Act of God by Jill Ciment

Author:Jill Ciment
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Literary, Humorous, Horror, Fiction
ISBN: 9780307911711
Publisher: PANTHEON
Published: 2015-03-03T00:00:00+00:00

Vida was the last player to leave. The other actors had waited until the audience dispersed, then left as a group. Twenty minutes later, Vida walked out alone, cell phone to her ear. Her prideful radiance was long gone. She looked wan and agitated. Maybe she was finally listening to her messages? Kat rose from the bench, about ten feet ahead, and blocked her path.

“Edith?”

“Edith is dead.”

“Oh my god. When? How did it happen?”

“She died the night after we fled your poisoned house. Her bed was glowing. If you’d returned her calls earlier, she might have gotten out in time. Why didn’t you call her back?”

“Listen to me, Kat, I didn’t know anything about the mushrooms until I found one in my closet. Did Edith’s doctor tell you she died of mushroom poisoning?”

“There wasn’t time to call a doctor.”

“I’m very sorry about your sister. Is there anything I can do?”

“Can you help me save the letters in the basement?”

“I’m sorry, but no one can save anything. I wish I could help. Believe me, if I could stop the burn tomorrow I would.”

“Why didn’t you call her back?”

“Kat, no one’s responsible. You have my deepest condolences for your loss, but no one could have predicted—not me, not the city, no one—that this was coming. It was an act of God.”

“Don’t blame this on God.”

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