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head。 Where was my mother? But… she wasn’tmy mother; was she?

 A sound; a low voice that echoed around me。 “Wanda。 e back。 We aren’t letting you go。” 
The voice was familiar; and it was also not。 It sounded like… me? 
Where was Petals Open to the Moon? I couldn’t find her。 Just a thousand empty memories。 A house full 


of pictures but no inhabitants。


 “Use the Awake;” a voice said。 I didn’t recognize this one。


 Something brushed my face; light as the touch of fog。 I knew that scent。 It was the smell of grapefruit。


 I took a deeper breath; and my mind suddenly cleared。 


 

shrunken。

 My hands were warmer than the rest of me; and that was because they were being held。 Held in big 
hands; hands that swallowed them right up。

 It smelled odd—stuffy and a little moldy。 I remembered the smell… but surely I’d never smelled it 

before in my life。

 I saw nothing but dull red—the insides of my eyelids。 I wanted to open them; so I went searching for the 
right muscles to do that。

 “Wanderer? We’re all waiting for you; honey。 Open your eyes。”

 This voice; this warm breath against my ear; was even more familiar。 A strange feeling tickled through 
my veins at the sound。 A feeling I’d never; ever felt before。 The sound made my breath catch and my 

fingers tremble。

 I wanted to see the face that went with that voice。

 A color washed through my mind—a color that called to me from a faraway life—a brilliant; glowing 

blue。 The whole universe was bright blue。…

 And finally I knew my name。 Yes; that was right。 Wanderer。 I was Wanderer。 Wanda; too。 I 
remembered that now。

 A light touch on my face—a warm pressure on my lips; on my eyelids。 Ah; that’s where they were。 I 

could make them blink now that I’d found them。

 “She’s waking up!” someone crowed excitedly。

 Jamie。 Jamie was here。 My heart gave another fluttery little thump。

 It took a moment for my eyes to focus。 The blue that stabbed my eyes was all wrong—too pale; too 

washed out。 It wasn’t the blue I wanted。

 A hand touched my face。 “Wanderer?”

 I looked to the sound。 The movement of my head on my neck felt so odd。 It didn’t feel like it used to; 

but at the same time it felt the way it had always felt。

 My searching eyes found the blue I’d been looking for。 Sapphire; snow; and midnight。

 “Ian? Ian; where am I?” The sound of the voice ing out of my throat frightened me。 So high and 

trilling。 Familiar; but not mine。 “Whoam I?”

 “You’re you;” Ian told me。 “And you’re right where you belong。”

 I pulled one of my hands free from the giant’s hand that held it。 I meant to touch my face; but someone’s 

hand reached toward me; and I froze。 

 

 I tried to move my hand again; to protect myself; but that moved the hand above me。 I started shaking; 
and the hand trembled。

 Oh。

 I opened and closed the hand; looking at it carefully。

 Was thismy hand; this tiny thing? It was a child’s hand; except for the long pink…and…white nails; filed 
into perfect; smooth curves。 The skin was fair; with a strange silvery cast to it and; entirely incongruous; a 
scattering of golden freckles。

 It was the odd bination of silver and gold that brought the image back: I could see a face in my 
head; reflected in a mirror。

 The setting of the memory threw me off for a moment because I wasn’t used to so much civilization—at 
the same time; I knew nothingbut civilization。 A pretty dresser with all kinds of frilly and delicate things on 
top of it。 A profusion of dainty glass bottles containing the scents I loved—I loved? Or she loved?—so 
much。 A potted orchid。 A set of silver bs。

 The big round mirror was framed in a wreath of metal roses。 The face in the mirror was roundish; too; 
not quite oval。 Small。 The skin on the face had the same silver undertone—silver like moonlight—as the 
hand did; with another handful of the golden freckles across the bridge of the nose。 Wide gray eyes; the 
silver of the soul shimmering faintly behind the soft color; framed by tangled golden lashes。 Pale pink lips; 
full and almost round; like a baby’s。 Small; even white teeth behind them。 A dimple in the chin。 And 
everywhere; everywhere; golden; waving hair that stood away from my face in a bright halo and fell 
below where the mirror showed。

 My face or her face?

