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The Bedroom

           Soyousee,Al,Ithoughtthebestthingtodowouldbeto

           (killher.)

           Thethoughtroseupfromnowhere,nakedandunadorned.Theurgetotumbleheroutofbed,naked,bewildered,justbeginningtowakeup;topounceonher,seizehernecklikethegreenlimbofayoungaspenandtothrottleher,thumbsonwindpipe,fingerspressingagainstthetopofherspine,jerkingherheadupandrammingitbackdownagainstthefloorboards,againandagain,whamming,whacking,smashing,crashing.Jitterandjive,baby.Shake,rattle,androll.Hewouldmakehertakehermedicine.Everydrop.Everylastbitterdrop.

           Hewasdimlyawareofamufflednoisesomewhere,justoutsidehishotandracinginnerworld.HelookedacrosstheroomandDannywasthrashingagain,twistinginhisbedandrumplingtheblankets.Theboywasmoaningdeepinhisthroat,asmall,cagedsound.Whatnightmare?Apurplewoman,longdead,shamblingafterhimdowntwistinghotelcorridors?Somehowhedidn’tthinkso.SomethingelsechasedDannyinhisdreams.Somethingworse.

           Thebitterlockofhisemotionswasbroken.Hegotoutofbedandwentacrosstotheboy,feelingsickandashamedofhimself.ItwasDannyhehadtothinkof,notWendy,nothimself.OnlyDanny.Andnomatterwhatshapehewrestledthefactsinto,heknewinhisheartthatDannymustbetakenout.Hestraightenedtheboy’sblanketsandaddedthequiltfromthefootofthebed.Dannyhadquietedagainnow.

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