For a short moment he watched him lying
unconscious, with what seemed to be a look of relief on his face. His
need to know about the cave drove him to awaken the sleeping
stranger.
A soft shake was insufficient, the
vigorous slap borne of anxiety that followed, was likely too much.
"What!?" sputtered Kai as he
jolted upright and slipped off the couch, crashing to the floor.
From the bedroom, Caleb's wife called,
"Caleb? What's going on? Are you OK?"
Seriously regretting his decision, the
situation quickly getting out of hand, Caleb took a deep breath and
simultaneously tried to placate the stressed out and confused man on
his living room floor and assure his wife that everything was fine.
