Westport (Grays Harbor Series Book 1) by James Bierce

Author:James Bierce [Bierce, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grays Harbor Publishing
Published: 2018-02-05T22:00:00+00:00

He's been waiting for what seems like an eternity, although what he's waiting for he can't be certain. Lately his mind has been muddled and foggy, and for days he hasn't been able to focus on anything for more than just a few seconds — that is, until tonight.

When he first spotted the two boys walking with their parents into the Regency, he was surprised to see anybody moving around in the daylight, especially as carefree as they seemed to act. He, along with all of the others in town, had given up on that long ago, choosing instead to travel at night after the burning light of the sun had disappeared from the skies.

Some days he actually misses it — seeing the rays of light shine through the leaves of the trees, or the way it glistens off the breakers in the early evening. For the most part he doesn't miss his life before the sickness though, back when everything seemed miserable and hopeless — although looking back at it now he can't imagine what seemed so bad. He had a job, and a wife, although he can't remember what he did or what his wife's name was. In fact, he's not entirely sure if she's still alive. Probably not though, few are it seems. Truth be told, he's not even one-hundred percent confident in what his own name is.

It wasn't long ago that he still felt fear, and pain. Now he feels nothing but distrust and anger. The agony of not knowing who he is gets easier by the day, and as the memories fade away they're replaced with a flood of unorganized and mostly senseless thoughts that help to fill the emptiness inside of him. More than anything, he needs focus now, something to slow down the disturbing thoughts and images running through his head. Why this family will be any different from any of the others he doesn't yet know, but they're clearly from out of town, and they don't act like everybody else does. As he watches them climb out of the window and onto the sidewalk, he can feel the compulsions start to take over again — this time stronger than before. Hatred begins to course through his veins, with images of their lifeless and mangled bodies taking ownership of his thoughts. Soon they'll be dead, and the voices and fever that's ripping his mind and body apart will die with them.

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