CHAPTER 6Blinded by the lantern held by the man, I held my breath, awaiting the blast that would mark my demise. Would I hear it, or just see the flash?
“Jeremiah, what in the hell are you doing here? I just about shot you.”
“Jeff? Is that you?”
“Yeah it’s me. We’ve been having drunks come up here at night, and then they come down and rob momma’s chicken coop after dark. I saw a light and came up to see who it was. But what are you doing here?”
“I, um. Well. I needed a quiet place to come concentrate. I had seen this old cabin today and I thought it would be a good place to put together my thoughts.”
“In the dark?”
“Well, yes. Sometimes I just need to focus. You know, the, um, darkness helps me do that.”
“You just about put your thoughts to rest, for good. You gotta reali
