The Rescue
“We’d made a pit stop at a roadside café after a solid five-hour drive and, even though it was late afternoon, the sun was still fierce on the back of my head. Everyone else was still inside the café, but I’d come outside for a moment by myself. I was leaning against the car, the metal hot against my back, looking into the distance. All I could see was desert: sand . . . rocks . . . and, further away, a range of purple-tipped mountains.
The café door banged and Ketty emerged. ‘Kind of bleak,... isn’t it, Ed?’ she said as she reached me. ‘And way too hot to run in.’ I nodded. Ketty’s my best friend – and a keen runner. Like me, she has the Medusa gene but whereas I can read minds, Ketty can predict the future. I glanced at her, trying not to look her in the eye – if I make eye contact with anyone I automatically see into their thoughts and feelings.
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The café door banged and Ketty emerged. ‘Kind of bleak,... isn’t it, Ed?’ she said as she reached me. ‘And way too hot to run in.’ I nodded. Ketty’s my best friend – and a keen runner. Like me, she has the Medusa gene but whereas I can read minds, Ketty can predict the future. I glanced at her, trying not to look her in the eye – if I make eye contact with anyone I automatically see into their thoughts and feelings.
You probably think that would be cool.
Trust me, it isn’t.MoreLess
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