Chapter 75

It didn’t seem like five minutes had passed before he awoke with a jolt. Boz shook him by the shoulder, a trace of alarm in his voice as he repeated Jake’s name several times.

“Come on, man. Wake up. Don’t be going into a coma on me here.”

Finally, Jake pried his eyes open and summoned the capacity to reply. “Errghhmmfff. I’m awright.”

Boz shone a flashlight into his face. “Well, your eyes respond to the light. I’m gonna bed down across the hall, but I’m a light sleeper. Expect another wake-up call or two before daylight. You ought to get out of those clothes. Can’t be comfortable sleeping that way.”