Tell Me When I'm Dead, #1 by Steven Ramirez

Author:Steven Ramirez [Ramirez, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-9990791-6-4
Publisher: Glass Highway

It wasn’t yet time for my shift, but I couldn’t sleep. So, I went down to the basement, where I found Aaron at the console and Ben in the workout room. Aaron’s dad was an interesting character. He didn’t say much. I had the impression his wife’s death had drained the life from him. For all I knew, he might’ve had a great sense of humor at one time, might’ve been the life of the party, but now, he always seemed quiet and serious. He was bench-pressing a hundred pounds.

“Hey.”

He set the barbell back on the stand. “I know. It’s not much, but I’ve got to start somewhere.”

“You won’t hear me making wisecracks. I hate exercise.”

“Yeah, well, you might want to consider getting into shape.”

“Good point.” I took a seat on one of the benches as Ben wiped the sweat from his neck and face. “What do you think of all this?”

He looked at me, his face neutral. “I think most of us are going to die.”

“So, these projects you managed. Were any of them successful?”

“Sorry to be so cynical.”

“Well, you might be right. The odds aren’t good. What about Aaron?”

“I don’t know.” He looked over at his son. “He’s all I care about. I want him to make it, even if I don’t. I’ll do whatever I have to.”

“I know what you mean.”

“How’s it going with you and Holly? Any better?”

“I like to think she hates my guts a little less every hour.”

Ben laughed. It was a high cackle that burst out of him, then dissipated. He lay back on the bench for another set.

“I need to remember that line.”

I started to walk away, then stopped. “Ben. How did you guys find me today? Really.”

“It was Holly. She seemed to know right where you’d be.”

“Shit.”

“I’m pretty sure she still loves you, Dave. FYI.”

“Anything’s possible, I guess.”

I left the basement to work out how to get through another night of being with Holly, together yet alone.

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