Daughters of Silence
“She couldn’t watch.
When she dared to open them again, Rob looked like an ancient mummy. Wrinkled. Dry. Dead.
She could see his ribs, the knobby outlines of his knees, the shape of his skull beneath the leathery hide.
His mouth opened. Dust puffed out, and Jenna could see a flap of leathery tongue inside. “Jenna.” he croaked. “S-sorry.”
“Oh, Rob,” she whispered.
She reached out to him. He tottered toward her, a scarecrow, a wasted thing of skin and bone. His fingers brushed hers. Just for a mom...ent, he looked straight at her.
Then his eyeballs turned milky-white, and she knew he could see no longer.
Slowly, horribly, he sank to the floor. His outstretched hand twitched for a moment, and then remained still. A rush of tears stung Jenna’s eyes.
“Poor Rob,” she whispered. “Poor, poor Rob.”
He was dead. Soon she would be, too.
That was the worst, knowing it would happen. With Rob gone, no one knew where she and Hallie were. No one could save them. The Fears would rob their souls to make Julia and Hannah come back to life.MoreLess
When she dared to open them again, Rob looked like an ancient mummy. Wrinkled. Dry. Dead.
She could see his ribs, the knobby outlines of his knees, the shape of his skull beneath the leathery hide.
His mouth opened. Dust puffed out, and Jenna could see a flap of leathery tongue inside. “Jenna.” he croaked. “S-sorry.”
“Oh, Rob,” she whispered.
She reached out to him. He tottered toward her, a scarecrow, a wasted thing of skin and bone. His fingers brushed hers. Just for a mom...ent, he looked straight at her.
Then his eyeballs turned milky-white, and she knew he could see no longer.
Slowly, horribly, he sank to the floor. His outstretched hand twitched for a moment, and then remained still. A rush of tears stung Jenna’s eyes.
“Poor Rob,” she whispered. “Poor, poor Rob.”
He was dead. Soon she would be, too.
That was the worst, knowing it would happen. With Rob gone, no one knew where she and Hallie were. No one could save them. The Fears would rob their souls to make Julia and Hannah come back to life.MoreLess
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