The strength of my body gave strength to my...
- Posted at 9:24 AM on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by weipingqin396
The strength of my body gave strength to my control, to my determination
I drove her from my limbs, chased her from every hold she'd found, thrust her back into the
recesses of my mind, and chained her there
Her surrender was sudden and totalaah, she sighed, and it was almost a moan of pain
I felt strangely guilty as soon as I'd won
I'd already known that she was more to me than a resistant host who made life unnecessarily
difficultWe'd become companions, even confidantes during our past weeks together?ever since
the Seeker had united us against a common enemyIn the desert, with Kyle's knife over my
head, I'd been glad that if Ihad to die I would not be hermes birkin large the one to kill Melanie; even then, she was
more than a body to meBut now it seemed like something beyond thatI regretted causing her
pain
It was necessary, though, and she didn't seem to grasp thatAny word we said wrong, any
poorly considered action would mean a quick executionHer reactions were too wild and
emotionalShe would get us into trouble
You have to trust me now,I told her'm just trying to keep us aliveI know you don't want to
believe your humans could hurt us?
But it's Jamie,she whisperedShe yearned for the boy with an emotion so strong that it
weakened my knees again
I tried to look at him impartially?this sullen-faced teenager slumped omega knockoff watch against the tunnel wall
with his arms folded tightly across his chestI tried to see him as a stranger and plan my
response, or lack of response, accordinglyI tried, but I failedHe was Jamie, he was beautiful,
and my arms?mine, not Melanie's?longed to hold himTears filled my eyes and trickled down
my faceI could only hope they were invisible in the dim light
?Jeb,? Jamie said?a gruff greetingHis eyes passed swiftly over me and away
His voice was so deep! Could he really be so old? I realized with a double pang of guilt that I'd
just missed his fourteenth birthdayMelanie showed me the day, and I saw that it was the same
day as the first dream with JamieShe'd replica gucci g watch struggled so hard all through the waking hours to keep
her pain to herself, to cloud her memories in order to protect the boy, that he'd come out in her
dreamAnd I'd e-mailed the Seeker
I shuddered now in disbelief that I'd ever been so callous
?Whatcha doing here, kid?? Jeb demanded
?Why didn't you tell me?? Jamie demanded back
?Was that Jared's idea?? Jamie pressedWhat good does that do you, eh? We only wanted to ??
?To protect me?? he interrupted, surly
When did he get so bitter? Was it my fault? Of course it was
Melanie began sobbing in my headIt was distracting, loud?it made Jeb and Jamie's voices
sound farther awaySo you don't need protectingWhat do you real black and white chanel purse want??
This quick capitulation seemed to throw Jamie offHis eyes darted between Jeb's face and mine
while he struggled to come up with a request
?I?I want to talk with her? with it,? he finally saidHis voice was higher when he was unsure
?She doesn't say much,? Jeb told him, ?but you're welcome to try, kid
Jeb pried my fingers off his armWhen he was free, he turned his back to the nearest wall,
leaning into it as he eased himself to the floorHe settled in there, fidgeting until he found a
comfortable positionThe gun stayed balanced in the cradle of his lapJeb's head lolled back
against the wall, and his eyes closedIn seconds, he looked like he was chanel inspired handbags asleep
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