Chapter 4

“I’m going to call it a night,” he said to no one in particular as he headed for the bedroom.

Brody stripped to his boxers and carefully folded his khakis and placed them on the nightstand under his T-shirt. After a quick trip to the bathroom, he crawled between the sheets of his surprisingly comfortable bed and was instantly asleep.

He was jarred awake by the sound of a loud alarm, and without even stopping to think about what he was doing, he jumped out of bed and dressed as quickly as he could. Someone had turned on the lights, and looking around the room, he saw that the other guys were in various stages of dressing. He stepped into his shoes, and headed for the garage, where he found Ron in the process of opening the bay doors.

“What’s up, Ron?” Brody said.

“Another accident. This one’s just down the road from us.”

Brody looked at his watch. “I forgot to look at the time. It’s six.”

“Yeah. We got to sleep nearly all night for a change, and that’s always a good thing.”