Nightmare Heights
Chapter 1
“WE NEED AN AIR CONDITIONER.”
Raya gives Alisha that look. That quit-your-complaining look.
“I mean it, Raya.” She’s dizzy and light-headed. She can’t argue any more fiercely than this, not at the moment. She needs to sit down. The bed is the closest thing. “This heat, babe. It’s really getting to me. Feels heavy on my chest. I can’t stop sweating.”
“Maybe you’re sick,” Raya replies. “Maybe you have a fever.” She angles the fan on the dresser so it’s blowing directly at Alisha.
“Get that off me!” Alisha cries, hitting at the air. “Feels like a hair dryer shooting heat at me.”
Raya turns off the fan. “Why don’t you get some sleep? I’ll bring you water to drink, and a cold cloth for your forehead.”
“We need an air conditioner,” Alisha grumbles.
