Returning Injury by Becky Due

Author:Becky Due
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780974621234
Publisher: Due Publications
Published: 2011-08-21T11:15:39+00:00

4:05 PM

When Rebecca got out of the shower, she wanted to wear the same cashmere outfit she bought the weekend she met Jack. It wasn’t in the changing room so she threw her towel in the dirty clothes basket and started up the stairs naked. As she walked quickly up the stairs, she became acutely conscious of her nakedness. She felt powerless and like she was being watched. But she always felt more vulnerable when she was naked. She wondered what it felt like for strippers and women in pornography.

About halfway up the stairs, she heard a loud crack and bang. She stood still. Lily started barking. The thunder rumbled loudly outside. She looked up the stairs, then continued walking. She glanced toward the windows and saw the sky changing. Dark clouds surrounded the house. “Oh, God, please don’t let the power go out.” Just as she said that, there was another loud crack and Lily barked again. The lights flickered.

“Honey, it’s okay. It’s just thunder.”

Rebecca rushed up the next set of stairs to the third floor and into the master bedroom closet. She pulled out the camel-colored cashmere lounge suit, held it up to her face and smelled it. She smiled and quickly got into it. It seemed a little tighter than it used to. “Oh, well.” She hugged herself as she headed back downstairs. She glanced at the clock. It was just after four in the afternoon but almost dark outside because of the heavy clouds.

Rebecca went straight to the kitchen and picked up the phone. She dialed the home security’s number, and asked, “If the power goes out while the alarm system is armed, what will happen?” Rebecca was assured a backup system was in place. She would hear a solid tone until the system was restored and rearmed, which usually took less than thirty seconds. Rebecca felt much more secure.

She sat on the deep sofa watching the rain and anticipating each rumbling of thunder. The clouds were thick and heavy. The thunder was loud, but infrequent and there wasn’t much lightning. Her mind drifted back to that weekend she met Jack.

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