Listen To Me Speak Trilogy by Victor Dark

Author:Victor Dark [Dark, Victor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jolly Publisher
Published: 2016-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Karen was gone when John woke up the next morning, his entire body in pain, and his muscles screaming bloody murder. His temples throbbed, his head feeling like an entire demolition crew blowing parts of his brain to threads as they worked tirelessly at causing the greatest amount of pain conceivable.

He rolled out of bed in the darkness and reached out to pull back the drapes, expecting a little bit of sunlight to lighten his mood. All he got were grey skies and the soft trickle of rain. He called out to Karen, and when he received no reply, quietly thanked the Gods for it. He had wanted to be alone, especially after they had spent the entire day not talking.

Look on the bright side, Johnny boy. The book’s almost done.

He felt like he had cheated the muses a bit, going back on his promise to push Karen away, his wife relentless in her quest to stay. She hadn’t even bothered with dinner, or anything else for that matter, letting the house sulk in despair as it went through the day unattended.

What the hell was she doing out in this weather anyway?

He trudged downstairs, leaning hard against the walls as he tried his best not to buckle and fall the rest of the way down. His feet felt like lead, and it was hell getting himself to the kitchen and turning on the boiler. His eyes glanced at the basement door as his nose wrinkled at the stench that had become stronger, and he was half surprised when he found the towels tossed to one side as if someone had opened the door, and then forgotten to return them to their place.

She was down there. Probably trying to figure out what was wrong on her own.

It didn’t really matter anyway. All he could think about was the constant hammering inside his head, and he rummaged through the kitchen drawers in search of anything that might help him fight the pain away. He was disappointed, though, suddenly frustrated as he slammed the drawers shut and kicked at the bar stool, stubbing his toe against the cold steel.

John wobbled his way to the living room, forgetting the coffee in favor of the need to attend to his toe. He felt like he had broken it, and as he slumped onto the couch, he wiggled it to make sure. It hurt, but it was definitely not broken.

He let himself drop onto his side, curling up in a fetus position as he squeezed his eyes shut against the pain.

Ok, sissy, you need to get up and get to work. She might not be here now, but she’ll be coming home soon, and then you won’t get anything done.

“Just five more minutes,” John stammered, already feeling his body relax and his mind swim.

The knocking on his front door brought a groan out of him, and he sat up angrily.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you, buddy.

“Karen has a key,” John argued with the empty room as he stood up and rubbed his temples.

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