@@@@@“If seeing me is what Walter wants, then I
@@@@@“If seeing me is what Walter wants,
then I guess it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, or if they get mad
“Don't worry about that–I'm not going to let anybody harass you Ian's white lips pressed into
a thin line
I felt anxious, like I wanted to look at a clockTime had ceased to mean much to me, but
suddenly I felt the weight of a deadline“Is it too late to go tonight? Will we disturb him?”
“He's not sleeping regular hours
I started walking at once, dragging Jamie because he still gripped my handThe sense of
passing time, of endings and finality, propelled me forwardIan caught up quickly, though, with
his long stride
In the moonlit garden cavern, we passed others who for the most part paid us no mindI was
too often in the company of Jamie and Ian to cause any curiosity, though we weren't headed for
the usual tunnels
The one exception was KyleHe froze midstride when he saw his brother beside meHis eyes
flashed down to see Jamie's hand in mine, and then his lips twisted into a snarl
Ian squared his shoulders as he absorbed his brother's reaction–his mouth curled into a mirror of
Kyle's–and he deliberately reached for my other handKyle made a noise like he was about to be
sick and turned his back on us
When we were in the blackness of the long tunnel south, I tried to free that handIan gripped it
tighter
“I wish you wouldn't make him angrier,” I mutteredBeing wrong is sort of a habit with himHe'll take longer than anyone else to
get over it, but that doesn't mean we should make allowances for him
“He frightens me,” I admitted in a whisper“I don't want him to have more reasons to hate
me
Ian and Jamie squeezed my hands at the same timeThey spoke simultaneousl