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The Sounds of Silence

"Ben, here's the last case of beer."

"Thanks, Sam. Can you put it with the others in the back?" Alice chirped surprising him by popping up from behind the bar.

He shook his head as he walked around the edge of the bar to the storage room to drop off the case. After he came back out and walked over to where I was cleaning, he laid his head on his folded arms on top of the bar. "Alice, what the hell are you doing here? Don't you know the meaning of taking the day off? Going out on a date? Going to a club and having a one night stand?"

"Why would I? Do you really think that between the scars on my back and the way I got them I would be into a one night stand?" She asked. Then, she pointed up to the ceiling. "Besides, I love this place. I live upstairs."

"Is that why you refuse to put in a karaoke machine?" He asked with a smirk not wanting to discuss her scars.

"No, I refuse to get one because you boys can't sing." She said as she began wiping down the back of the bar. "You seem to forget, I grew up around firefighters. You all are notoriously hot, but you can't sing to save you lives."

Sam cringed. "You're right, I am hot."

Alice threw her rag at him, laughing. "Keep that kind of talk for your wife and get your ass back over to the firehouse."

Sam just caught the rag and smiled. "Emily is not a jealous woman. She lets me share my hotness with the world. But you are right; your father could make the deaf cry with his singing. Everyone hates it when he sings in the firehouse shower."

She laughed, hearing her father singing in the shower in her memories from when she was a kid.

Sam laughed and pushed off the bar to head back to the firehouse. When he got to the door, he turned and yelled, "I expect a free one of those beers when I get off in sixteen hours, Alice."

"I know. You always do." She called to his back as he opened the door. "By the way, thanks for walking ALL the way across the street to help Ben carry them in."


"Alice, wake up."

Shake.

"Alice, you need to wake up. Please, wake up."

Shake. Cough. Shake.

"ALICE! WAKE THE FUCK UP!"

Shake. Cough. Shake. Cough. Shake. Cough.

"Sam, it is time to go! The floor is going to collapse soon."

"I can't get Alice to wake up!"

"Just grab her! I have her meds. Get her out, Sam!"

She felt Sam's strong arms slide underneath her shoulders and legs. Then, he hastily lifted her away from her bed.

Then, she heard and felt a resounding crash shake and echo throughout her body, her home, her livelihood, and her world.


Author's Note~

I was not happy with how this story was playing out the first time. I took it down the old story. I am reworking and reposting it based on the same outline I used before. I am not going to post on any set schedule, but the rest of the story is mostly written so they shouldn't be posted too far apart. All of the chapters will be between 500 and 2,000 words.

This story is going to be darker than my other stories, but I love it and where it will lead. I hope you will stay for the ride.

I don't have a beta so please forgive my mistakes. If you politely let me know, I'll fix the mistakes as quick as I can. I hope you will enjoy this story. Let me know what you think, like, love, or hate!

~KaliCali77

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