A car alarm woke Winston. He sad bolt upright, adrenaline surging. He checked the clock and found it was two thirty in the morning. Erik was gone.
Winston jumped out of bed and snuck a peek at the parking lot through the drapes. A woman hurried to a car at the end of the lane and shut off the alarm. Winston's rental looked just fine. He thought that Erik had gone to the bathroom, but the door was open and the lights were off.
“Erik?”
Winston considered checking out and leaving. Why was a sleepwalker his problem all of a sudden? He pictured Erik walking out into traffic and shuddered. How could he leave with the guy possibly in danger?
Erik's red bag was gone. He must have taken it wherever he went. He remembered Zeke's offer. The young punk had told Erik to visit him, probably for a la
