The Reincarnationist (2007)
““He’s so sick,” she said as she sat down next to Josh. He bought her a cup of espresso and sat with her while she drank it. She didn’t talk and he didn’t pressure her to, but he had a hard time taking his eyes off of her.
Her face wasn’t extraordinary, but he didn’t think he’d ever get tired of looking at her. Her eyes were wide and expressive, her lips were full and she radiated a gentleness that softened her other strong features.
Finishing the coffee, she thanked him and told him he could le...ave if he wanted to go, but she was going to stay a while longer.
“Is he conscious?” Josh asked.
She nodded. “But he has a raging fever and the antibiotics aren’t working. The doctor doesn’t think he’ll make it through the night. Maybe I should have lied and told him the police had found the man who shot him. That we’d recovered the stones. That might make a difference. It’s such a huge find…” Her voice tapered off.
“Gabriella, I know you wouldn’t talk to Beryl about it over the phone, and I know you think what you found are the Memory Stones, but did you use them?MoreLess
Her face wasn’t extraordinary, but he didn’t think he’d ever get tired of looking at her. Her eyes were wide and expressive, her lips were full and she radiated a gentleness that softened her other strong features.
Finishing the coffee, she thanked him and told him he could le...ave if he wanted to go, but she was going to stay a while longer.
“Is he conscious?” Josh asked.
She nodded. “But he has a raging fever and the antibiotics aren’t working. The doctor doesn’t think he’ll make it through the night. Maybe I should have lied and told him the police had found the man who shot him. That we’d recovered the stones. That might make a difference. It’s such a huge find…” Her voice tapered off.
“Gabriella, I know you wouldn’t talk to Beryl about it over the phone, and I know you think what you found are the Memory Stones, but did you use them?MoreLess
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