Blood From a Stone (86 page)

H
e
pu
ll
ed
h
i
s
s
w
ea
t
y  sh
ir
t
up
o
v
er
h
i
s
head  and
w
a
l
k
ed
t
o
t
he
bed
r
oom
t
o
g
r
ab a d
r
y
one out
of
t
he
d
r
esse
r
.
H
e
t
ossed
t
he
da
m
p
one
i
n
t
he
l
aund
r
y ha
m
per
and
s
li
p
p
ed
t
he
fr
esh
one
o
v
er
h
i
s
head
as
he
p
l
un
k
ed
do
w
n on
t
he
b
ed he
’
d had
de
li
v
e
r
ed
y
es
t
e
r
day
e
v
en
i
ng a
l
ong
w
it
h
a
l
l
t
he
o
t
her
f
u
r
n
it
u
r
e
i
n
t
he
house.
Mo
r
e
m
ir
ac
l
es of
t
h
i
s deca
d
e he
’
d d
i
s
co
v
e
r
ed.
‘
R
en
t
-
a
-
R
oom
&
Mo
r
e’
as
t
hey ca
ll
ed
it
.
G
r
eat p
l
ace.
Y
ou
w
a
l
k
i
n
w
it
h
cash,
r
ent
or
buy
w
hat
y
ou
w
an
t
, and
t
hey
w
ou
l
d de
li
v
er
next
day
g
ua
r
an
t
eed.

T
hen
he
’
d
h
i
t
a
coup
l
e
of
cha
i
n
s
t
o
r
es
and
bou
g
ht so
m
e  shee
t
s,
b
l
an
k
e
t
s,
d
i
shes,
t
o
il
e
tri
es,
a
f
ew
c
l
o
t
hes
and s
t
opped
by
a
g
r
oce
r
y
s
t
o
r
e
t
o
s
t
ock up
on
f
ood.
H
e
w
as
set
up enou
g
h…at
l
east
f
or
no
w
.

H
e
c
r
ossed
h
i
s
a
r
m
s
beh
i
nd
h
i
s
head,
a
s
he
sh
ift
ed
t
o
g
et
co
m
f
o
rt
ab
l
e
on
t
he
bed.
H
i
s
m
i
nd
w
as
m
o
v
i
ng  at b
r
ea
k
neck
speed,
s
ifti
ng
t
h
r
ou
g
h
e
v
en
t
s
of
t
he
past
day
t
o
see
w
h
i
ch of
t
hem
m
ay
ha
v
e caused
t
h
i
s
unexpec
t
ed sh
ift
.

S
l
eep.
H
e
’
d a
l
m
ost
f
o
r
g
o
tt
en
w
hat
i
t
f
e
l
t
li
k
e
t
o
g
o
t
o s
l
eep
and
d
r
ea
m
.
T
o
k
now
t
hat
y
ou
w
ou
l
d
w
a
k
e
up
a
f
ew hou
r
s
l
a
t
er
and
f
eel
r
e
fr
eshed and a
li
v
e.
A
nd
y
e
t
, he cou
l
dn
’
t exac
tl
y
say
he
f
e
l
t
r
e
fr
eshed.
H
e
’
d
f
e
l
t
a
w
a
v
e
of
w
ea
k
ness
t
hat
a
l
m
ost
d
r
opped
h
i
m
t
o
h
i
s
k
nees
w
hen
he
tri
ed
t
o
s
t
and
a
f
ew
m
i
nu
t
es
a
g
o.
T
hen a
g
a
i
n, he no
t
ed,
t
hat
he
w
as
i
ndeed
f
ee
li
ng
m
uch be
tt
er
no
w
.
S
tr
on
g
er
so
m
eho
w
.

A
nd
t
hen
t
he
r
e
w
e
r
e
t
hose
s
tr
an
g
e
ch
i
l
l
s
at
C
h
i
co
’
s.
T
w
i
ce
or
t
h
r
ee
ti
m
es
now
he
’
d
f
e
l
t
t
hat
sensa
ti
on
and a
f
ee
li
ng
of
‘
e
l
ec
tri
c
it
y
’
and
he
suspec
t
ed
t
hey
m
ust
be connec
t
ed
w
it
h
t
h
i
s
new
de
v
e
l
op
m
en
t
.

H
e
g
ot
up
fr
om
t
he
bed, padded
t
o
t
he
k
it
chen, opened
t
he
fri
d
g
e
and
y
a
w
n
i
n
g
,
g
r
abbed
so
m
e
j
u
i
ce
and
pou
r
ed
a
g
l
ass.
Y
a
w
n
i
ng.
What
t
he
he
ll
?
H
e
shook
h
i
s
head
i
n d
i
sbe
li
e
f
.
H
e
s
w
i
gg
ed
t
he
j
u
i
ce
and
m
a
r
v
e
l
ed at
ho
w
…hu
m
an he
f
e
lt
.
R
e
m
a
r
k
ab
l
e.
H
e s
m
il
ed
t
o h
i
m
se
l
f
and head
e
d
t
o
t
he
li
v
i
ng
r
oo
m
.
H
e
p
l
un
k
ed
do
w
n
on
t
he
couch
t
o
see
i
f
he
cou
l
d
put
i
t
a
l
l
t
o
g
e
t
he
r
.