Chapter 24: The Journey Home
Reuben awakened to the steady roll of waves under a ship. He opened his eyes slowly and looked around. Sun was shining through a round window in the wall. It was cracked open, and outside he could hear the cries of gulls. Everything in the small room was white, the bed he was lying in was soft and warm, and the sheets smelled fresh and clean.
I’m in heaven...
A picture came to Reuben’s mind of a man in a berserk rage, killing and killing again, a man screaming and laughing at the same time. The man’s face was covered in blood, his teeth bared and his mouth slavering. He was the man. He threw his arm over his face and groaned aloud. A sharp pain shot through his shoulder and his back. Then a hand touched him, and a familiar voice spoke to him.
“Easy, buddy,
