Tea Cake Their Eyes Were Watching God Novels & Stories

Present Time Nezeira listened to the tale of the gods from the old holy scriptures collected by Kabir over the years as he narrated it. She found herself deeply immersed in it as if she was living the tale itself. So deep was she lost in the story that she didn’t even hear Kabir calling her out, “Goofy! Hey, Goofy!!” Nezeira jolted back with the light shake from Kabir at her shoulder. She blinked a few times to adjust back to her senses. She then looked at Kabir who was a little concerned at her unusual behavior and asked,

She could sense someone or something watching her, it was a weird presence and she couldn't quite pinpoint the position as it came from everywhere. 'Who could it possibly be?' Katie wondered, her eyes narrowing as she looked around. Her thoughts raced to make sense of the situation. But a voice interrupted her thought. "Katie," Oprah called. “What are you doing?" "Oh it's nothing, just taking in the view," Katie replied but Oprah noticed her unease. “Hmm, I don't think so. Maybe I should just take a peek,” Oprah said and her eyes glowed silver. Oprah was a Mindflayer and could read people's minds but it required eye contact, so Katie hurried to hide her face.

4 Tess Now I snapped my eyes back to meet Ace’s hardened gaze; his eyes communicated many emotions I couldn’t place. I broke eye contact to look down at why I was there as I looked down at my daughter opening her sleepy eyes and blinking at me. Ace followed my gaze and looked like he got punched in the gut.

She then removed the cloth from the canvas and took a few moments to focus on the painting. Her gaze was drawn to the painting of a woman with tears in her eyes, looking down at the ground. Angela sobbed as she gazed at the canvas. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. "It's me," she said quietly, her mouth agape. "Yes, Angela," The Crying Lady, "is you."