Horeb's Shadow: Chapter 05

January

He wakes up in their bed—still on his side, as always—and for a moment, as always, he is the way he was before. He stretches, mutters to himself about the alarm not going, and begins to turn toward her, only to realize an instant too late that the bed is empty. For him, that is the cruelest moment of the day: the moment when he realizes, once again, that Sarah isn't there.

He sits up, takes a moment to steady himself, and notices he's shivering. He set the thermostat too low again. He'...