Burned
“Anne and I were alone.
I crossed the carpet and kicked open the door to Anne’s bedroom, scanning the futures for danger. The inside of Anne’s flat was warm, and the night outside was quiet and still. We were in Honor Oak, south of the river, and the fire and our enemies were far away. I entered the bedroom, letting my divination guide me, then set Anne down as gently as I could on the bed at the centre. I could hear her breath in the silence, raspy and quick. Carefully I took my arms away from ...under her, then walked to the door, flicked on the light and turned around.
Even though I’d been braced for the sight, my first reaction to Anne’s injuries was to close my eyes. I took a breath, then forced them open again. Anne’s skin was mottled with a mix of colours – white, red, tan and coal – and the front of her clothes had burned away to reveal cherry-red burns across her stomach and breasts, spreading up to her neck and face. The burned skin looked moist and weepy, and already angry-looking blisters were forming.MoreLess
I crossed the carpet and kicked open the door to Anne’s bedroom, scanning the futures for danger. The inside of Anne’s flat was warm, and the night outside was quiet and still. We were in Honor Oak, south of the river, and the fire and our enemies were far away. I entered the bedroom, letting my divination guide me, then set Anne down as gently as I could on the bed at the centre. I could hear her breath in the silence, raspy and quick. Carefully I took my arms away from ...under her, then walked to the door, flicked on the light and turned around.
Even though I’d been braced for the sight, my first reaction to Anne’s injuries was to close my eyes. I took a breath, then forced them open again. Anne’s skin was mottled with a mix of colours – white, red, tan and coal – and the front of her clothes had burned away to reveal cherry-red burns across her stomach and breasts, spreading up to her neck and face. The burned skin looked moist and weepy, and already angry-looking blisters were forming.MoreLess
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