The Thirteenth Skull (2011)
“He had the top-secret number for the cell phone she kept with her at all times, but even that call wouldn’t go through.
“She’s dead,” I told him. “Or been fired. Or captured by Nueve. We’re walking right into a trap.”
“Simply because something is possible does not make it probable, Alfred,” he said.
“Oh. Thanks, Sensei, I feel better now.”
Ashley took the first watch. She pulled a chair in front of the door and sat there with the gun in her lap. I waited until Samuel was asleep, then eased out ...of bed and sat in the empty chair across from her.
“Why did you come back?” I asked.
“Because I’m an idiot,” she said.
“You’re not an idiot,” I said. “Which is why I asked in the first place.”
“I’m in love with someone I shouldn’t be in love with,” she said. “It’s wrong and I know it’s wrong and still I can’t help myself.”
I was shocked. It wasn’t the answer I was expecting. Ashley began to cry. She slumped in the chair and I came out of mine to catch her.MoreLess
“She’s dead,” I told him. “Or been fired. Or captured by Nueve. We’re walking right into a trap.”
“Simply because something is possible does not make it probable, Alfred,” he said.
“Oh. Thanks, Sensei, I feel better now.”
Ashley took the first watch. She pulled a chair in front of the door and sat there with the gun in her lap. I waited until Samuel was asleep, then eased out ...of bed and sat in the empty chair across from her.
“Why did you come back?” I asked.
“Because I’m an idiot,” she said.
“You’re not an idiot,” I said. “Which is why I asked in the first place.”
“I’m in love with someone I shouldn’t be in love with,” she said. “It’s wrong and I know it’s wrong and still I can’t help myself.”
I was shocked. It wasn’t the answer I was expecting. Ashley began to cry. She slumped in the chair and I came out of mine to catch her.MoreLess
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