The Darkest Hour by Tony Schumacher

Author:Tony Schumacher [Schumacher, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Thriller, Suspense
ISBN: 9780062339362
Amazon: 0062339362
Barnesnoble: 0062339362
Goodreads: 20663111
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2014-09-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

JACOB HAD FINALLY drifted into a light sleep. He knew he was dreaming but almost felt that he could open his eyes and see his grandfather smiling and warming some bread in front of the fireplace.

He felt the heat of the fire and squeezed tighter next to his grandfather on the old bed they shared; he loved the old man and wanted to be as close as possible.

Close in his dreams, at least.

The old man disappeared, scared off by all the shouting that started in the room behind Jacob as he lay facing the wall. He squeezed his eyes shut as he listened to the men swearing and the scraping of chairs. He tensed his whole body and waited for someone to grab him, but they didn’t. They just ran out of the room, and Jacob lay silently listening to the boots clattering and getting farther away.

He didn’t know where or why they were going, but he was glad they had gone.

He waited, then turned his head and looked over his shoulder. The room was empty behind him and he rolled off the bed, wrapping the flimsy blanket around his shoulders both for warmth and in a pathetic attempt at protection before creeping to the table. He looked at the half-open door through which the men had gone, then turned to see what food they had left.

There was some bread, cheese, and cold tea. He snatched up the bread and cheese and shoved it in his mouth, then slurped the tea out of the huge enamel mug, sloshing some onto his clothes and the table as he held it with both hands.

Jacob wiped his mouth on his sleeve, padded toward the door, and looked outside. The corridor was empty, but he could hear people shouting somewhere in the building.

He looked back into the room, at the second door on the opposite wall, chewed on his lip for a moment, then crept over to it and put his hand on the knob.

He was going to find his grandfather.

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