Chapter 27 – Invaders
Jerry awoke and jolted upright in bed. He immediately regretted it—his body had stiffened from all the wounds. He groaned, feeling like a reanimated corpse from a horror movie.
His eyes darted around. The room was dark—it was the middle of the night. Nothing moved, and the room seemed normal so far as he could tell.
He c****d an ear. Had there been a noise? Someone in the hall, perhaps? Or was it just the creaks and groans of a house settling during the night? He held as still as he could and listened, but there was nothing. The only sound was blood rushing through the vessels of his ears.
He took a deep breath and blew it out. It was just a dream. It was the recurring nightmare with the old man added in; no more, no less. There was no reason to believe Senzon had
