We splurged in the gift shop, buying hoodies. Then we split up to buy the ferry tickets, and didn't reunite until the boat left the harbor.
We stood on the back deck, watching our island fade into the mist. When it disappeared, I took out the notes from Rafe again and reread the second page--details on the subjects who'd escaped. Rafe had added notes at the bottom, about a real contact his mother had given him.
, he'd written. "Find them," I whispered, shaking my head. "How do we find them if the St. Clouds can't?"
Daniel put his arm around my shoulders as we leaned over the railing, cold mist spattering our faces, our island long vanished. "We try."
I leaned against him and nodded. That was all we could do. And we would.
We stood on the back deck, watching our island fade into the mist. When it disappeared, I took out the notes from Rafe again and reread the second page--details on the subjects who'd escaped. Rafe had added notes at the bottom, about a real contact his mother had given him.
, he'd written. "Find them," I whispered, shaking my head. "How do we find them if the St. Clouds can't?"
Daniel put his arm around my shoulders as we leaned over the railing, cold mist spattering our faces, our island long vanished. "We try."
I leaned against him and nodded. That was all we could do. And we would.
( Kelley Armstrong )
[ The Calling ]
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