Nightworld (Adversary Cycle/repairman Jack)
“Jeffy had dozed off halfway through his umpteenth viewing of The Incredibles. Alan had succumbed a short while later in his wheelchair. Ba had spent much of the night working on some sort of weapon—carving tiny niches into the wood of one of his billy clubs and fixing chew-bug teeth into them with Krazy Glue. But even he dozed now and then. Sylvia had sat by the door of the movie room, keeping it open an inch or two, listening at the gap.Silence. She was almost afraid to believe it could be tru...e. As she rose from her chair, Ba sprang up, instantly alert.“Missus?”“It’s all right, Ba,” she whispered. “I’m just going to take a look outside.”“I will come.”“That’s okay. I’ll just be—”But he was already by her side, peering into the hall. When he was satisfied it was safe, he stepped out and held the door for her. Sylvia sighed, smiled her thanks, and followed him.She wondered if she’d ever get used to having someone around who was ready at any moment to lay down his life for her.MoreLess
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