Darkness Descends by J.C. Kavanagh

Author:J.C. Kavanagh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cross over and climbing to sleep, paranormal adventure dream world for teens, queen of the bullies, sequel to award winning twisted climb novel, snakes and spiders and canoe water adventures, teen female bully, teen rescue team work
Publisher: BWL Publishing Inc.

Chapter 16

Drunk on a Slinky

It was a quiet night at the Mortimer household – only Max was home. Friday nights were usually spent under the neon lights of a football stadium, cheering on Junior’s team, and this night was no exception. Max had declined, though, citing a homework assignment. He was normally an unconvincing liar, but this time his contrived excuse was accepted by the family. Self-assigned homework counts as homework, right?

By 11 p.m., Max had explored every Internet search engine he knew to find headlines or articles of any female child recently admitted to the hospital in a comatose state. He began his search within the county and, when that brought ‘0’ results, he extended it, section by section, across the country. If a young girl was taken to the hospital in such a state, it had not been reported as ‘news.’ Maybe Connor lives in a different country? Max stretched and yawned, determined to think of something, anything, that would provide a clue to Connor’s whereabouts.

Sighing, he prepared for bed, accepting his search failure. He was certain of one thing, though: tonight would be a night of travelling to Dick’s dream world. In anticipation, Max pulled the General Jaxxon shirt over his head and smoothed it over his chest. His mind embraced the motivational invincibility that the shirt evoked and he tapped his chest with a fist. I am, I really am, invincible.

Lying down, Max kept his body rigid and his eyes open until sleep stole upon him, its lethargic fog melting all willpower to remain alert. He closed his eyes and succumbed to sleep’s call.

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