Chapter 5: Green Eyes and Massive MenJohn startled at the knock on his door. Tremors spread through his body as he listened. How couldn’t he have heard someone coming? Normally, he heard the slightest footstep on the gravel on the driveway.
Maybe they’d go away. If he pretended he wasn’t home, they would leave.
Another knock came.
He breathed in deeply. It was only Tuesday, and he’d talked to someone and eaten breakfast. He didn’t have to open the door. He had followed the rules. But it was rude not to open if someone came, and he couldn’t be rude.
He waited a few moments more before he stood. Each step took him closer to the door, but he wasn’t really there. It was as if he was watching himself from above, waiting to see what he would do next. John was shutting himself off, he’d had p
