The Battle for Jericho by Gene Gant

Author:Gene Gant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

I WAS lying on my back in bed, dead asleep. Something woke me. I opened my eyes slowly. A little line of drool had run from the corner of my mouth and down the side of my face. I wiped it off with my hand.

“That’s a pretty picture.”

I raised my head. Hutch was straddling the chair from my desk, smiling at me.

“Hey,” I said in a sleep-slurred voice. I sat up slowly. “How long have you been there?”

“I just got here. Don’t worry. You didn’t do anything to embarrass yourself.”

A yawn bulged out of me. “I was having a having a hell of a dream.”

“Must have been a sex dream.”

“Nah. I was, like, this really cool prince, ruling a country. I was having this beef with some guy who was the country’s minister of affairs or something. He kept telling me I had to do a certain thing, but I wasn’t having it and I sent his butt off to jail.” Parts of the dream were still vivid, but fading fast from my memory. I shook the whole thing off. “What’re you up to?”

Hutch shrugged. “I got tired of playing video games. I asked my dad for some money for the movies, and he told me to go to hell. So I came over here.”

“Wow. Thanks a lot.”

He rolled his eyes and laughed. “I don’t mean this is hell, you nut. This is like my home away from home.”

“Always glad to be your backup plan, dude.” The aroma of baking chicken drifted down from the kitchen. It made me hungry. “What time is it?”

“Almost four.”

I stood up. “Come on and take a walk with me.”

“Okay.”

I grabbed my jacket from the closet as Hutch got up and shrugged into his. Dad was sitting in the easy chair reading some book when we crossed the living room, heading for the door.

“Where the hell are you two going?” Dad asked.

“Just out for a walk,” I answered.

“Your mom’s going to be ready to serve dinner in an hour.”

“We’ll be back by then.”

“See that you are. Will you be having dinner with us, Barry?”

Hutch grinned. “Sure, Dr. Jiles, if it’s okay with you.”

“You’re always welcome here, boy.”

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