Сияние

Daylight

           Hewasthinkinghow

           (goodjustoneortwowouldbeidon’tcaresun’sovertheyardarmsomewhereintheworldrememberhowweusedtosaythatal?ginandtonicbourbonwithjustadashofbittersscotchandsodarumandcoketweedledumandtweedledeeadrinkformeandadrinkfortheethemartianshavelandedsomewhereintheworldprincetonorhoustonorstokelyoncarmichaelsomefuckingplaceafteralltistheseasonandnoneofusare)

           (GETOUTOFHISMIND,YOULITTLESHIT!)

           Herecoiledinterrorfromthatmentalvoice,hiseyeswidening,hishandstighteningintoclawsonthecounterpane.Ithadn’tbeenthevoiceofhisfatherbutaclevermimic.Avoiceheknew.Hoarse,brutal,yetunderpointedwithavacuoussortofhumor.

           Wasitsonear,then?

           Hethrewthecoversbackandswunghisfeetoutontothefloor.Hekickedhisslippersoutfromunderthebedandputthemon.Hewenttothedoorandpulleditopenandhurrieduptothemaincorridor,hisslipperedfeetwhisperingonthenapofthecarpetrunner.Heturnedthecorner.

           Therewasamanonallfourshalfwaydownthecorridor,betweenhimandthestairs.

           Dannyfroze.

           Themanlookedupathim.Hiseyesweretinyandred.Hewasdressedinsomesortofsilvery,spangledcostume.Adogcostume,Dannyrealized.Protrudingfromtherumpofthisstrangecreationwasalongandfloppytailwithapuffontheend.

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