Things Slip Through
he whispered, not sure where his words came from, “please. I can’t. I just can’t. It’s too hard. I’m too afraid. I tried to write about you once before, and I just can’t . . . I can’t.”
The boy shook his head. “It doesn’t matter, Gavin Patchett. Because it’s time.
“You must choose.”
A sharp lashing cut the air.
Something thick and fleshy snagged Gavin’s ankle and yanked his feet out from underneath him. He slammed down head-first, chin and chest hitting the floor. Salty blood filled his mouth as his teeth dug into his tongue.
And that voice chanted over and over . . .
mene, mene
tekel, upharsin
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