Prompt word: Local

Note: This week, our computers were down for half the day at work. As a graphic designer, there isn't much I can do without my computer… except work on this week's challenge. This is one of three.

Comfort

Dean froze as Sam stirred on the bed beside him, scooting backwards until his back connected with Dean's hip. Still asleep, he settled quickly and became still. Dean resumed reading.

Being the new kid at the elementary school, Sam had been bulled by a gang of local boys at the bus stop for a week before Dean found out and put an end to it. They'd been older and bigger than Sam, but easily intimidated by the high schooler. Still, Sam was shaken. So if it took a few more nights of sharing a bed with the kid, so be it.

12-18-08