The blackness engulfed Catherine's thoughts. Stretching out in front of her like a map, the unknown surveyed her anxieties, her strength, and her understanding.  Even though her eyes were closed, she couldn't think of why; her heart was battered, her mind empty. It was as if it had cleared a spike of adrenaline into her carotid. She spans into the utter darkness, her breathing rate steadiing.  Her eyes open like two searchlight beams, the new temporal inserts providing sufficient light to brighten whatever she looks at. It's like being shown the woods one tree at a time in some crazy memory game, but it's better than blackness. Her feelings were speeding up insid

In the new light of day, the burned-down DRI building was skeletal.The flame burns with colors. Catherine never thought it would. Even from across the street, it's like a bonfire.  They have been rescued after spending a couple of minutes in hell. Even with her ability, the smoke was their enemy. The rescue was a code black, and the rescuer had more subjects to extract after them. Luckily, it doesn't stop them from getting them all. They were suspended from the bottom in harnesses. It was the craziest ride ever, but they got every one of them. Suddenly, the sound of the blast came as a terrible echo, as if it were the anguished cry of God. The eruption can be heard even from miles away, as they left the ruins after a thorough checkup from the medics and went to Sean's

“ and tell Catherine to meet us in the clearing,” she added and gripped her weapon. Today was the day, and she wishes them good luck.    __  

  "Sean was okay, he wakes up a while ago and went for a quick shower. But the terrible news was Nathan. "He hesitated. "He was in a coma ever since, you three agreed on that stupid plan of sleeping in that hotel together, but Nathan didn't wake until now so my

The burnt down DRI building was skeletal in the new light of the day. The flame burns with colors. Catherine never thought it would. Even from across the street, it's like a bonfire. They have been rescued after spending a couple of minutes in hell. Even with her ability, the smoke was their enemy. The rescue was a code black, and the rescuer has more subjects to extract after them. Luckily, it doesn't stop them from getting them all. They were suspended from the bottom in harnesses, the craziest ride ever, but they get every one of them.The house was welcoming from the open door to the wide hallway. Upon the sides were the photographs of his childhood, so loved by his parents. The floor was an old-fashioned parquet with a blend of deep homely light nude, and the walls were the dark greens of summer gardens meeting a bold white baseboard. The banister was a twirl of a branch, tamed by the carpenter's hand, its grain flowing as water might, in waves of comforting w