When There's No More Room In Hell 3 by Duffy Luke

Author:Duffy, Luke [Duffy, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2013-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

20

That evening, the temperature began to fall sharply. Carl could literally see the mercury inside the thermometer, rapidly dropping towards zero. By the time the sun had been extinguished for the day, it was just one degree above zero, and already he was shivering uncontrollably.

"Fucking hell," he gasped as a cloud of misted air blew from his mouth. "I feel like my blood is going to freeze in my veins."

Lee stood beside him, beating his hands and stomping his feet.

"Tell me about it," he replied as he pulled his woolly hat down over his ears and hunched his shoulders. "I can't feel my fingers or toes and I have three pairs of socks on. I'm scared of sitting down in case my arse freezes and ends up stuck to the chair. What time is it, anyway?"

Carl was reluctant to lift the sleeve of his jacket and expose his flesh to the cold air, but he wanted to check the time. He knew how long they had been left on guard duty before they could go back inside and warm up.

He looked down at his watch and squinted as he tried to see the dials in the darkness.

"Just gone eight. Less than an hour left then it's Sophie and Jake's turn to freeze their arses off for four hours."

Lee nodded, looking forward to the thought of getting into the warmth of the house. Then he realised the impact of Carl's words. Sophie would be on duty and he would have no one to cuddle up to when he climbed into bed. He had other intentions too. Activities that he would have liked them to share before the cuddle phase and, knowing that he would have to wait until the next night, he began to despair.

"Fuck’s sake," he growled.

"What?" Carl asked as he turned to him, having to rotate his whole body for fear of exposing his neck to the icy air.

"Who wrote out this stupid guard list?"

"I don’t know. I think it may have been Jake, or even Steve. Why, what's up?"

Lee shook his head and spat. "Nothing," he grumbled.

Carl laughed hoarsely. "Ah, I know why. Christ, Lee, you're like a dog with five dicks at times. It'll fall off with overuse, you know."

"Yeah, well, I intend to enjoy using it until it does," Lee retorted.

The night was completely still with not even a hint of a breeze. The moon had finally made an appearance, casting its ghostly light over the expansive grasslands of the park that stretched along the eastern side and down towards the wall. There was no noise at all, except for the occasional hoot from an owl in the woods to the west of the house, and the snap of a branch as the many nocturnal animals came to life in the darkness and scurried about in the underbrush.

"It's so quiet," Carl thought aloud.

"Always is," replied Lee, sniffing up the mucus that had begun to run from his nose due to the cold.

Carl turned to him.

"No, I mean more quiet than usual.

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