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before。

 “Get away from it!” Jared roared。 
“Shut up!” Jamie yelled back。 “You don’t know her! Leave her alone!” 
He clung to me while I tried to unlock his hands。 
Jared came on like a charging bull。 He grabbed the back of Jamie’s shirt with one hand and yanked him 


away from me。 He held on to his handful of fabric; shaking the boy while he yelled。 
“You’re being an idiot! Can’t you see how it’s using you?” 
Instinctively; I shoved myself into the tight space between them。 As I’d intended; my advance made him 


drop Jamie。 I didn’t want or need what else happened—the way his familiar smell assaulted my senses; 


the way the contours of his chest felt under my hands。 
“Leave Jamie alone;” I said; wishing for once that I could be more like Melanie wanted me to be—that 
my hands could be hard now; that my voice could be strong。

 He snatched my wrists in one hand and used this leverage to hurl me away from him; into the wall。 The 
impact caught me by surprise; knocked the breath out of me。 I rebounded off the stone wall to the floor; 
landing in the boxes again; making another crinkly crash as I shredded through more cellophane。

 The pulse thudded in my head as I lay awkwardly bent over the boxes; and for a moment; I saw strange 

lights pass in front of my eyes。 
“Coward!” Jamie screamed at Jared。 “She wouldn’t hurt you to save her own life! Why can’t you leave 
her alone?”

 I heard the boxes shifting and felt Jamie’s hands on my arm。 “Wanda? Are you okay; Wanda?”

 “Fine;” I huffed; ignoring the throbbing in my head。 I could see his anxious face hovering over me in the 
glow of the flashlight; which Jared must have dropped。 “You should go now; Jamie;” I whispered。 “Run。” 
Jamie shook his head fiercely。 

 

 I watched as Jared grabbed Jamie’s shoulders and yanked the boy up from his crouch。 The boxes this 
displaced fell on me like a small avalanche。 I rolled away; covering my head with my arms。 A heavy one 
caught me right between the shoulder blades; and I cried out in pain。

 “Stop hurting her!” Jamie howled。

 There was a sharp crack; and someone gasped。

 I struggled to pull myself out from under the heavy carton; rising up on my elbows dizzily。

 Jared had one hand over his nose; and something dark was oozing down over his lips。 His eyes were 
wide with surprise。 Jamie stood in front of him with both hands clenched into fists; a furious scowl on his 
face。

 Jamie’s scowl melted slowly while Jared stared at him in shock。 Hurt took its place—hurt and a betrayal 
so deep that it rivaled Jared’s expression in the kitchen。

 “You aren’t the man I thought you were;” Jamie whispered。 He looked at Jared as though Jared were 
very far away; as if there were a wall between them and Jamie was utterly isolated on his side。

 Jamie’s eyes started to swim; and he turned his head; ashamed of showing weakness in front of Jared。 
He walked away with quick; jerky movements。

 We tried;Melanie thought sadly。 Her heart ached after the child; even as she longed for me to return my 
eyes to the man。 I gave her what she wanted。

 Jared wasn’t looking at me。 He was staring at the blackness into which Jamie had disappeared; his hand 
still covering his nose。

 “Aw;damn it! ” he suddenly shouted。 “Jamie! Get back here!”

 There was no answer。

 Jared threw one bleak glance in my direction—I cringed away; though his fury seemed to have 
faded—then scooped up the flashlight and stomped after Jamie; kicking a box out of his way。

 “I’m sorry; okay? Don’t cry; kid!” He called out more angry apologies as he turned the corner and left 
me lying in the darkness。

 For a long moment; it was all I could do to breathe。 I concentrated on the air flowing in; then out; then 
in。 After I felt I had that part mastered; I worked on getting up off the floor。 It took a few seconds to 
remember how to move my legs; and even then they were shaky and threatened to collapse under me; so 
I sat against the wall again; sliding over till I found my rice…filled pillow。 I slumped there and took stock of 
my condition。

