Eric
~Five months later
I woke up to the sound of my alarm going off. I reached over and turned it off before sitting up and stretching. I got up and went about my usual morning routine before I realized what day it was. It was Jaxson’s birthday and he was now of age. I went down to the kitchen and quickly made my breakfast, a quick omelet with some toast. I ate in the kitchen before leaving the packhouse to go annoy him on his big day. It was time for a little payback if I could serve it.
I walked from the packhouse to the village and down to my parents' house. The summer air was almost too warm already and it wasn’t even nine in the morning yet. This summer has been hot so far.
I didn’t bother knocking on the front door because I knew that everyone was probably up already. I walked
