“Please.” I begged as I pulled myself from the chair. I must have looked pitiful, considering I still trembled whenever I tried to stand. “I’ll put it on silent in a minute, I’m just waiting on a call from my wife’s mother in about an hour. She’ll want to know her daughter is doing okay.”
The nurse stopped, “Fine, but don’t let me hear it again!”
I slumped back into my chair as she disappeared through the door.
The crew that rescued us must have been put together in a rush, because they weren’t very observant. After all the questions they asked, and all the caution about whether we were infected, they never once thought to look inside my duffel bag.
I knew no one would ever believe what happened, not without solid and undeniable proof. The Wellspring had been completely incinerated. The military had come in the day after we’d been rescued and used enough napalm to destroy it a hundred times over.
Ironically, my biggest fear is the fact that when Lily wakes up, I have to tell her I brought a friend home from our honeymoon.
To be continued…
To the readers of this short novel…
One of the most satisfying gifts an author can receive is an honest opinion of their work. Writing a novel, however long or short, great or horrible… takes time. Authors can take years to write what will be forgotten in the span of a single afternoon of reading. I myself have a wife, two year old son, and a full time job working from sunset to sunrise. I do all my own editing and design all my own covers because I can’t afford to pay the professionals. My story is not an uncommon one (no pun intended!), and many authors have even more daunting obstacles that keep them from telling their stories.
My one request to those who finish my books is that they take thirty seconds of their time to rate my work. Reviews let other readers know how amazing or terrible my book is! If you spent money to read this book and want to prevent others from making the same mistake, let them know! If my story deserves a five star rating, then go for it!
Don’t just review my book (okay, I have two requests!), go through your book lists. Sift through all the novels you’ve read and look at the authors’ names. Each one of them devoted time away from family and friends in order to bring their story to you. How many of their books did you review? Do they know how much you loved or hated their book? Even if you didn’t like some of them, your comments will only serve to make them better writers, so let them know!
My short rant is over. Thank you so much for reading.
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