People of the Silence
“She inhaled a deep breath of the cedar-scented air and stretched her legs and back. The long run had taken more of a toll than she had realized. Twinges shot through her muscles.
She rolled to her back and blinked at the soot-smudged walls; the small house appeared truly dreary this morning. The baskets in the corner seemed to have edged another finger closer to toppling. They leaned so precariously, the slightest breath of wind would surely do it. The door curtain flapped in the breeze and... she glimpsed birds perched on the frost-silvered sage outside.
She rubbed her eyes. Horrifying dreams had tormented her sleep. And through them all, the big white-faced bear had been there, advising her, trying to help her, nudging her with his nose when she took the wrong path and shrieking ghosts had her surrounded … Cornsilk propped herself up on one elbow and caught movement from the corner of her eye. She turned slowly. A tiny brown-and-white field mouse hid between the pots by the doorway.MoreLess
She rolled to her back and blinked at the soot-smudged walls; the small house appeared truly dreary this morning. The baskets in the corner seemed to have edged another finger closer to toppling. They leaned so precariously, the slightest breath of wind would surely do it. The door curtain flapped in the breeze and... she glimpsed birds perched on the frost-silvered sage outside.
She rubbed her eyes. Horrifying dreams had tormented her sleep. And through them all, the big white-faced bear had been there, advising her, trying to help her, nudging her with his nose when she took the wrong path and shrieking ghosts had her surrounded … Cornsilk propped herself up on one elbow and caught movement from the corner of her eye. She turned slowly. A tiny brown-and-white field mouse hid between the pots by the doorway.MoreLess
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