Chapter 8: Wednesday
Jake
Jake wasn’t able to get anything together that morning, and the clock didn’t stand still. A steady pulsing pain throbbed behind his eyeballs, dancing to some unknown rhythm. He fiddled with the tie and cursed under his breath for not getting it right. After fussing some more before deciding to just leave it for the moment, he walked back to the bathroom to brush his teeth. On his way back to the mirror to give his tie another try he stubbed his little toe hard on the corner of the bed and was almost swept away and drowned in the white hot wave of pain that coursed through his foot. This time a real curse escaped his lips.
Jake sank down on the bed and rubbed his toe, trying to get the white-hot pain to subside. He didn’t have time for breakfast, and he really d
