Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Cole
Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Cole
“She grabbed his arm, tears running down her face. “I did, I swear! I know it sounds insane, but I saw these… these things, these shadow things, climb inside people’s mouths!”
“You didn’t see that,” Scrutinous said, speaking calmly and maintaining eye contact. His hair was especially wild and frizzy tonight, but he was hoping she’d ignore that and keep looking into his eyes. “And you’re not panicking right now. You’re feeling much calmer.”
She nodded, and took a deep breath. “I am, actually. But... I still saw—”
“You saw people turn violent,” Scrutinous interrupted, “and then you got out of there. That was quite shocking to see, wasn’t it?”
“Oh, it was.”
“You’re glad you left when you did.”
“You have no idea how glad I am,” she told him.
“You’re going to go home now, get into bed, and in the morning you won’t remember any of the bad stuff that happened tonight.”
She released his arm and gave him a shaky smile. “I really have to go.MoreLess
“You didn’t see that,” Scrutinous said, speaking calmly and maintaining eye contact. His hair was especially wild and frizzy tonight, but he was hoping she’d ignore that and keep looking into his eyes. “And you’re not panicking right now. You’re feeling much calmer.”
She nodded, and took a deep breath. “I am, actually. But... I still saw—”
“You saw people turn violent,” Scrutinous interrupted, “and then you got out of there. That was quite shocking to see, wasn’t it?”
“Oh, it was.”
“You’re glad you left when you did.”
“You have no idea how glad I am,” she told him.
“You’re going to go home now, get into bed, and in the morning you won’t remember any of the bad stuff that happened tonight.”
She released his arm and gave him a shaky smile. “I really have to go.MoreLess
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