The Black Widow
“At first it seemed to be speaking gibberish, but gradually it’s beginning to make sense.
“Wake up . . . come on, sweetie, wake up . . .”
It takes several tries for him to open his eyes. When he does, he can’t see anything at all. He closes them again, confused. His head is pounding.
“No! Stay with me, Carm!”
Carm . . .
The words still seem garbled. Carm . . .
What does Carm mean?
Ben forces his eyes open again. This time he’s blinded by a bright beam of light.
“Oh, sorry . . . that’s my headlam...p. I put it on so that I can help you into the house. It’s kind of dark and I don’t want to turn on the lights just yet and I don’t think you’re steady enough to walk on your own . . .”
It’s a female voice. Unfamiliar.
Ben tries hard to remember who she might be, and where he might be . . .
“Come on . . . sit up . . .”
He allows himself to be tugged into a sitting position and realizes he’s in a car. A car . . .
“Here . . . you can lean on me.MoreLess
“Wake up . . . come on, sweetie, wake up . . .”
It takes several tries for him to open his eyes. When he does, he can’t see anything at all. He closes them again, confused. His head is pounding.
“No! Stay with me, Carm!”
Carm . . .
The words still seem garbled. Carm . . .
What does Carm mean?
Ben forces his eyes open again. This time he’s blinded by a bright beam of light.
“Oh, sorry . . . that’s my headlam...p. I put it on so that I can help you into the house. It’s kind of dark and I don’t want to turn on the lights just yet and I don’t think you’re steady enough to walk on your own . . .”
It’s a female voice. Unfamiliar.
Ben tries hard to remember who she might be, and where he might be . . .
“Come on . . . sit up . . .”
He allows himself to be tugged into a sitting position and realizes he’s in a car. A car . . .
“Here . . . you can lean on me.MoreLess
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