~JACK ~
The sound of barking aroused me from my sleep. As my eyes slowly opened, I grunted as the streaming light of the sun pentrated through the window and straight into them. I grumbled and rolled over, covering myself with the blanket, only for the barking to get louder.
"Goddamit, Shiela," I growled, tossing the covers off and stomping out of the room. I muttered incoherently as I trudged down the steps. With the previous day's events, I really needed a breather. The constant sudden headaches were becoming more of an annoyance than a pain.
As I walked down the stairs, I could hear voices from the doorway. Apparently, Mum was talking to someone else. But what was making Shiela so antsy? It was very rare for a friendly dog like her to be so noisy early in the morning.
As soon as I
