Chasing the White Witch
Chasing the White Witch
“asked Hollis, checking her watch. It was about a quarter to one.
“What do you mean, now what?” I said, rolling my eyes and shaking my head. To me it was as logical as lighting the fuse of a firecracker and then standing back and watching it explode. “We wait, of course.”
“We wait.” Hollis nodded.
“We wait.” I nodded.
“And how long do we wait, Claire? Hours? Days? Months?” Her voice was rising again. I was afraid if it rose any higher, it might start shattering glass.
“Oh don...’t be ridiculous,” I said. “The White Witch will come. She’ll be here. She’ll pick up her mail before the end of the day. I’m sure of it. I can feel it in my bones.” I shivered for effect.
“Before the end of the day …” Hollis echoed. She continued to nod. She was beginning to look like a little bobble-head. She also smiled sweetly — so sweetly I was lulled into a false sense of security.MoreLess
“What do you mean, now what?” I said, rolling my eyes and shaking my head. To me it was as logical as lighting the fuse of a firecracker and then standing back and watching it explode. “We wait, of course.”
“We wait.” Hollis nodded.
“We wait.” I nodded.
“And how long do we wait, Claire? Hours? Days? Months?” Her voice was rising again. I was afraid if it rose any higher, it might start shattering glass.
“Oh don...’t be ridiculous,” I said. “The White Witch will come. She’ll be here. She’ll pick up her mail before the end of the day. I’m sure of it. I can feel it in my bones.” I shivered for effect.
“Before the end of the day …” Hollis echoed. She continued to nod. She was beginning to look like a little bobble-head. She also smiled sweetly — so sweetly I was lulled into a false sense of security.MoreLess
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