The Prophet
“Shaw and Gerrity. “May I help you?” she asked coolly. “I just came back for a book Dr. Shaw loaned me.” I held it up, but she barely glanced at the cover. “Would you mind telling him that I was here?” “Perhaps you should tell him yourself,” she said and nodded toward the garden. Dr. Shaw stood silhouetted in the doorway, staring into the office as if he’d seen a ghost. His face was pale, his eyes glazed and riveted on something just beyond my shoulder. It was all I could do not to look back. “S...ylvia…” he muttered and put out his hand. I did glance back then, but there was no ghost. Not even the chill of an invisible presence. Whatever he’d seen must have been inside his own mind. “Dr. Shaw, are you okay?” “You didn’t see her?” “See who?” I asked anxiously. His gaze moved to his assistant, and I could have sworn I saw a flash of fear. Then his knees buckled, and both of us dashed across the room to catch him. “It was her…I swear it was her… .”MoreLess
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