"Do You Feel That?"

by BARomero

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“Are you all right, Henry?” It was Aaron’s mother. “Can I get you something?”

Henry turned to face her. The Pulse seemed to fade slightly, but he was still aware of it.

“Do you feel that?” he asked.

“Feel what?”

Henry could see that she had no idea what he was talking about, and he had no idea how to explain it to her. But as they talked, the Pulse seemed to fade to the point of being barely perceptible.

“Nothing,” Henry conceded. “I guess I’m really not used to how quiet it is here.”

Perhaps that was it. Maybe Henry had some low level tinnitus that he couldn’t sense before because of the noise in the city. But when has tinnitus ever changed pitch and rhythm? Henry decided to get checked out once he got back to Cambridge. Just to be sure.

Henry apologized for waking Mrs. Mullins and returned to the guest room. When he was alone, however, the Pulse returned, as insistent as before.

Henry dove into his backpack and snatched his iPod, playing it full volume to drown out the Pulse…

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. "Do You Feel That?"

    T.F. Torrey's Buddy Icon T.F. Torrey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This story goes on like the pulse itself, flaring up every so often. Very nice.

  2. "Do You Feel That?"

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I’m willing to bet there is no way to drown out the pulse. Interesting that Mrs. Mullins couldn’t hear it. Does The Pulse only attract certain people?

  3. "Do You Feel That?"

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Well, the way I see it, Aaron and his mother have lived in the quiet of the country for so long that the Pulse just became part of the background noise they were accustomed to. For someone like Henry, who’d lived in the city all his life, this was unexpected, so he reacted to it differently.

  4. "Do You Feel That?"

    FlirtingWithaBrickWall's Buddy Icon FlirtingWithaBrickWall

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    so everyone hears it, it’s just a matter of when… i get it now

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