Monday, February 1, 2010 - ?Can you hear her now??
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?Can you hear her now??
?No
I yawned, and he was quietI thought he was asleepI drifted in that direction, too
?Do you think she'll go away? Really gone?? Jamie suddenly whisperedHis voice caught on
the last word
I was not a liar, and I don't think I could have lied to Jamie if I wereI tried not to think about
the implications of my feelings for himBecause what did it mean if the greatest love I'd ever
felt in my nine lives, the first true sense of family, of maternal instinct, was for an alien
life-form? I shoved the thought away
?I don't know,? I told himAnd then, because it was true, I added, ?I hope not
?Do you like her like you like me? Did you used to hate her, like rolex quartz watch she hated you??
?It's different than how I like youAnd I never really hated her, not even in the beginningI was
very afraid of her, and I was angry that because of her I couldn't be like everyone elseBut I've
always, always admired strength, and Melanie is the strongest person I've ever known?Youwere afraid ofher? ?
?You don't think your sister can be scary? Remember the time you went too far up the canyon,
and when you came home late she 'threw a raging hissy fit,' according to Jared??
He chuckled at the memoryI was pleased, having distracted him from his painful question
I was eager to keep the peace with all my new companions in any way I couldI thought I was
willing to do replica ladies rolex watches anything, no matter how backbreaking or smelly, but it turned out I was wrong
?So I was thinking,? Jeb said to me one day, maybe two weeks after everyone had ?calmed
down
I was beginning to hate those words from Jeb
?Do you remember what I was saying about you maybe teaching a little here??
My answer was curt
?Well, how 'bout it??
I didn't have to think it through
My refusal sent an unexpected pang of guilt through meI'd never refused a Calling beforeIt
felt like a selfish thing to doObviously, though, this was not the sameThe souls would have
never asked me to do something so suicidal
He frowned at me, scrunching his caterpillar eyebrows together?Why not??
?How do you think tiffany toggle necklace Sharon would like that?? I asked him in an even voiceIt was just one
example, but perhaps the most forceful
He nodded, still frowning, acknowledging my point
?It's for the greater good,? he grumbled?The greater good? Wouldn't that be shooting me??
?Wanda, that's shortsighted,? he said, arguing with me as if my answer had been a serious
attempt at persuasion?What we have here is a very unusual opportunity for learningIt would
be wasteful to squander that
?I really don't think anyone wants to learn from meI don't mind talking to you or Jamie ??
?Doesn't matter what they want,? Jeb insisted?It's what's good for themLike chocolate
versus broccoliOught to know more about the black mulberry roxanne universe?not to mention the new tenants of our
planet
?How does it help them, Jeb? Do you think I know something that could destroy the souls?
Turn the tide? Jeb, it's over
?It's not over while we're still here,? he told me, grinning so I knew he was teasing me again?I
don't expect you to turn traitor and give us some super-weaponI just think we should know
more about the world we live in
I flinched at the wordtraitor?I couldn't give you a weapon if I wanted to, JebWe don't have
some great weakness, an Achilles' heelNo archenemies out there in space who could come to
your aid, no viruses that will wipe us out and leave you standing He made a fist and tapped it playfully against my louis vuitton speedy bags a |
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