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“Maybe I’ll treat you to something inside? Coffee? Poison? Rope?” Sabrina murmured.

“I wouldn’t…”

“Eric’s in his room,” she snapped and pushed past me into the house.

“I guess I shouldn’t count on coffee then?”

“And were you?” Sabrina raised her eyebrows in surprise before disappearing behind the door leading to her bedroom.

Well, it seems Sabrina may have been won over. Now it’s time to deal with Eric.

Compromise

I stopped by the door, proudly bearing an old road sign “Stop”. Behind it, loud snoring could be heard, occasionally interrupted by agonizing groans. Well, at least he got some sleep. I hesitantly grabbed the handle and took a step into the unknown…The room was dimly lit. I looked around and grimaced. The curtains were drawn, the windows securely locked, preventing any fresh air from entering the room. There was little evidence of the madness Eric had wrought the previous night. Apparently, Sabrina had made an effort to tidy up. I noticed there was a photograph missing on the desk, the one with old man Alex, Eric, and myself. On closer inspection I noticed that the computer monitor was half shattered, and there was practically nothing left of the keyboard.

Eric lay sprawled across the bed, arms spread wide, snoring loudly. His half-naked, long, thin body tossed from side to side intermittently. Now and again he would grab his head, occasionally interrupting the snoring with a prolonged groan.

The scene made me boil on the inside, and I was hoping he was having nightmares at the very least.

“Eric,” I called out. Silence followed. Eric rolled over to one side and sighed loudly. I cursed under my breath and tried again.

“Eric!” Again, silence. Well, at least he stopped snoring.

I counted to ten, then leaned over and pulled Eric’s hair.

“What the hell?” came a muffled voice somewhere from the depths of the pillow.

“Sabi, is that you?” Eric asked, not even attempting to lift his head.

“No, not Sabi,” I snapped and froze, waiting for some response. For a couple of minutes, Eric showed no signs of life at all and remained completely motionless, trying to understand who had disturbed his sleep.