Burdens - Chapter 101: Prepare
Chapter 101: Prepare The morning found a bed with only but one in it. The figure stirred but did not wake fully. Roger had snuck out of the bed an hour earlier. He had wandered about the house and found that it was empty. His parents were starting to...
Burdens - Chapter 30: Illusion
Chapter 30: Illusion The fox woke up again. Light had not necessarily been streaming into the room, but there was definitely a bright glow from the blinds that made him keep his eyes closed. He tried to remember what had happened the day prior, but it...
Burdens - Chapter 20: Horror
Chapter 20: Horror The silent chattering ceased. The screen turned black except for the obvious light that reflected off of it. The lights were not quite all the way out, but enough that the screen took all of the attention. A bright light flashed...
Burdens - Chapter 29: Tangible
Chapter 29: Tangible Night had fallen upon them. Evening came early, as it usually did at the time of year, and the temperature was dropping rapidly. It was still no different than any other night, though. Roger and Hunter had spoken of many things,...
Burdens - Chapter 65: In the Cafe
Chapter 65: In the Cafe They had taken their leave of the park. It no longer seemed appropriate to stay there when the air hung heavy. Not very many words passed between them. They made their way to a place where they could eat, hoping that at least...
Burdens - Chapter 47: Wasted Time
Chapter 47: Wasted Time It was another day. It felt that way, time and time again, it would just pass along, and it seemed like there was no halt to the ever accelerating cycle. There it was, the light that shone through and brightened his room. He...
Burdens - Chapter 37: Study
Chapter 37: Study The day proceeded normally. Roger had merely attended the classes in body, but his mind was elsewhere. It was fine, he believed. He knew all of the material. He needed not listen to all the lectures on things he already knew about....
Burdens - Chapter 56: Predict
Chapter 56: Predict Mary was the first to initiate conversation. She greeted them, introduced her friends, as well as herself formally. She informed them of the movie they were to watch, which confirmed Roger's prediction. It gave him the chance to...
Burdens - Chapter 44: Muffled
Chapter 44: Muffled The morning came. Roger woke, but he had to exert an effort to get himself out of bed. Something did not feel right to him as far as his body was concerned, as if the onset of an illness, though he lacked any other symptoms aside...
Burdens - Chapter 70: Day Off
Chapter 70: Day Off The knock on the door came as a surprise, but it was not out of the ordinary. Packages being delivered was not something that should come across as abnormal, and it was about that time. He did not hear a mail truck, however. Was it...
Burdens - Chapter 45: Clear
Chapter 45: Clear It was the end of the school day. The only respite in the chaotic day was the time Roger spent with Hunter. There was clarity in their interaction. It was as if the fog was blown away when he was near the wolf now. Prior instances...
Burdens - Chapter 46: The Future
Chapter 46: The Future Another day had come and gone. Night had fallen on the two. Was the silence a wasted day, or was it wasted when the day was busy? Roger could not decide. He had become comfortable. He thought, maybe comfortable was not correct....