a bad nightmare and I have to go home to get the kids ready for school. Are you

bad that you stayed the night." Just as she starts to open the door I comment, "Tara, you

I smell her favorite perfume when she straightens up. "Little brother, for the longest time I thought you would turn out to be a

th me? Normally, drugs wear off by now, don't they? So, who or what was that woman with the red hair? It makes m

he moment. Instead, I lay back down. I must have been screaming in my sleep, because right

, I get up and go pee. It's a bit odd, but I can't feel anything.

t and take out the fingernail clippers. Deciding to clip off a hangnail th

pull it once I have a firm grasp on it. Nothing. I look down and

e fridge, all I find is a jar of applesauce, a single muffin with mold on it and a jar of strawberry jam with barely any in it.

same time, but not so loud that everyone in the house could hear if there were anyone else. Figuri

th, because if I stare at those wide black eyes, I feel like I will get lost in them and never come back. Admittedly, she is striki

re to defend myself. I have been in a lot of fights before, because frankly as my sister pointed out, I am an asshole. Al

bigger than two of my fists and where her smile was, jagged teeth remained. It reminded me of something out of one of my bad dreams growing up,

le of spring and it is in the morning before the sun can properly warm up anything, but to tell you the truth, I don't feel a damn bit cold. Matter of fact, I don't

utside, there are numerous police cruisers and officers standing around drinking coffee and yes, remarka

officer, I say, "There were two detectives that stopped by the hospital last night to talk to me, th

s, "Which detec

ler” I hear a familiar vo

nd ushers me inside right away. When I sit down Detective Larson a

and the red-haired woman showed up in my kitchen. I honestly don't know if I am still suffering from some kind of weird drug withdrawal o

on the front of the desk, looking

threatening him, he relaxes and says, "I guess we are going to have to take you ba

right, but I can't stress enough that the

you back over to the hospital for more testing. I'm pretty sure they need t

r, I glance around at the other cars, a