Chapter 9
Paul heard thumping. Not the regular thumping of music. Not even
the regular thumping of a hammer. This was occasional thumping.
There would be nothing for a while and then a muffled thump.
Something heavy being dropped onto a carpeted floor. Thump. He
squeezed his eyes as if he could close them more than they already
were, and then tried to bury his head in the couch to make the
thumping stop. The couch. Ok, he was on a couch. Chloe's couch. His
head hurt. Maybe the thumping was all in his head?
No. There it was again. THUMP. This time it was close enough to
where he lay that he felt the vibrations. Some damn fool was
dropping heavy things on the floor. Bowling balls maybe? He didn't
want to know. He heard a door open. Traffic noises from outside.
People talking in
