11:39 by Holly Hook
Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1514184036
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
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I’m afraid to sleep that night, even with Simon curled up next to me.
It’s not just because of what happened earlier today. Or where Time all meets, since the clock doesn't tick in the Hub. It’s partly because Monica’s right on the other side of the wall, and I hear the low sound of her favorite alternative station playing. One of her drawers opens and closes. She must be up late doing homework. I don’t know. I haven’t gotten a chance to talk to her today.
I feel like I'm leaving her farther and farther behind.
“You doing okay?” Simon asks, pulling me closer.
“As okay as I can.” Who am I kidding? Monica’s not the reason I’m staying awake.
“I wanted to tell you about Isabel, but she swore me to silence about where she was from. She only told me her past because she knew where I came from, and that I might be able to help her. And even then, she was very reluctant.”
“I would, too, if I had that father.” I’m willing to guess that she sent me in to find out for myself because she couldn’t muster up the courage to say it. And by the way, Julia, my dad’s a sadistic Nazi. Literally. And I used to think that was okay.
If I were Isabel, I’d rather die than tell anybody that.
“When Isabel and I met, I realized we had a lot in common,” Simon goes on. Then he catches my glare. “No—we never did anything romantic. She was with Frank at the time, and besides, all I could think about was you. We both had someone left behind that we wanted to save. No member of the Timeless had ever tried to save someone else’s family before. It’s forbidden to put someone in the wrong time on purpose. If the other Timeless find out, I’m not sure what they would do. Or what Time itself would do. But Isabel and I decided it was worth the risk. She’d save you first, and then I’d find a way to save her family. We’d never tell anyone else. I had her pull you out of 1912 the first time. From there, I took you to Nancy.”
“Have you tried going in after Isabel’s family yet?” I have to know. If she saved me, we owe her, even if she isn’t able to rescue my family.
“Three times. Each time, I failed. The first time, I couldn’t even find them before the first torpedo hit the Gustloff. The second time, I did find them, but I got trampled and lost track of them. The third time, Isabel’s father shot me.”
“He shot you?” My disgust for Isabel’s father deepens even more. Of course he wouldn’t have a problem shooting anyone. It’s probably something he got used to.
Simon lifts his head. “Well, to be fair, I was trying to snatch his youngest daughter and take her to that rift I came through before it disappeared. Even if he’d missed, I don’t think I would have made it in time.
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