Mitch lifted a hand to gingerly probe his temples, which were pounding so hard he thought he might be on the verge of having a stroke.\u00a0 The name in his mind, the one that seemed to belong to him, felt strange, alien, like a tag some zoo-keeper had arbitrarily hung around his neck.\u00a0 None of the avalanche of images that had flooded into him seemed any more real than a movie flashing on a screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you do to me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s more what I did through<\/em> you,\u201d Eve said.\u00a0 \u201cI had to reach someone, and it meant breaking down a few doors along the way.\u00a0 I wouldn’t have done it if I’d had any other choice, believe me.\u201d<\/p>\n Mitch was filled with so many questions, that picking one seemed to take a great effort.\u00a0 He finally settled on, \u201cWhat the hell are we doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n Eve tucked the filthy scrap of cloth into her jacket pocket, and rocked back on her heels.\u00a0 \u201cI haven’t quite worked that out yet.\u00a0 What I do know is, that I was stupid enough to drag my cousin into all this, and if anything’s happened to him…\u00a0 He’s just a kid, and he’s out there somewhere.\u00a0 I don’t know if they’ve taken him, or what they might have done if they did.\u00a0 All I know is, I have to find him, and get him back home in one piece, or my mom and Francine are going to kill me.\u00a0 And I wouldn’t blame them.\u00a0 Oh, and by the way…\u201d\u00a0 Her head lifted, and her body went very still.\u00a0 Then she slowly reached down, and picked up the long metal pipe.\u00a0 \u201cI think there’s something else down here with us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mitch lifted a hand to gingerly probe his temples, which were pounding so hard he thought he might be on the verge of having a stroke.\u00a0 The name in his mind, the one that seemed to belong to him, felt … Continue reading