Approaching Night by Ilana Waters

Author:Ilana Waters [Waters, Ilana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

In the nights after I met with Dym for the second time, I had more strange dreams. These dreams were so realistic, it was almost as if I were still awake. In one of them, I was floating in outer space, far above the earth. I remember not wanting to leave Earth, reaching with outstretched fingers as it grew smaller and smaller in my sight. Then I was spinning, but not quickly. More like rotating, turning over and over towards the moon, where I landed safely.

I sat there, looking at Earth, which I no longer missed because I could still see it. I waved to the stars that sparkled above, and to the planets orbiting all around. I fit nicely into a particularly shallow crater, and so I used it as a seat. Beside me was a second crater of similar size. There were no others like them on the moon. I kept thinking, Is someone else supposed to be here? I searched the entire moon, but didn’t see another soul. Then I woke up.

My daytime endeavors were no less confusing. For one thing, I was having a lot of trouble with page 136 of the Book. Although it looked intriguing (it seemed to be for a hypnosis or sleeping spell), much of it was in Old Hartlandian. To make matters worse, it was written in a regional dialect, my knowledge of which was scarce. I wonder if Dym or his intuition had known that. In any event, the translation process was becoming long and tedious.

I needed more time. But time was running out; there was only a little over a week left before the Event. And I was no closer to finding what it was, why Catron feared it, or how to avoid it. Rose and Laura had all but stopped discussing the matter. I guessed that with the daily atrocities happening at the asylum, they had more pressing things on their minds. Like Dr. Catron’s electrodes. Animal.

But I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I usually didn’t hold with soothsayers, but I did believe Dym was somewhat psychic. Since both he and Catron’s fortune-teller said the same thing without either knowing about the other, it had to be more than a coincidence. I’d kept my eyes open for a creature with dark skin, or a girl who might resemble a goddess. But so far, I hadn’t seen anyone who fit either description. It wasn’t until a few evenings later that fate gave me another chance to learn about the spell Dym suggested.

One or two girls were admitted to Silver Hill each day, as Mr. Flack had said. But sometimes, it seemed like more than one or two went missing each day, so the patient population was actually dwindling. There were fervid whispers amongst the remaining girls about what was happening, who might be next. Catron seemed more frantic than ever to find whatever—or whomever—he was looking for, and it was taking its toll on the staff. Like the

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