79. "I thought I crippled you!'
Exhaustion, stress and desperation were Brendan’s demons. As he got up from his bed, he rubbed sleep from his eyes and yawned. But for one with a troubled mind, he had slept soundly the previous night. He took a shower and headed downstairs.Miriam was busy in the kitchen, steel clanging on steel and oils hissing their tantalizing smells and juices into the air. She was preparing breakfast.Now in the living room watching TV, Brendan tried his best to avoid all news channels. Hearing anymore stories about the Supremes only increased his blood pressure.‘Morning, sir.’ Miriam had brought him breakfast.He kept his eyes committed to the TV screen. ‘Good morning, Miriam.’ The greeting came from an almost unconscious mind.‘Is there something worrying you, sir?’ she asked him, noticing how feeble his face looked.His eyes kept glued to the screen, ‘No, I’m fine, thanks for asking though.’She
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