Chapter 56

The sound of barking aroused Jeremy from his sleep. Peering his eyes open, he grunted as the streaming light of the sun pentrated through the window and straight into his eyes. He grumbled and rolled over, covering himself with the blanket. Only for the barking to get louder.

"Goddamit, Shiela." He growled, tossing the covers of and stomping out of the room. He muttered incoherently as he trudged down the steps. With the previous day's events, he really needed a breather. The constant sudden headaches were becoming more of an annoyance than a pain. 

As he walked down the stairs,he could hear voices from the doorway. Apparently, his mother was talking to someone else. But what was making Shiela so antsy? It was very rare for a friendly dog like her to be so noisy early in the morning.

 As soon as he stepped on the last step, he soon found out why.

His mother stood with her back to him by the door talking to someone who was at the other side. Shiela stood be