Tut
“I couldn’t believe it. That was impossible. He wouldn’t lie to me. Not for all these years. Sure, he was overprotective, but he wouldn’t take it this far.
“Of course,” Isis said. “Gilgamesh is the perfect protector.”
I tried to clear my head, but it was futile. This just couldn’t be real.
“Please tell me this is a joke.” I leaned against the wall, wishing I could snap my fingers and make this whole week start again. The field trip had kicked off one disaster after another in an unending chain. My five shabtis formed their protective stance around me as Isis’s words sunk in.
“It’s no joke,” Isis said. “Gilgamesh has the knife.”
“I knew the heathen was trouble.” Colonel Cody paced from one of my feet to the other. “We should kick him out of the town house.”
“We’re not kicking him out,” I said. “And he’s not a heathen.” Though he was a liar.
“Who’s Gilgamesh?” Henry asked.
“Where does he keep it?” I asked Isis, ignoring Henry. I’d been living with Gil for nearly three thousand years.
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