Banish Misfortune
“The roaring in her ears, the sudden rapid disappearance of the solid porch beneath her, the sickening hollowness in her head and stomach would pass. She reached out and caught the wooden deck in numb hands, letting the banjo slide forward in her lap, and looked up at the apparition with disbelieving eyes. If she blinked, maybe he would go away.
He didn't. He just stood there looking down at her with that bland, threatening smile on a face she once thought devastatingly handsome. She didn't thin...k so now. She thought he was the most horrifying sight she'd ever seen, and she felt her safe, comfortable life slip away from her grasp as the porch seemed to spin away from her.
She had to pull herself together. That thought quickly surfaced through her panic, and with spectacular effort she pulled her backbone straight and even managed to return his smile, albeit stiffly. Her greeting, while lacking in warmth, made up for it in directness.
"What are you doing here, Springer?" And how soon can I get rid of you, she added silently.MoreLess
He didn't. He just stood there looking down at her with that bland, threatening smile on a face she once thought devastatingly handsome. She didn't thin...k so now. She thought he was the most horrifying sight she'd ever seen, and she felt her safe, comfortable life slip away from her grasp as the porch seemed to spin away from her.
She had to pull herself together. That thought quickly surfaced through her panic, and with spectacular effort she pulled her backbone straight and even managed to return his smile, albeit stiffly. Her greeting, while lacking in warmth, made up for it in directness.
"What are you doing here, Springer?" And how soon can I get rid of you, she added silently.MoreLess
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