Post by alex on Jun 23, 2006 16:33:13 GMT -5
Alex carefully shut his door and, silently as he could tread, walked down to the first floor. He was restless and wide-awake even though it was almost one in the morning. He had gone to sleep early in the evening and had woken up about half an hour ago, he was familiar with jetlag, of course, but it was always annoying.
Nobody else was down here and he imagined that out in the alley it would be just and quiet and boring. So he took down a chair at a table near the glowing embers of the fire and sat down. He pulled a pack of cards from his pocket and played solitary for a bit until he heard somebody else coming down the steps. He glanced up from the cards to see who it was, he was surprised somebody else was up this early.
Nobody else was down here and he imagined that out in the alley it would be just and quiet and boring. So he took down a chair at a table near the glowing embers of the fire and sat down. He pulled a pack of cards from his pocket and played solitary for a bit until he heard somebody else coming down the steps. He glanced up from the cards to see who it was, he was surprised somebody else was up this early.