Through the Shattered Looking Glass by Crane M. L

Author:Crane, M. L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-23T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

There was a sudden knock at the door, making Alice jump. She spun around to see Nurse Allen standing in the doorway.

“Sorry to interrupt, Dr. Pelletier, but can I talk to you for a minute?” Nurse Allen asked, sounding agitated.

“Yes, of course. Alice, would you please excuse me for just a moment?”

Alice simply nodded her head, too dumbfounded for words. Had he not heard a single word that Chelsea said? And if he did, why didn’t he find any of it odd?

Dr. Pelletier gathered up his files and legal pad and stepped out into the hallway with Nurse Allen.

“Ooo. This should be fun!” Chelsea said.

Alice slowly began to turn back to face Chelsea, feeling apprehensive. She had almost forgotten that she was there.

“You know what’s going on, don’t you? Who are you?” Alice asked timidly.

“We have always been there for you, Alice. We were there when you needed us the most. We protected you.”

“Protected me? Who did? You, Whitney, and Maddock? But how? None of this is making any sense. Dr. Pelletier said that I was special. He made it sound like I’ve been chosen for something. Chosen for what? What does everyone want from me?”

Chelsea yawned and stretched lazily. She examined her nails with a hint of arrogance and sighed as though she were becoming bored.

“You know something?” Chelsea continued, blatantly ignoring Alice’s questions. “Those two never saw it coming. What were their names again? Dean and Dom?”

Alice shook her head in disbelief, her eyes wide with terror. “No! No, no, no! That is not possible! This can not be happening. Who the hell are you people? Is this some sick joke?! Why are you doing this to me?!”

Chelsea, with her maddening grin that never faltered, simply shook her head and replied, “Alice, I am so disappointed. I really thought you would have figured it all out by now. I’m not doing this, and neither are the others. They are the ones doing this,” she exclaimed as she pointed towards the meeting room door. “Honestly Alice, you really should be a bit more careful of who you choose to trust.”

Alice stood and began pacing around the room. Her heart was racing, small beads of sweat trickled down her face and ran down the center of her back. She was standing on the edge of panic.

“No, I don’t believe you. Dr. Pelletier said that I could trust him. And Nurse Allen would never hurt me.” But even as Alice uttered the words out loud, she wasn’t even sure if she meant them.

“Mmm. Interesting. Very, interesting. Your mouth says no, but your mind says YES.” Chelsea chuckled as though she found it amusing.

This enraged Alice. She’d had enough of people toying with her, telling her lies and keeping secrets. She marched to the table and slapped her hands down on the table hard enough that any normal person would have been startled. But Chelsea never flinched.

Alice leaned in so close that she almost rubbed noses with Chelsea. “If I can’t

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