Sirens by Braden Cawthon EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Braden Cawthon
- Language: English
- Genre: Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories
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Sunlight streamed in through the windows, bathing the room in the warm
orange glow of the evening. The TV was buzzing softly with sounds that
fell on Joel’s inattentive ears—he was half asleep on the couch, eyes closed,
watching his little sister Ava’s favorite cartoon with her. She was sitting
next to him, leaning on his arm, absorbed by the chaotic happenings of the
show.
Joel had arrived for the weekend visit about an hour ago, and a dull pain
of a headache was beginning to creep into his head from the long drive. He
had moved out for college a few months ago, but he returned to visit nearly
every weekend to see Ava.
“Hey, you two get ready to go.”
His mom’s voice snapped through Joel’s mind, dragging him back into
lucidity. He opened his eyes and, turning his head back, blearily replied,
“Go where?”
His mom was bustling about in the room behind them, grabbing various
things and stuffing them into her purse. She looked toward Joel for a
moment and curtly responded, “We’re going out to see a movie,
remember?”
Ava, upon hearing this, broke her fixation on the cartoon and, bouncing
up from the couch with glee, grabbed Joel’s hand and began tugging on it,
saying, “Yeah, we’re going to see a movie together! You can sit next to
me!”
Joel turned back and smiled at Ava before rubbing his eyes for a
moment and sighing. “Mom, I’m not feeling up for it right now.”
Ava continued tugging on his hand, pouting at him. Joel turned back to
face his mom, who returned his gaze with pursed lips. After several
moments she sighed, quietly saying, “Ava really wants you to go, Joel.”
Ava enthusiastically nodded in agreement, tugging on his hand again
and chirping, “Yeah, please, Joey! It’s gonna be a really good movie, I
promise.”
Joel was silent for a moment before sighing again. “Mom, I’m not going
to be able to enjoy anything if I have a headache the entire time. You both
go ahead; I’ll be here all weekend. I just need some time to … recuperate.”
His mom stared at him for a few moments and then, with an almost
inaudible scoff, said, “OK, fine. I hope you feel better when we get back.
Ava, go get your shoes; we have to head out soon if we want to get there on
time.”
Ava’s hands dropped and, as Joel turned back around to face her, she
jumped up and hugged him, saying, “Come on, please?”
Joel hugged her back, saying, “Hey, I’m just not feeling good right now.
You can tell me all about it when you get back, OK? And then we can
watch it together here sometime.”
Ava sniffled but nodded her head and, mumbling into his shirt, said,
“OK … I hope you feel better.”
“Ava! Shoes, now. We’ve got to get going.”
Their mom’s voice snapped through the air again, prompting Ava to
bounce up and frantically run around, looking for her shoes. Joel closed his
eyes, his head now throbbing with pain. After a minute of listening to the
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