Thaw (Detective Ellie Macintosh)
“That was the worst of it. The thirst was unendurable and Rose whimpered slightly, trying to roll sideways, but it was dark and she was still tied, and she was petrified.
At first she’d been dazed and confused but that was past now.
Now…now, she was afraid.
It was as if the world had come into clear focus, every sense sharpened, the noises magnified, her skin electric.
The absolute quiet was the worst part, though she dreaded the moment when she heard someone moving around, so it was a paradox. ...She knew that, felt the vibrations through her very soul, and if her heart would stop pounding she might be able to at least try and figure out where she was.
Turning her wrist hurt, the wire biting in like teeth, but she tried.
She bled.
Nothing worked.
The cell phone was muddy from the melted puddles of snow, and there were officers taping the area off. Ridges of tire tracks had crushed the long withered grass and piles of last year’s fall leaves, and there were stands of slender birch and poplar in small groves.MoreLess
At first she’d been dazed and confused but that was past now.
Now…now, she was afraid.
It was as if the world had come into clear focus, every sense sharpened, the noises magnified, her skin electric.
The absolute quiet was the worst part, though she dreaded the moment when she heard someone moving around, so it was a paradox. ...She knew that, felt the vibrations through her very soul, and if her heart would stop pounding she might be able to at least try and figure out where she was.
Turning her wrist hurt, the wire biting in like teeth, but she tried.
She bled.
Nothing worked.
The cell phone was muddy from the melted puddles of snow, and there were officers taping the area off. Ridges of tire tracks had crushed the long withered grass and piles of last year’s fall leaves, and there were stands of slender birch and poplar in small groves.MoreLess
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