The Prey
“WE MADE OUR WAY up Skeleton Ridge, twenty Sisters and I, following what I hoped was the Less Thans’ trail. The trail was steep, and we had to stop often while some of the Sisters caught their breath. The little one—Helen—was as frail as any person I’d ever met.
As for Hope, it seemed that each time I looked at her, she looked away. And I did the same. Like we wanted to talk to each other but didn’t know what to say . . . or how to say it. Like that kiss had made us suddenly self-conscious.
One ...of the things that also made it hard for me to talk to her was the way she looked at me. She didn’t look at me; she looked through me. As if she could see my innermost thoughts. It was no wonder I kept averting my gaze.
Of course, the fact was neither of us really knew the other’s intention. All we knew for sure was that we wanted to get out of the territory. And maybe that was enough for now.
In addition to Hope, there was Scylla—a short spark-plug of a girl with a permanently grim expression who never opened her mouth.MoreLess
As for Hope, it seemed that each time I looked at her, she looked away. And I did the same. Like we wanted to talk to each other but didn’t know what to say . . . or how to say it. Like that kiss had made us suddenly self-conscious.
One ...of the things that also made it hard for me to talk to her was the way she looked at me. She didn’t look at me; she looked through me. As if she could see my innermost thoughts. It was no wonder I kept averting my gaze.
Of course, the fact was neither of us really knew the other’s intention. All we knew for sure was that we wanted to get out of the territory. And maybe that was enough for now.
In addition to Hope, there was Scylla—a short spark-plug of a girl with a permanently grim expression who never opened her mouth.MoreLess
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