CHAPTER 14
He woke up to the sound of giggles and an annoyed exclamation. He opened his eyes carefully. His head was not sore, so he was not hungover. He saw a set of wooden steps above him. Those in his own house, he realised. He heard the distinctive sound of somebody descending from the last step onto the floor.
“Kyle, what the hell are you doing?”
That was Cassie’s voice. She sounded unimpressed.
“Huh?” was the only reply he could manage at the time. A lot more giggling followed. He went to sit up and bumped his head. It was the stairs. They were much closer to him than he had thought.
“What are you doing in the dog’s bed, Kyle?” Cassie’s unexpected question caused more giggles.
Kyle looked up at his sister with blurry eyes while rubbing the sore spot on his head. There was going
