A Little Excerpt

Spring 2019

“Toby, you’re awake,” Brody Ingram said to his younger brother. They, along with their three other brothers, were in Door County, Wisconsin for a road trip. Toby was sick with pneumonia, so Brody kept him company while everyone else explored the area.
“I had a really bad dream,” Toby replied quietly, he was lying on his stomach, with his arms wrapped around his pillow. His eyes were half open.
“Like a fever dream?”
“Yeah, I think that’s what it’s called. I thought you went on a run.”
“I did, but I’ve been back for about an hour. I’ve been playing video games since then,” Brody said.
“My heart’s pounding. Like not really fast, but it’s beating really hard through my pillow,” Toby remarked.
“It was really scary, wasn’t it?”
“Mhm.”
“Take a deep breath, and if you need to squeeze my hand, just let me know. You’ll be okay.”
“I hope so. That was probably one of the worst nightmares I’ve ever had.”
“You gonna try to go back to sleep?”
“I need to, really want to fight this bug off.”