 It was the perfect face for a Night Flower。 Like an exact translation from Flower to human。

 “Where is she?” my high; reedy voice demanded。 “Where is Pet?” Her absence frightened me。 I’d never 
seen a more defenseless creature than this half…child with her moonlight face and sunlight hair。

 “She’s right here;” Doc assured me。 “Tanked and ready to go。 We thought you could tell us the best 
place to send her。”

 I looked toward his voice。 When I saw him standing in the sunlight; a lit cryotank in his hands; a rush of 
memories from my former life came back to me。

 “Doc!” I gasped in the tiny; fragile voice。 “Doc; you promised! You gave me your oath;Eustace! Why? 
Why did you break your word?”

 A dim recollection of misery and pain touched me。 This body had never felt such agony before。 It shied 
away from the sting。

 “Even an honest man sometimes caves to duress; Wanda。” 

 

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。 
“I’d say a knife to the throat counts as duress; Jared。” 
“You knew I wouldn’t really use it。” 
“That I did not。 You were quite persuasive。” 
“A knife?” My body trembled。 
“Shh; it’s all okay;” Ian murmured。 His breath blew strands of golden hair across my face; and I brushed 


them away—a routine gesture。 “Did you really think you could leave us that way? Wanda!” He sighed; 
but the sigh was joyful。 
Ian was happy。 This insight made my worry suddenly much lighter; easier to bear。


 “I told you I didn’t want to be a parasite;” I whispered。 
“Let me through;” my old voice ordered。 And then I could see my face; the strong one; with the 
sun…brown skin; the straight black line of the eyebrows over the almond…shaped; hazel eyes; the high; 
sharp cheekbones… See it backward; not as a reflection; the way I’d always seen it before。


 “Listen up; Wanda。 I know exactly what you don’t want to be。 But we’re human; and we’re selfish; and 


we don’t always do the right thing。 We aren’t going to let you go。 Deal with it。” 
The way she spoke; the cadence and the tone; not the voice; brought back all the silent conversations; 
the voice in my head; my sister。


 “Mel? Mel; you’re okay!” 
She smiled then and leaned over to hug my shoulders。 She was bigger than I remembered being。 
“Of course I am。 Wasn’t that the point of all the drama? And you’re going to be fine; too。 We weren’t 


stupid about it。 We didn’t just grab the first body we saw。” 
“Let me tell her; let me!” Jamie shoved in beside Mel。 It was getting very crowded around the cot。 It 


rocked; unstable。 
I took his hand and squeezed it。 My hands felt so feeble。 Could he even feel the pressure? 
“Jamie!” 
“Hey; Wanda! This is cool; isn’t it? You’re smaller than me now!” He grinned; triumphant。 
“But still older。 I’m almost —” And then I stopped; changing my sentence abruptly。 “My birthday is in 


two weeks。” 
I might have been disoriented and confused; but I wasn’t stupid。 Melanie’s experiences had not gone to 
waste; I had learned from them。 Ian was every bit as honorable as Jared; and I was not going to go 
through the frustration Melanie had。 

 

 From the corner of my eye; I saw Melanie and Ian stiffen in surprise。 This body looked much younger 
than her true age; hovering on the edge of seventeen。

 It was this little deception; this preemptive claiming of my partner; that made me realize I was staying 
here。 That I would be with Ian and the rest of my family。 My throat thickened; felt oddly swollen。

 Jamie patted my face; calling my attention back。 I was surprised at how big his hand felt on my cheek。 
“They let me e on the raid to get you。”

 “I know;” I muttered。 “I remember… Well; Pet remembers seeing you there。” I glared at Me

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