Chapter 234: Elijah

BOOK EIGHT: LESSONS IN LOVE

August, 2018

The sun was just peeking over the horizon, sending bright rays of light straight into Elijah's eyeballs. He blinked and then scrubbed at his eyes with the heels of his hands, trying to push the burning pain away.

So. Damn. Exhausted. He was gonna go home and sleep for a week. Maybe two.

Ah hell, who was he kidding. He was gonna go home to try to sleep during the day – which never worked, not real well, anyway – and then he was gonna go on back to Mr. Petrol's that night and start this hellish nightmare called his job all over again.

He yawned so hard his jaw cracked, and he rubbed at his eyes again, then began slapping his cheeks lightly. He just had to stay awake for a few more minutes. He didn't live real far away from Mr. Petrol's, thank God. He could...

What the hell?

He pulled off into the Cleveland Elementary School parking lot and stared up at their reader board.

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