Storm of Visions
““Oh, God. Oh, God!” Zusane’s gaze was fixed, her eyes wide and horrified. “Look. Look! It’s blown up!”
“Mother!” Zusane was scaring Jacqueline, scaring her to death. “This bomb. Where is it?”
Zusane shouted, “Fire! Fire! Oh, my God! The relics. They’re gone. The carnage! Look at the bodies. Blood. So much blood!”
Jacqueline tried again. “Is it here?”
“It’s gone. It’s—fire! Fire!” Zusane broke into a sweat and whimpered as if the flames burned her skin.
“Mama, please. You’re going to hurt yourse...lf.” Jacqueline wrapped her arms around Zusane, trying to contain her violent gestures, her wild thrashing.
Nothing stopped Zusane. Nothing—no consoling murmurs, no reassuring pats—comforted her. Although Zusane was shorter than Jacqueline, she was solidly built and strong, and her struggles would leave bruises. But Jacqueline couldn’t leave her alone. She might hurt herself. She might break the circle, and Jacqueline knew all too well how dangerous that was.MoreLess
“Mother!” Zusane was scaring Jacqueline, scaring her to death. “This bomb. Where is it?”
Zusane shouted, “Fire! Fire! Oh, my God! The relics. They’re gone. The carnage! Look at the bodies. Blood. So much blood!”
Jacqueline tried again. “Is it here?”
“It’s gone. It’s—fire! Fire!” Zusane broke into a sweat and whimpered as if the flames burned her skin.
“Mama, please. You’re going to hurt yourse...lf.” Jacqueline wrapped her arms around Zusane, trying to contain her violent gestures, her wild thrashing.
Nothing stopped Zusane. Nothing—no consoling murmurs, no reassuring pats—comforted her. Although Zusane was shorter than Jacqueline, she was solidly built and strong, and her struggles would leave bruises. But Jacqueline couldn’t leave her alone. She might hurt herself. She might break the circle, and Jacqueline knew all too well how dangerous that was.MoreLess
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