 Nothing was broken—except maybe Jared’s nose。 I shook my head slowly。 Jamie and Jared should not 
be fighting。 I was causing them so much turmoil and unhappiness。 I sighed and went back to my 
assessment。 There was a vast sore spot in the center of my back; and the side of my face felt raw and 

 

 As I realized that; I was unexpectedly overwhelmed by relief。

 I was alive。 Jared had had his chance to kill me and he had not used it。 He’d gone after Jamie instead; to 
make things right between them。 So whatever damage I was doing to their relationship; it was probably 
not irreparable。

 It had been a long day—the day had already been long even before Jared and the others had shown up; 
and that seemed like eons ago。 I closed my eyes where I was and fell asleep on the rice。

 CHAPTER 28

 Unenlightened

 It was disorienting to wake in the absolute dark。 In the past months; I’d gotten used to having the sun tell 
me it was morning。 At first I thought it must still be night; but then; feeling the sting of my face and the 
ache of my back; I remembered where I was。

 Beside me; I could hear the sound of quiet; even breathing; it did not frighten me; because it was the 
most familiar of sounds here。 I was not surprised that Jamie had crept back and slept beside me last 
night。

 Maybe it was the change in my breathing that woke him; maybe it was just that our schedules had 
bee synchronized。 But seconds after I was conscious; he gave a little gasp。

 “Wanda?” he whispered。

 “I’m right here。”

 He sighed in relief。

 “It’s really dark here;” he said。

 “Yes。”

 “You think it’s breakfast time yet?”

 “I don’t know。”

 “I’m hungry。 Let’s go see。”

 I didn’t answer him。

 He interpreted my silence correctly; as the balk it was。 “You don’t have to hide out here; Wanda;” he 
said earnestly; after waiting a moment for me to speak。 “I talked to Jared last night。 He’s going to stop 
picking on you—he promised。”

 I almost smiled。 Picking on me。 

 

 Mel? Is this best? 
I don’t know。She was torn。 She knew she couldn’t be objective; she wanted to see Jared。 
That’s crazy; you know。 
Not as crazy as the fact that you want to see him; too。


 “Fine; Jamie;” I agreed。 “But don’t get upset when it’s not the same as before; okay? If things get ugly… 
Well; just don’t be surprised。”


 “It’ll be okay。 You’ll see。” 
I let him lead the way out of the dark; towing me by the hand he still held。 I braced myself as we entered 
the big garden cavern; I couldn’t be sure of anyone’s reaction to me today。 Who knew what had been 
said as I slept?


 But the garden was empty; though the sun was bright in the morning sky。 It reflected off the hundreds of 


mirrors; momentarily blinding me。 
Jamie was not interested in the vacant cave。 His eyes were on my face; and he sucked in a sharp breath 
through his teeth as the light touched my cheek。


 “Oh;” he gasped。 “Are you okay? Does that hurt bad?” 
I touched my face lightly。 The skin felt rough—grit crusted in the blood。 It throbbed where my fingers 
brushed。


 “It’s fine;” I whispered; the empty cavern made me wary—I didn’t want to speak too loudly。 “Where is 
everybody?” 
Jamie shrugged; his eyes still tight as they surveyed my face。 “Busy; I guess。” He didn’t lower his voice。 
This reminded me of last night; of the secret he wouldn’t tell me。 My eyebrows pulled together。


 What do you think he’s not telling us? 
You know what I know; Wanda。 
You’re human。 Aren’t you supposed to have intuition or something? 
Intuition? My intuition tells me that we don’t know this place as well as we thought we did; 


Melanie said。 
We pondered the ominous sound of that。 

 

 The kitchen was not even half full—an oddity for this time of the morning。 But I barely noticed that; 
because the smell ing from the banked stone oven overruled every other thought。

 “Oooh;” Jamie moaned。 “Eggs!”

 Jamie pulled me faster now; and I had no relucta

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