Minder
Chapter One
He rifled through the kitchen and found lots to drink. Boxed juice, bottled
water. As Josh poured himself some water, Kir opened the freezer.
He turned to Josh. "I'm hungry. Should I throw in one of these frozen pizzas?"
Noise roared through his head. Josh stiffened in fear, aware of the glass in his
hand only after it broke, cutting his palm. Beyond that, he couldn't think.
When the noise subsided, Kir was beside him, trying to open Josh's wet fist
while Josh clung to the pain.
"Josh. Please let go."
He breathed in once, then slowly unclenched his fist. The blood ran. Kir's hands
shook, but he took out the large shard that had sliced Josh's palm. He led Josh
to the sink to run water over the injured hand. The cold water soothed. The
noise in Josh's head receded.
"It's not a deep cut." ... read full excerpt from Minder ebook
