This Shattered Land - 02
“I always do, and like always, I was none too happy about it.
A pot clanging on a stove sent peals of agony hammering around inside my head.
I sat up and looked into the kitchenette. Gabriel was mixing some venison and beans in a bowl with a few wild onions. Flatbread sizzled on an iron skillet atop an electric range, and a teakettle was just beginning to whistle. Gabe wore a red t-shirt with the USMC logo on the front, and a pair of the mesh shorts he preferred for his morning exercise routine.
“Feel like eatin’ something?” He asked, not looking up.
“Not really, but I will anyway.”
The food would have smelled delicious if not for the ball of eels is roiling around in my gut. I had to bite back a wave of nausea as I stood up and walked into the kitchen. Gabe scowled at me a little more than usual as he handed me a thin metal plate to put my breakfast on. The walk back to my bed seemed to take forever, step by painful step. I slumped down onto my bed, folded the bread over like a big ta...co, and took a bite.MoreLess
A pot clanging on a stove sent peals of agony hammering around inside my head.
I sat up and looked into the kitchenette. Gabriel was mixing some venison and beans in a bowl with a few wild onions. Flatbread sizzled on an iron skillet atop an electric range, and a teakettle was just beginning to whistle. Gabe wore a red t-shirt with the USMC logo on the front, and a pair of the mesh shorts he preferred for his morning exercise routine.
“Feel like eatin’ something?” He asked, not looking up.
“Not really, but I will anyway.”
The food would have smelled delicious if not for the ball of eels is roiling around in my gut. I had to bite back a wave of nausea as I stood up and walked into the kitchen. Gabe scowled at me a little more than usual as he handed me a thin metal plate to put my breakfast on. The walk back to my bed seemed to take forever, step by painful step. I slumped down onto my bed, folded the bread over like a big ta...co, and took a bite.MoreLess
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