\u201cWake up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fran was shaking me hard, her hands gripping tightly onto my shoulders. I clawed my way out of my sleeping state. Just as I was about to ask her what in the Hell was wrong with her she clamped her hand over my mouth and whispered in my ear;<\/p>\n
\u201cListen. Do you hear that?\u201d<\/p>\n
I strained to hear whatever it was that she wanted me to hear, but the silence was all I could detect. I was about to tell her she was crazy, that it was just the wind, or the cat, when I did hear something. Someone or something knocked over something breakable, because there was an almighty crash from downstairs; something glass or china broke against the floor. The fear that ran through me at that moment was electric; someone unwelcome was in our house. Our son was sleeping down the hall from us, and the stairs separated us from him, so my thoughts immediately turned to his safety. I turned over and whispered to Fran;<\/p>\n
\u201cWait here for me; I\u2019m going to go and get James before he makes any noise.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded and I slipped quietly out of bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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