Unhonored
“Instinctively, she held her forearms in front of her face, her eyes held tightly shut. She felt the floorboards, strips of wooden lathe slats and a cloud of crumbling plaster rain down about her.
“Ellis!” She could hear Jonas call desperately down for her from somewhere above. “Are you all right?”
She held her breath, daring not to move until the debris had settled.
“Ellis!” Jonas called more anxiously. “Please! Answer me! Are you hurt?”
“Only my pride, I think,” Ellis responded.
Ellis tentativ...ely shifted her arms, venturing to open one eye. The plaster dust still hung in the air but there was sufficient light from the hole in the ceiling to see the extent of the room. It was nearly a match in size to the one above it although in this case its walls were wainscoted with dull, gilded edges. There were a number of furniture pieces in the room, a second couch and several chairs. The upholstery on each was swollen and the stuffing bulging outward from tears in the fabric.MoreLess
“Ellis!” She could hear Jonas call desperately down for her from somewhere above. “Are you all right?”
She held her breath, daring not to move until the debris had settled.
“Ellis!” Jonas called more anxiously. “Please! Answer me! Are you hurt?”
“Only my pride, I think,” Ellis responded.
Ellis tentativ...ely shifted her arms, venturing to open one eye. The plaster dust still hung in the air but there was sufficient light from the hole in the ceiling to see the extent of the room. It was nearly a match in size to the one above it although in this case its walls were wainscoted with dull, gilded edges. There were a number of furniture pieces in the room, a second couch and several chairs. The upholstery on each was swollen and the stuffing bulging outward from tears in the fabric.MoreLess
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