Code Noir
“‘What do I look like?’ ‘Parrish like me,’ said Wombebe. She sucked her finger and rocked slightly on her small haunches and stubby tail.
Vomit soured the back of my throat. I swallowed rapidly to keep it down. This kid lived with a body covered in cockroach skin and legs that resembled a marsupial. I could handle a cheekbone’s worth of scale.
Or could I?
I stood up too quickly and the night spun. ‘We go in a few minutes.’ The shaman and ma’soops got themselves ready to move while I sought out R...oo. He heard me but didn’t look my way, stiffening in the dark.
‘Roo?’ ‘You can’t trust me at your back, boss. Next time . . . I’ll probably do the same thing. I froze. Then I nearly shot you.’ ‘You also covered my body and snuffed the fire. You’re the ONLY reason I’m alive.’ He shook his head. ‘Wombebe did that.’ ‘Wombebe healed me. You put out the fire.’ Finally, he looked at me. The childish poise had gone from his face. It left an adult’s doubt and insecurity.MoreLess
Vomit soured the back of my throat. I swallowed rapidly to keep it down. This kid lived with a body covered in cockroach skin and legs that resembled a marsupial. I could handle a cheekbone’s worth of scale.
Or could I?
I stood up too quickly and the night spun. ‘We go in a few minutes.’ The shaman and ma’soops got themselves ready to move while I sought out R...oo. He heard me but didn’t look my way, stiffening in the dark.
‘Roo?’ ‘You can’t trust me at your back, boss. Next time . . . I’ll probably do the same thing. I froze. Then I nearly shot you.’ ‘You also covered my body and snuffed the fire. You’re the ONLY reason I’m alive.’ He shook his head. ‘Wombebe did that.’ ‘Wombebe healed me. You put out the fire.’ Finally, he looked at me. The childish poise had gone from his face. It left an adult’s doubt and insecurity.MoreLess
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