The Haunting of Emily Stone
“Get your lazy arse out of bed!”
With the curtains still closed, the room was mostly dark despite the sunlight outside. After a moment, footsteps could be heard thumping up the stairs, and finally the door was flung open as Joyce Stone burst in. She immediately headed over to the window and pulled the curtains open, letting sunlight stream through as she breathed out more smoke from her cigarette.
“Come on, you,” she continued, turning to look over at the bed, “that's enough laziness for... one morning. Up.”
She waited half a second.
“Are you deaf?” she shouted, grabbing the bottom of the duvet and pulling it away, to reveal Emily on her side, curled up in a ball as if she was trying to make herself as small as possible. “Downstairs! Now!”
She waited, with her cigarette still in her mouth, but Emily didn't even turn to look at her.
“Alright,”MoreLess
With the curtains still closed, the room was mostly dark despite the sunlight outside. After a moment, footsteps could be heard thumping up the stairs, and finally the door was flung open as Joyce Stone burst in. She immediately headed over to the window and pulled the curtains open, letting sunlight stream through as she breathed out more smoke from her cigarette.
“Come on, you,” she continued, turning to look over at the bed, “that's enough laziness for... one morning. Up.”
She waited half a second.
“Are you deaf?” she shouted, grabbing the bottom of the duvet and pulling it away, to reveal Emily on her side, curled up in a ball as if she was trying to make herself as small as possible. “Downstairs! Now!”
She waited, with her cigarette still in her mouth, but Emily didn't even turn to look at her.
“Alright,”MoreLess
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