DJ Manly The Severing 2 Terrance

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.Alex had been hurt, angry that Terrance dared to ruin the moment of extreme bliss."Why can't you just—""Because it's coming," he said."I feel it."Those damn voices had been silent for months.Even Billy's two friends, Sarah and Dale, hadn't come 'round, perhaps out of compassion.Now this, something that wouldn't go away, something worse had intruded on them.As Alex stepped off the elevator, his new boss, Odessa Penn, glanced up from where she stood beside the receptionist's desk, pointing out something on a calendar."Alex!"Six months ago, his former boss, Alice Thompson, had been replaced by Odessa Penn, a willowy Jamaican woman in her mid thirties.Odessa's sudden takeover of the company had created a great upheaval and many of the employees openly displayed a lack of faith in her abilities.Alex had become Odessa's only ally.He'd liked her from the start, and they'd become fast friends.Odessa greatly appreciated Alex's support.She'd told him how she had been brought to the United States as a young bride by a self-made millionaire who had investments in a variety of companies.Her parents had exchanged her for a large sum of money when Odessa was only sixteen.Odessa's husband had been extremely possessive of her.The only time she was ever seen was when he entertained the rich and famous.He wanted to present not only an exotic beauty but also a cultured and educated trophy wife.Odessa was encouraged to obtain several degrees.Some were earned by correspondence within the confines of her husband's sixteen-room mansion, while suffering severe emotional and sometimes physical abuse.Finally, after obtaining a graduate degree in business and another in law, Odessa sued her husband for divorce.In exchange for forfeiting a spousal allowance and agreeing not to prosecute him for unlawful confinement, she asked for only one thing—the publishing company.She knew he'd gladly give it to her, thinking he got off easy.During the course of her marriage, Odessa had studied all the investments her husband owned.Publishing fascinated her, and she'd read everything she could find on the ins and outs of the industry.Ensuring that Alice Thompson got a cushy job elsewhere, Odessa took over the company.Since she'd been president, it had flourished under her direction.All the naysayers had come around, especially when presented with lucrative bonuses that year."Are you alright?" Odessa asked him as they walked together down the hallway.She still had that beautiful Jamaican accent.It sounded like music when she talked."Fine, just a little tired."Alex had confided in Odessa about Terrance a few months back, and amazingly, she'd just nodded, telling him she'd heard of people with that gift.Gift.She'd called it a gift."And how is that handsome man of yours?""He's…" He paused."Having some problems.""I'm sorry, Alex.You want me to go and see him?"Terrance loved Odessa.She seemed to have a calming effect on him, and she truly believed in the spirit world."That would be great.I'll let you know.""Do you need a few days?""Thanks, no.I'll be okay.""I hope Terrance finishes the book about his experiences last year.I know it will sell.""I hope so too," Alex said."He's had other offers, hasn't he, to publish?""Yes, but he'll give it to you, don't worry, and it's not that.""It's back, isn't it?" She looked at him with her big, brown eyes.Alex nodded."Yes.""With someone like Terrance, it's bound to come back.I'm sorry, sweetheart." She rubbed his shoulder."Thanks, Odessa.""Is it bad?""I think so.He says it's different this time."She shook her head."Terrance is a strong man.It will be alright.Sweetheart, I hate to tell you, but there is an editors' meeting at eleven," she said."I'll be there.""Keep the faith," she said over her shoulder and disappeared.Alex sighed.He looked at the pile of work on his desk, went into his office, and closed the door.* * * *Terrance looked at himself in the mirror for a few minutes.He blinked, not sure who it was looking back at him.His ash-blond hair had always been shaggy and unmanageable, but it had grown far too long.Black rings circled his gray, bloodshot eyes, and he had three days' growth of beard.Who are you? He couldn't remember if he'd taken a shower yesterday or not.He decided not to risk it and turned on the taps.He stripped off his underwear and stepped under the spray, readjusting the shower head to his height.Alex was a few inches shorter than he was and was always pulling the head downward.Once he'd adjusted it, he stood under cool water and closed his eyes, not bothering to make it hotter.If only he could sleep, but it wouldn't let him.Every time he closed his eyes, scenes of horror flashed in front of them, but they were only flashes.Nothing was coming together, and nothing could point him in any direction.It's scaring the crap out of me.I don't want to sleep.Please don't let me sleep.These horrifying flashes never lasted long enough to tell him anything.It was like groping his way in the dark with scary faces popping out at him.He got out of the shower, wrapped a towel around his slim waist, and went to sit on the living room sofa.He picked up the mug of stale coffee and stared into it.It was getting worse.Last night, he could hardly stand it.It was trying to break through, and no matter how much Terrance tried to resist it, it persisted."Just tell me what in hell it is you want.""You can help me.""Help you to do what?""Save them.Save them.""Save who?""I can't move.They hold me here.""Let me rest.Get out of my God damned head!"The coffee mug fell on the carpet, the contents leaving a small puddle on the rug.Terrance placed his hands over his ears and lay down on the sofa.I don't want to see."I left them there.I promised I wouldn't leave them.We have to save them… save them all.Help me, Terrance!""You know my name?""Terrance [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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