I came awake with a start, squeezing my eyes shut and popped
them open again. And standing less than three feet from me was Uncle Jake. He
looked down upon me with his steely gaze and sour expression. I studied his
face for a moment and found his sullen eyes and followed them to the place
where I lay and found myself on the couch. I registered this news and realized
that at some point whilst I slept Lurch had picked me up and carried me over to
the couch. Such was the burden of being a sound sleeper.
“Yes, I picked you scrawny but up and put...
