Chapter 25
“Alex,”
He heard his name from a great distance. He tried to turn his head to find out where it was coming from but his body refused to respond. He couldn’t see anything. It was black as night. A fog weighed him down like a ton of bricks. He could hardly breath.
“Alex,” He heard it again. It sounded closer this time but he still couldn’t’ move his head to see where. Why couldn’t he move? It was like his muscles had turned to lead. He needed to move. Payton, she needed him. Someone was after her.
“Come on buddy, wake up.” Alex felt something hard against his cheek. It stung. It was enough to start to rouse him. The fog was lifting but he still couldn’t move yet. Something hit his cheek again, more acutely.
“That’s it, come on.” The voice encouraged.
He felt himself coming b
