The Night Itself (2013)
“Feet stomped heavily towards us, sending Tyrannosaurus Rex vibrations through the floor.
“What time do you call this?” Rachel erupted into the hallway. “Where have you been? Why didn’t you call and let me know where you were and – and what the hell happened to you?”
She rushed forward, anger melting into shock and concern as she saw the ragged, dirty state of us. She knelt on the bottom step and cupped Jack’s face carefully between her hands. “You’ve got a black eye.”
“Get off, Rach!” Jack trie...d to brush her sister away and was firmly ignored.
“Start talking. Was there an accident? Did you get mugged?”
“Um…” Jack rolled her eyes desperately, and I noticed for the first time that there really was a dark, purplish shadow forming around her left eye socket. It must have happened when she hit the motorbikes. I supposed I’d been too busy to take stock before.
“Yes,” I said, quickly. “Or, rather, not really. There was, like, a street fight, and we walked into the middle of it.MoreLess
“What time do you call this?” Rachel erupted into the hallway. “Where have you been? Why didn’t you call and let me know where you were and – and what the hell happened to you?”
She rushed forward, anger melting into shock and concern as she saw the ragged, dirty state of us. She knelt on the bottom step and cupped Jack’s face carefully between her hands. “You’ve got a black eye.”
“Get off, Rach!” Jack trie...d to brush her sister away and was firmly ignored.
“Start talking. Was there an accident? Did you get mugged?”
“Um…” Jack rolled her eyes desperately, and I noticed for the first time that there really was a dark, purplish shadow forming around her left eye socket. It must have happened when she hit the motorbikes. I supposed I’d been too busy to take stock before.
“Yes,” I said, quickly. “Or, rather, not really. There was, like, a street fight, and we walked into the middle of it.MoreLess
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