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I stared at my door and debated walking through it to wake Renny up and ask him. ''He doesn’t know the why, DiSanti, or the when. Only the who and the what—the same as you. Get some sleep. You have Eliza Beauchamp to deal with tomorrow and another dress to buy. If you survive tomorrow night, hit Renny up then''.<br><br> | I stared at my door and debated walking through it to wake Renny up and ask him. ''He doesn’t know the why, DiSanti, or the when. Only the who and the what—the same as you. Get some sleep. You have Eliza Beauchamp to deal with tomorrow and another dress to buy. If you survive tomorrow night, hit Renny up then''.<br><br> | ||
− | I pummeled my pillow into submission and drew the covers up to my chin. As I’d had for the past week, I slept with the bedclothes piled high, the AC jacked up as far as I could get away with, and the ceiling fan spinning. The covers | + | I pummeled my pillow into submission and drew the covers up to my chin. As I’d had for the past week, I slept with the bedclothes piled high, the AC jacked up as far as I could get away with, and the ceiling fan spinning. The covers a palpable weight and I needed the illusion of armor they lent me against the monsters that went bump in the night. A kid fear and a kid solution, but I wasn’t about to quibble.<br><br> |
I set my watch to go off at nine and curled up under the fortress of my comforter. The birds were singing their pre-dawn reveille when I finally dropped off.<br><br> | I set my watch to go off at nine and curled up under the fortress of my comforter. The birds were singing their pre-dawn reveille when I finally dropped off.<br><br> |