Chapter 7It was after midnight when Seamus finally realized what day it was. After working on the farm all day with Thomas, Seamus had fallen asleep more deeply than usual. He had not tossed or turned, and he was not even sure that he had dreamt. They had gone to bed after dinner, and after stretching out in that old bed, he didn’t remember a thing. Sleep had embraced him instantly, and he had embraced it right back.
There was a stillness to the room he slept in, to the farm, to the whole world. This was a world without phones or televisions. There were no computers or electric lights. Just stillness that seemed to fill the night.
The voices burst through that silence long before they reached the farm. It took a moment for Seamus to realize where they were coming from, and when he finall
