Betrayed (2007)
“I rounded on her.
She was gasping in weird little panting breaths, and her eyes were starting to flutter. Even in the darkness I could see the whites in them beginning to show. I grabbed her shoulders and shook her.
“Tell me what you see!”
Clearly trying to control herself she nodded with a jerky little movement. “I will,” she panted. “Just stay with me.”
I sat beside her on the bench and let her grab my hand, not caring that she was squeezing so hard it felt like she was going to break somethi...ng—not caring that she was my enemy and someone I’d never trust—not caring about anything except the fact that Grandma might be in trouble.
“I’m not going anywhere,” I said grimly. Then I remembered how Neferet had prompted her. “Tell me what you see, Aphrodite.”
“Water! It’s awful . . . so brown and so cold. It’s all confusion . . . can’t—can’t get the door of the Saturn open . . .”
I felt a horrible jolt. Grandma has a Saturn! She bought it because it was one of those ultra-safe cars that were supposed to be able to survive anything.MoreLess
She was gasping in weird little panting breaths, and her eyes were starting to flutter. Even in the darkness I could see the whites in them beginning to show. I grabbed her shoulders and shook her.
“Tell me what you see!”
Clearly trying to control herself she nodded with a jerky little movement. “I will,” she panted. “Just stay with me.”
I sat beside her on the bench and let her grab my hand, not caring that she was squeezing so hard it felt like she was going to break somethi...ng—not caring that she was my enemy and someone I’d never trust—not caring about anything except the fact that Grandma might be in trouble.
“I’m not going anywhere,” I said grimly. Then I remembered how Neferet had prompted her. “Tell me what you see, Aphrodite.”
“Water! It’s awful . . . so brown and so cold. It’s all confusion . . . can’t—can’t get the door of the Saturn open . . .”
I felt a horrible jolt. Grandma has a Saturn! She bought it because it was one of those ultra-safe cars that were supposed to be able to survive anything.MoreLess
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