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five people had died of a brain
hemorrhage in the past 24 hours, and all at the same hospital. It was the
hospital only a mile from Drew’s house.
    “This makes no sense,” Max said almost to
herself.
    “No, it doesn’t, but until they figure
out what is going on, I think it best that we stick together.”
    “Yeah,” she said, “I think you’re
right.”
    After gathering up a few more things,
Drew and Max drove to her house. It was surprising to Drew just how close she
lived to Drew. She was just about a mile north of him. What wasn’t surprising
to Drew was the way her house was decorated. Each room was painted a different
color, one blue, one red, one yellow and one green. The artwork and pictures on
the walls were all brightly colored as were the rugs on the floors; just what
he would’ve expected from a kindergarten teacher.
    “This place is great!”
    “I know, it’s a bit loud. I love color.
It makes me happy.” She again sounded just like a little girl. That made Drew’s
smile even bigger. She then said, “Why don’t you make yourself comfortable. I’m
just going to throw on some shorts and get comfortable. You hungry?”
    “Yeah, I could eat.”
    After she changed, they made themselves
a late lunch and decided that they had had enough news for the day. They put on
a movie and sat in silence, Drew with his feet on the coffee table and Max with
her feet on his lap. Drew started to massage her feet without even realizing he
was doing it. Everything seemed so natural. After a second movie, they both
realized just how exhausted they were.
    “If you would be more comfortable on the
couch I would understand, but you are more than welcome to stay in my room with
me tonight.” The shy little grin on her face told Drew that he would probably
be happier in the bedroom. They walked to the back of the house and got ready
for bed.
    While they both considered giving
themselves completely, the thought that they had only met days ago kept
creeping into their minds. They kissed for a while and fell asleep holding each
other tightly.
     
    *****

CHAPTER TEN
     
     
    The
alarm went off at 6:30 and Drew awoke feeling refreshed. Max, on the other
hand, slept quite restlessly despite being in the arms of Drew. He found
himself wondering if she had played the game last night. It was odd that he had
spent another night dreamless.
    “That was brutal,” Max said before even
opening her eyes.
    “The game?” Drew’s question was more of
a statement as he stretched and stood up.
    “Yeah. Where were you?”
    “I didn’t play. I was really expecting
to come up against the robot, but instead I didn’t even dream.”
    “Weird. Oh, well. I got my shot in at
the robot. The damn thing never goes down though. He just walks around shooting
everything in its sights. Except for the few people who seem to hover at his
side. I got a couple of them last night. It was exhilarating. I almost made it
back to the library looking for you.” Max’s voice was a mix of excitement and
sleep; Drew found it quite appealing.
    “You almost made it? What happened?”
    “The robot got me in the back as I was
going through the doors.”
    “How many lives do you have left?” Drew
asked, not really sure he wanted to know the answer.
    “I have 7 lives left. I really need to
step up my game a bit.”
    The two got out of bed and began to get
ready for work. They really didn’t want to split up for the day, but there are
only so many days they can call in. Max gave Drew a ride to the “L” platform
closest to her place and parked in front of a news stand.
    “Do you want me to pick you up from
work?” Max asked as he was about to step out of the car.
    “No, you don’t have to. I need to go
back to my apartment. My neighbor is out of town and I told him I would look
after the place. I can check in at home, See if I have any mail and make sure
everything is okay there. Do you want me to come by when I’m done?”
    “That would be nice.