Mariana (2011)
“Perhaps it was the room itself. Certainly the walls seemed something less than solid; they shimmered and danced as if the subtly shifting daylight was being reflected through a thousand swaying prisms.
'Julia.' Again the voice spoke, and I turned my head slowly, with a great effort, toward it.
At first, I could see nothing but the open doorway of my bedroom and a curious gray, shapeless thing that blocked my view into the hall. A gray, shapeless thing that swelled and drifted, cloudlike, toward... me, addressing me in a male voice that was growing decidedly sharper in tone.
'Julia.' My first thought was, that's not my name, and then I thought, but I know that voice, and then I thought, Oh, it's Tommy, and sure enough, there was my brother standing over me, wearing on his face the same expression our father had assumed whenever one of us had fallen ill. It was an expression of dismay and concern mingled with a sort of piteous helplessness, and my response to it was automatic. 'I'm all right, Tom.MoreLess
'Julia.' Again the voice spoke, and I turned my head slowly, with a great effort, toward it.
At first, I could see nothing but the open doorway of my bedroom and a curious gray, shapeless thing that blocked my view into the hall. A gray, shapeless thing that swelled and drifted, cloudlike, toward... me, addressing me in a male voice that was growing decidedly sharper in tone.
'Julia.' My first thought was, that's not my name, and then I thought, but I know that voice, and then I thought, Oh, it's Tommy, and sure enough, there was my brother standing over me, wearing on his face the same expression our father had assumed whenever one of us had fallen ill. It was an expression of dismay and concern mingled with a sort of piteous helplessness, and my response to it was automatic. 'I'm all right, Tom.MoreLess
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