Annihilation by S. W. Frank

Author:S. W. Frank [Frank, S. W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, Contemporary
Published: 2012-08-19T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Darren leaned his elbows on the windowsill, cradling his sore face with his hands as he watched the red hue of the clouds as dusk came. He’d never seen anything like it. He wondered what caused the primary color to appear. If he ever got out of here he planned to Google it and find out. Something was going on because he heard the creeps arguing. The sound came from downstairs. Somebody was pissed because he heard booming noises then, “I’ll rip your teeth out of your mouth if you lay a hand on the kid again you dumb shit!”

His ears became attentive, sort of how a dog does when it hears a sound before its owner. Darren’s ears detected a familiar voice and his forehead wrinkled like an old man when he recognized it was the dork. The pretentious freak who tried to befriend him and Aaron was behind this entire thing. No wonder he didn’t like the man. He and Aaron agreed he was a phony and even told their dad. Nobody listens to kids, do they?

Suddenly, the door opened and another guy, not the bald one, Darren figured he must’ve received a major ass beating, sat a fresh set of clothes on the dresser near the door with a Micky’D’s bag and a soda. What the heck was up with these people and their fast-food fetish? Not everybody eats the stuff.

The man exited without a word and Darren exhaled. He was growing impatient and so were his captors, he could tell. He checked his watch. It was eight-thirty. He eyed the white and red bag. Damn, he was hungry. Reluctantly, he walked to the dresser and pulled the food out. There wasn’t a hamburger, but those chicken strips Aaron liked. Gregory, the stupid fool must’ve thought because they were twins, they had the same appetite. Well, they didn’t. Aaron ate a lot of this crap, but Darren stayed clear of all the saturated fats and processed foods. He was Junior Captain of his high school basketball team and their leading point guard. To stay on his game, he had to eat right. Fruits, vegetables, unprocessed foods, lots of water and vitamin supplements. The obesity problem was partially due to lazy adults who’d rather push this junk at their kids than prepare a healthy meal. His mom cooked every other day and stored their food in those sealed containers for them to microwave. Then, grandma made sure he got a healthy dose of Caribbean food whenever he visited.

Darren bit into the fried poultry, chewing out of necessity to ward off the hunger. He missed his family; yeah he even missed his stinking brother Aaron. He wondered what the poop head was doing, probably with his girl, smooching and cuddling.

He swallowed the fried meat then washed it down with cola. It burned and he belched, “Oh man, I can’t wait to get home. These guys’ food choice is serious torture for a star athlete like me.”

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