![]() ![]() Turned easily, and he released it without pulling the door open. With a surge of trepidation, Jay catapulted off the bed, grabbing the knob. He could hear voices from somewhere in the house. He took a careful deep breath, and sat up. They were so bright he could see everything so clearly! Jay jerked a glance back at the lamp. ![]() Jay stared in confusion until the realization hit him they were He rolled over and saw, through a brown ruffle-dressed window, bright, terribly bright points of light in the dark purple sky. Faded earth-tone rag rugs softened the hardwood floor. Table in the far corner with a brown cloth cover held a vase containing an arrangement of dried flowers, while a tall, antique dresser with brass pulls stood against the wall across from the foot A homey, old-fashioned wooden nightstand beside the bed supported an iron goose-necked lamp. ![]() He lay on a comfortable double bed with a patchwork-patterned comforter in brown, tan and beige. Wallpaper reproachfully, the absurdity of it a bit more than he felt ready to handle. Puppies bounded playfully behind them in a procession of nostalgic earth tones. ![]() Cheerful children in straw hats danced along the wall, with fishing poles and bait buckets in hand. ![]()
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