Someday Soon by Brandon Zenner

Author:Brandon Zenner [Zenner, Brandon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Moon over Water

The food turned into energy the moment it passed Brian’s lips. A mental image formed of the protein, vitamins, and calories on a molecular scale, sucked in like a sponge on his tongue, to his blood, and delivered to every inch of his body with each heartbeat.

The calorie count was substantial, and Brian debated whether to save half of the pouch for later, but then thought better of it. A full MRE would have consisted of more side items, perhaps tortillas for the spicy beef, bean, and vegetable mixture he was sucking out of the package. It also would have included a dessert of some sort, like a cookie, but the entree portion alone was enough to refuel him at least for a while.

A funny thing happened as he swallowed the last bit of food and licked a trail of gravy off his finger: he got tired. Not just the ordinary sleepiness after a big meal, but an all-out exhaustion. He gathered the plastic wrappers and placed them under the bed, in case a different guard would check on him. A pleasant dizziness overtook him. His knees buckled, and he fell onto the mattress. His mind swam fast to the void of unconsciousness, when a thought occurred to him that it was entirely possible he had just been poisoned. Jacob’s kindness could have been veiled in an attempt to either help him out by letting him die a peaceful death in sleep, or a more malicious motivation—that he simply wanted every member of Alice dead. But the razor blade? It didn’t add up. Why offer a way out if he was planning on doing it himself?

These thoughts were only fleeting, as the draw to sleep was overwhelming. Brian pulled the blanket to his chin, his hands barely able to hold the weight, and let his mind wander to the depths.

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