Chapter 14

“Yeah, sure, but you’re not going anywhere right now, ‘cept maybe to sleep,” Kelly replied.

“I had a hallucination out on the highway…” Simon’s words were starting to sound thick.

“Hmm? What kind? A good one?”

“Weird. There ‘as this wuf,” Simon whispered. His body was going slack, but his fingers were plucking restlessly at the blanket over his legs.

“Sounds like a good one to me.”

“He…help’d me…He almos’ look’d like he wuz thinkin’…”

“Maybe he was worried about you,” Kelly said softly. He leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on Simon’s lips.

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