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I knew what this meant
It meant talking to Ian
Others, too, of course, but Ian would have to be one of themMy heart seemed to slump lower
in my chest, to curl limply in on itselfI'd done many things I had not wanted to do since joining
the humans, but I couldn't remember any this sharply and pointedly painfulEven deciding to
trade my life for the Seeker's?that was a huge, vast hurt, a wide field of ache, but it was almost
manageable because it was so tied up in the bigger pictureTelling Ian goodbye was a
razor-sharp piercing; it made the greater vision hard to seeI wished there was some way, any
way, to save him from the same replica chanel bags australia pain
The only thing worse would be telling Jared goodbyeThat one would burn and festerBecause
hewouldn't feel painHis joy would far outweigh any small regret he might feel over me
As for Jamie, well, I wasn't planning on facing that goodbye at all
?Wanda!? Doc's voice was sharp
I hurried to the bed Doc was hovering overBefore I got there, I could see the tiny olive hand
fisting and unfisting where it hung over the edge of the cot
?Ah,? the Seeker's familiar voice moaned from the human body
The room went utterly silentEveryone looked at me, as if I were the expert on humans
I elbowed Doc, my hands still wrapped around the tank?Talk to her,? vintage cartier watch for sale I whispered
?Um? Hello? Can you hear me? miss? You're safe nowDo you understand me??
?Ah,? she groanedHer eyes fluttered open, focused quickly on Doc's faceThere was no
discomfort in her expression?the No Pain would be making her feel wonderful, of courseHer
eyes were onyx blackThey darted around the room until she found me, and recognition was
quickly followed by a scowlShe looked away, back to Doc
?Well, it feels good to have my head back,? she said in a loud, clear voice
CHAPTER 53
Condemned
The Seeker's host body was named Lacey; a dainty, soft, feminine nameAs
inappropriate as the size, in my opinionLike naming a pit bull cartier men's tank solo Fluffy
Lacey was just as loud as the Seeker?and still a complainer
?You'll have to forgive me for going on and on,? she insisted, allowing us no other options
?I've been shouting away in there for years and never getting to speak for myselfI've got a lot
to say all stored upI could almost make myself glad that I was leaving
In answer to my earlier question to myself, no, the face was not less repugnant with a different
awareness behind itBecause the awareness was not so very different, in the end
?That's why we don't like you,? she told me that first night, making no change from the present
tense or the plural pronoun?When she realized knock off chanel handbag china that you were hearing Melanie just the way she
was hearing me, it made her frightenedShe thought you might guessI was her deep, dark
secret?She couldn't make me shut upThat's why she became a Seeker,
because she was hoping to figure out some way to better deal with resistant hostsAnd then she
requested being assigned to you, so she could watch how you did itShe was jealous of you;
isn't that pathetic? She wanted to be strong like youIt gave us a real kick when we thought
Melanie had wonI guess that didn't happen, thoughSo why did you come
here? Why are you helping the rebels??
I explained, unwillingly, that Melanie and I were d
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