He had no idea what that was. But something had just happened, something too fast for his sleep muddled brain to keep up with, but if it had been dark before it was black now. There was the grossly still silence that came from a lack of electricity, no buzzing from the appliances or electronics, and instead just Dee's heavy breathing in the dark, the squeak of the mattress as she writhed in the bed.
Sucking in a breath, Carson scooted a bit further away and tried to ignore the building apprehension that had settled in between his ribs. "Everything's okay," he said dumbly, cautiously reaching out to find her shoulder again. He wasn't sure if he was trying to assure her or himself, but it felt like a lie either way.
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He had no idea what that was. But something had just happened, something too fast for his sleep muddled brain to keep up with, but if it had been dark before it was black now. There was the grossly still silence that came from a lack of electricity, no buzzing from the appliances or electronics, and instead just Dee's heavy breathing in the dark, the squeak of the mattress as she writhed in the bed.
Sucking in a breath, Carson scooted a bit further away and tried to ignore the building apprehension that had settled in between his ribs. "Everything's okay," he said dumbly, cautiously reaching out to find her shoulder again. He wasn't sure if he was trying to assure her or himself, but it felt like a lie either way.