The Tesseract by Alex Garland

Author:Alex Garland [Garland, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781101657638
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2005-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

4.

“Hello, big guy. I hear you can’t sleep.”

“Hi, Dad. Can’t sleep.”

“That’s what I hear.”

“It’s pretty hot tonight, and a mosquito got through my netting even though Mom covered the hole. More than one mosquito, actually.”

“I never understood how mosquitoes always find the hole.”

“They always do!”

“It never fails. But you can sleep with a few mosquitoes, Raffy. Remember when we visit Mom’s relatives in the provinces? If you can deal with those country mosquitoes, these little city ones shouldn’t be any trouble.”

“Hmm. What’s up with you, anyway? Why aren’t you home yet?”

“Late getting away from work. Got a tribunal coming up for some Jap clients. And I got a flat. Changing it right now.”

“You got a flat tire on the car?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Do you need any help changing it? I could come and…”

“I think I’d rather have you tucked in bed. But thanks for the offer. Now, tell me, did you say a prayer before turning in?”

“Uh…no.”

“Did you forget?”

“Mmm.”

“Right. So maybe that’s why you couldn’t drift off. Maybe you should say it now.”

“I couldn’t drift off because I didn’t say the prayer?”

“Sounds like it.”

“God was stopping me?”

“Sure.”

“Really?”

“Yes. So if you say it now, you’ll be able to get some rest.”

“Why didn’t he stop my chest being burned?”

“It wasn’t God who burned your chest.”

“He couldn’t stop my chest being burned?”

“He could, but…”

“He cares more about sleep?”

“Okay, Raffy. I’m changing a tire over here. How about you say the prayer?”

Raphael paused, then cleared his throat.

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.”

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