Storm Season by Nessa L. Warin

Author:Nessa L. Warin [Warin, Nessa L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf

Chapter 13

THE storm stopped as quickly as it had begun. One moment, the pounding of rain on the corrugated metal roof of the building was near-deafening, the next it was gone, replaced with a heavy silence that felt unnatural. Jasper stayed still, his eyes closed in an attempt to ignore the darkness of the enclosed room and focus on his other senses.

The air was thick and still, full of moisture even inside the building. It was heavy and oppressive and left Jasper feeling as though he should just lie back against the cold concrete beneath him. His body lay motionless as his mind wandered, listening for more rain, for animals, for anything to make a noise.

It wasn’t as if they were going anywhere.

Tobias stirred, the rustling of denim bringing Jasper’s attention back to his immediate surroundings. His eyes snapped open and in the dim light of their lantern he could see Tobias peering at him, his expression a mixture of confusion and concern, his hand outstretched and hovering just short of Jasper’s knee.

It made contact a second later, making Jasper jump even though he’d been half-expecting it.

Jasper? Tobias’s mental voice was quiet, his eyes still puzzled. The storm stopped. He glanced to the door, then back to Jasper. Shouldn’t we go? While there’s still daylight? Before…. He paused, and Jasper felt the subtle shudder that ran down Tobias’s back through the hand on his knee and in his mind.

He twitched, ignored the urge to let the tremors run down his own spine. “Before what?” he asked, his voice carefully quiet.

Before it starts storming again. The corner of Tobias’s mouth twitched up into a half-smile. I’d rather not spend the night here. It lacks… well, everything.

Tobias’s smile blossomed into a full grin as he shook his head, and Jasper smiled as well, though he was unsure if it was due to the joke or the simple fact that Tobias was smiling. Either way, it made warmth pool in the bottom of his stomach as he climbed to his feet and held his hand out to Tobias. “Come on.” Maybe it wasn’t as bad as he thought.

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