Tag: Gratitude
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Like Paper: Chapter 23
By the time I awoke, our reinforcements had arrived. I was both surprised and relieved to see Director March coordinating with Harding and Kira as pallets of food stuffs were carted in from outside. Clearly, the healer they’d brought had been able to revive the dead. “Misha,” Harding called out as his eyes turned to…
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Like Paper: Chapter 21
I wondered what the others must be thinking as I stumbled into the third set of explosives. The force of it ripped through my jumpsuit, again, and when the dust cleared my legs were already blossoming a nice group of bruises. I had to be getting close, with all these traps around, but I was…
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Memory of Meals
Hazel set out the dishes on her long table. It would be hours still before the food was ready but she liked to keep busy and there wasn’t much that needed her attention in the kitchen at the moment. She smiled as she laid down the fine china beside the silk napkins. The silver knives,…
