Lagoonfire by Francesca Forrest
Author:Francesca Forrest [Forrest, Francesca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Annorlunda Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
I was aware of heads turning as I made my way past the ranks of benches, and as I reached the entrance doors, I realized several people were following me.
There was the elderly crossing guard and a man in a gardenerâs smock who stood proprietorially close to her. There was a young woman in a sanitary workerâs coveralls, and a pale-skinned, middle-aged man whose right arm hung unresponsively at his side.
âDid you see Professor Ninin?â the crossing guard asked, palms pressed together in supplication. âIs he all right? Weâre so worried about him.â
âHe w-would never do anything w-wrong,â the middle-aged man said. âItâs g-got to be some kind ofâ¦â his mouth twisted for a moment âm-mistake.â
âHeâs the best teacher I ever had,â declared the sanitary worker.
âI did. I did see him,â I said. Their anxious faces wrung my heart. âHeâsâ¦â It was no good; I couldnât lie about his situation or state of mind, so I changed direction. âHeâs lucky to have such devoted students. Having people stand by you at times like this helps.â
âWe all got summoned for questioning,â the sanitary worker said, scowling. âBut they havenât even called us yet. Itâs taking foreverâweâre going to lose a whole dayâs pay.â
âAnd they wonât tell us anything,â the crossing guard said. Then, hopefully, âAre you an advocate?â
âNo Kavia,â said the gardener. âDonât you see the badge? Thatâs Ministry of Divinities.â
The crossing guardâs face fell. âOh! Oh yes, I see. I beg your pardon.â
âThatâs quite all right. I want to help Mr. NininâProfessor Nininâif I can.â
âOsh Kavia!â barked the officer at the front of the reception hall.
âThatâs me!â said the crossing guard, wide-eyed. âItâs my turn.â
âWeâll go up together,â said the gardener, slipping his arm through hers.â
âT-Trenâs come out,â said the middle-aged man, pointing with his good hand to the door Iâd come through moments earlier. The little group returned to the front of the hall, the gardener escorting the crossing guard to the high desk and the other two heading for their classmate.
I pushed the heavy front doors open. The scent of steaming asphalt and vehicle emissions greeted me, with other odors threading through the humid airâtobacco, garbage, perfume. There must have been a cloudburst while Iâd been inside: the gutters hemming the streets were tiny rushing rivers, and the vehiclesâ wheels hissed over the sheen of water that couldnât be channeled away.
I checked my unicom and found a message from Ms. Bama. Laloran-morna was back at home. I did some quick mental calculations, then sent her a message saying to expect company and approximately when. Then I sent a message to Nakona, the only one of the retired Sweet Harbor gods who has the knack for using a unicom. âCan you reserve a boat for moon viewing tonight?â I recorded. âFor Lolo. Send the others to fetch him. His Compassionate Care attendant will help you.â
What about you? Arenât you coming? she sent back. It pained me not to answer, but I couldnât. Instead, I headed briskly for the nearest
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