Fighting for Infinity by Karen Amanda Hooper

Author:Karen Amanda Hooper [Hooper, Karen Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Starry Sky Publishing
Published: 2014-04-28T00:00:00+00:00

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Maryah

I returned to my invisible cage, more fuddled and lost than ever. “Why didn’t you tell me you visited Dakota?”

“I was going to,” Rina said, “but we were interrupted.”

“He told me to tell you that it worked. He drew with stardust, and Louise could see it.”

“Good.”

I had asked Louise a dozen questions but somehow forgot to ask an obvious one. “Where would someone even acquire stardust?”

“Stardust is everywhere. Rub some dead skin from your hands, and you’ll have stardust.” She cocked her head. “Did anyone else see Dakota’s drawing?”

Louise had explained one of the drawings as two hands clasped together. Another was a peacock feather surrounded by black feathers. Krista told me she saw blurs of lines but nothing more. “Almost every kindrily member could see it.”

Her head tilted. “Almost every member?”

“Obviously I can’t.” As if I needed another reminder of how inadequate my abilities were. “And Krista can see only hints of something.”

“Keep trying.”

“How can I keep trying when I have to be stuck here?”

She rubbed at one of the many dirt spots on her pants. “Try whenever you go back to your body.”

“The short spurts of time I do have in my body aren’t going to be spent staring at a sketch pad, hoping to see a magical drawing.”

“If you want to free us, you’ll practice. When you’re there, you practice with Dakota’s drawings. When you’re here, practice with that.” She pointed to her prized blank book.

“Rina, you have to—”

The candle went out.

Dedrick had returned with Lexie.

I had been back mere minutes. That was way too close.

Dedrick leaned down and whispered something to Rina. She kept her focus straight ahead at the wall but nodded then walked over to Lexie. Darkness cloaked the room again, and when the light returned, Dedrick and I were alone.

“How are you, Maryah? Are you adapting to not having a body or do you miss yours?”

Conversation was pointless considering he couldn’t hear me without Lexie. What did he expect me to do, blink my light-beam eyes once for yes and twice for no?

“I know you can’t answer me. I’m certain you feel incomplete. Hopefully we can come to some sort of agreement.” He paused as if waiting for me to react, but I refused to give him the satisfaction.

“I’d like to bring your body here so you can feel whole again.”

It was hard to show no emotion. What did he mean bring my body here? Was he planning to kidnap me? The kindrily’s safety was my main concern. What if he hurt them—or worse? I shook my head.

“No?” His brows arched. “You don’t want to be back in your body?” He rubbed his beard. “Ahh, I see. You’re worried what lengths I will go to make that happen. You’re worried about your precious Nathaniel.”

“No!” I shook my head again, trying to convince him it had nothing to do with Nathan. If Dedrick thought Nathan was the reason I refused his offer, he might try to eliminate him all together. Dedrick turned away from me.

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