Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat (2013)
“He sank helplessly to his knees, staring transfixed, directing the pale light of the flashlight onto those familiar features, now quiet, still as stone.
Dear God—why didn’t he call me?
The flashlight slipped out of his grip, and his hands went to his face, covering his eyes.
And the question kept repeating itself in his mind.
Why didn’t he have that much faith? Why—over and over again—why?
He pressed his palms against his burning eyes, crouching by that still, empty hulk—that wreck of a man; th...at silent remainder of a life—aching in every nerve, choking on the wordless cry rising in his throat.
Why?
* The first coherent thought that came to him was that Major Mills would have regarded this blind, uncontrolled surrender to emotion with the most scathing contempt; There would be time for grief.
But now it was a luxury; one he couldn’t afford.
He turned his awareness outward, focusing all his faculties on the work at hand. At first, he was perfectly still, listening, wondering if, in his unthinking reaction, he might have missed some sound or movement from outside the office.MoreLess
Dear God—why didn’t he call me?
The flashlight slipped out of his grip, and his hands went to his face, covering his eyes.
And the question kept repeating itself in his mind.
Why didn’t he have that much faith? Why—over and over again—why?
He pressed his palms against his burning eyes, crouching by that still, empty hulk—that wreck of a man; th...at silent remainder of a life—aching in every nerve, choking on the wordless cry rising in his throat.
Why?
* The first coherent thought that came to him was that Major Mills would have regarded this blind, uncontrolled surrender to emotion with the most scathing contempt; There would be time for grief.
But now it was a luxury; one he couldn’t afford.
He turned his awareness outward, focusing all his faculties on the work at hand. At first, he was perfectly still, listening, wondering if, in his unthinking reaction, he might have missed some sound or movement from outside the office.MoreLess
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