs to his apartment and slowly unlocked the door. He dried himself off, put on his rubber ducky pajamas, and prepared a cup of hot chocolate.
“What were they talking about?” he muttered to himself. “A monkey? He found it? Was it hiding? Where’d he find it? A zoo?”
He sat down in his living room chair and put his feet up on the ottoman. The cup of tea rested on the arm of the chair; a wisp of steam rose of the top.MoreLess
He stood slowly and looked around. The street appeared to be empty.
“I think I’ll stick to safe news stories,” he muttered to himself, walking hastily towards his apartment. “If I don’t, I might find myself upside down and rather uncomfortable inside a trashcan. Or worse, dead.”
As he walked, the ra...in stayed steady, a solid roar in the tenuous night.
Salve climbed the stairs to his apartment and slowly unlocked the door. He dried himself off, put on his rubber ducky pajamas, and prepared a cup of hot chocolate.
“What were they talking about?” he muttered to himself. “A monkey? He found it? Was it hiding? Where’d he find it? A zoo?”
He sat down in his living room chair and put his feet up on the ottoman. The cup of tea rested on the arm of the chair; a wisp of steam rose of the top.MoreLess
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