The Key (2009)
“I don’t want to wake her, but it’s time for me to leave. Arkarian is waiting for me in his chambers. I shake her gently.
‘Isabel.’ She wakes with a start and grips the top of her quilt. ‘Is it Ethan?’ ‘He’s fine.’ As her mind starts to focus, it dawns on her what I’m doing in her room. She pulls herself into a sitting position and runs a hand over her dishevelled hair. ‘Are you going now?’ I nod and we sit side by side on the bed.
‘Do you know how long you’re going to be away?’ ‘No, but... Arkarian says that where I’m going time is measured differently and that the people who live there take no notice of it. So I could be away for months or for just a few days. I’ve told Mum, since school is out for the rest of the week, I’m going up north to visit some friends and get away from this cold.’ She nods, but can’t help keeping her concern from showing. She bites down on her lower lip and when she looks at me, there are questions in her eyes.MoreLess
‘Isabel.’ She wakes with a start and grips the top of her quilt. ‘Is it Ethan?’ ‘He’s fine.’ As her mind starts to focus, it dawns on her what I’m doing in her room. She pulls herself into a sitting position and runs a hand over her dishevelled hair. ‘Are you going now?’ I nod and we sit side by side on the bed.
‘Do you know how long you’re going to be away?’ ‘No, but... Arkarian says that where I’m going time is measured differently and that the people who live there take no notice of it. So I could be away for months or for just a few days. I’ve told Mum, since school is out for the rest of the week, I’m going up north to visit some friends and get away from this cold.’ She nods, but can’t help keeping her concern from showing. She bites down on her lower lip and when she looks at me, there are questions in her eyes.MoreLess
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