Unmanned (2007)
Unmanned
“—J. D. Solberg I LET HARLEQUIN SLEEP on my bed that night. Okay, he sleeps on my bed every night, but sometimes he has the decency to wait until I’m asleep before sneaking onto the mattress and draping himself over my legs. Sometimes I resent it. Usually about the time the lower half of my body goes numb. But this time I was kind of grateful for his company.
It was still early when he dropped a paw over my face, inadvertently waking me up. I pushed out from under his sandpaper pad and glanced at the clock. Five forty-two. Dragging myself out of bed, I made use of the toilet while simultaneously blowing my nose, then I stumbled into the kitchen for a drink of water. I glanced out the window as I guzzled. The world was softening a little around the edges, turning a lighter shade of black. All seemed well. Traffic is nonexistent at this time of day. A cat of nondescript lineage ambled saucily down Owens Avenue, past the Sheridans’ giant jade and the dark car parked— My mind screeched to ...a halt and rewound at top speed as I jerked my attention to the vehicle across the street.MoreLess
It was still early when he dropped a paw over my face, inadvertently waking me up. I pushed out from under his sandpaper pad and glanced at the clock. Five forty-two. Dragging myself out of bed, I made use of the toilet while simultaneously blowing my nose, then I stumbled into the kitchen for a drink of water. I glanced out the window as I guzzled. The world was softening a little around the edges, turning a lighter shade of black. All seemed well. Traffic is nonexistent at this time of day. A cat of nondescript lineage ambled saucily down Owens Avenue, past the Sheridans’ giant jade and the dark car parked— My mind screeched to ...a halt and rewound at top speed as I jerked my attention to the vehicle across the street.MoreLess
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