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I couldn't press my luck any furtherI closed...
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 10:39 PM
I couldn't press my luck any furtherI closed the
cabinets quietly and threw my arms through the straps of the packI leaned against the mattress,
making another crackleI tried to look relaxed
She didn't come backIt had been one minuteHow far away was the water?
Two minutes
Had my lies been as obvious to her as they were to me?
Sweat started to dew up on my foreheadI wiped it away quickly
What if she brought back a Seeker?
I thought of the small pill in my pocket, and my hands shookI could do it, though
I heard quiet footsteps then, two sets, louis vuitton vienna bag coming down the hall
CHAPTER 45
Succeeded
Healer Knits Fire and Cerulean walked through the door togetherThe Healer handed me a tall
glass of waterIt didn't feel as cold as the first?my fingers were cold with fear nowThe
dark-skinned woman had something for me, tooShe handed me a flat rectangle with a handle
?I thought you would want to see,? Knits Fire said with a warm smile
The tension flooded out of meThere was no suspicion or fearJust more kindness from the
souls who had dedicated their lives to Healing
Cerulean had given me a mirror
I held louis vuitton denim pleaty handbag it up and then tried to stifle my gasp
My face looked the way I remembered it from San DiegoThe face I'd taken for granted there
The skin was smooth and peachy across my right cheekboneIf I looked carefully, it was just a
little lighter and pinker in color than the tan on the other cheek
It was a face that belonged to Wanderer, the soulIt belonged here, in this civilized place where
there was no violence and no horror
I realized why it was so easy to lie to these gentle creaturesBecause it felt right to talk with
them, because I understood their black chanel quilted bag celeb communication and their rulesThe lies could be?
maybeshould be trueI should be filling a Calling somewhere, whether teaching at a university
or serving food in a restaurantA peaceful, easy life contributing to a greater good
?What do you think?? the Healer asked
?It was my pleasure to heal you
I looked at myself again, seeing details beyond the perfectionMy hair was ragged?dirty, with
uneven endsThere was no gloss to it?homemade soap and poor nutrition were to blame for
thatThough the Healer had cleaned the blood from my neck, it was still cartier santos series replica watches smudged with purple
dust
?I think it's time I called the camping trip quitsI need to clean up,? I murmured
?Do you camp often??
?In all my free time, latelyI? can't seem to keep away from the desertI find the city much more comfortable
?Not brave?just different
In the mirror, my eyes were familiar rings of hazelDark gray on the outside, a circle of moss
green, and then another circle of caramel brown around the pupilUnderlying it all, a faint
shimmer of silver that would reflect the light, magnify it
Jamie?Mel asked urgently, beginning to feel chanel black handbags nerv
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