Beyond All Dreams
“Someone was trying to break in to her room! She clutched the sheets to her chest, looking frantically in the dark for an escape. The flimsy doorknob twisted and shook as someone tried to force the door open, but thankfully the lock held.
“Anna, open the blasted door!”
It was Luke. She ought to be relieved, except that he sounded furious and it frightened her. He jerked the doorknob again, following it with more pounding.
“Anna! Open this door or I’m getting the Capitol police to hau...l you out of there.”
Could he do that? She sidled up to the door, still flustered from the rude awakening. “Calm down,” she said, trying not to let her voice tremble as badly as the rest of her body.
“Anna, I need you to open this door so I can talk some sense into that stubborn skull of yours. Apparently it’s gotten so thick that common sense can’t penetrate it, so I’m here to help you with that sorry condition.”MoreLess
“Anna, open the blasted door!”
It was Luke. She ought to be relieved, except that he sounded furious and it frightened her. He jerked the doorknob again, following it with more pounding.
“Anna! Open this door or I’m getting the Capitol police to hau...l you out of there.”
Could he do that? She sidled up to the door, still flustered from the rude awakening. “Calm down,” she said, trying not to let her voice tremble as badly as the rest of her body.
“Anna, I need you to open this door so I can talk some sense into that stubborn skull of yours. Apparently it’s gotten so thick that common sense can’t penetrate it, so I’m here to help you with that sorry condition.”MoreLess
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