Women of the Grey- The Complete Trilogy by Carol James Marshall

Author:Carol James Marshall [Marshall, Carol James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-14T22:00:00+00:00

Lisa

Days had passed—or not, Lisa wasn’t sure anymore. She had imprisoned herself in the apartment for so many days now that it all was muddled. She was on a self-inflicted banishment, busy in her continual disregard for her mission. Such is my way, Lisa thought as she stood blinking at Allison.

When the knock came, a quick pound-pound on the front door, Lisa answered only because she believed the wait was over—it had to be the Mothers, a Mother, coming to call. Then, open door, and no Mothers—not even one Mother, but Allison; only nosy neighbor Allison with sugar in one breath and threats in another.

“I know…so can we not pretend and talk…really talk…” Allison stood there, words in her hands pretending frailty. It was one of those moments, those split-second choices, that make you or eat you alive. The cosmos could fly either way depending on what words flew out of your mouth.

Thinking of all the sugar-sweet words the Mothers used, that gave the worst papercuts time and time again, Lisa couldn’t help but find her inner Mother in order to deal with Allison

“Oh sweet cheeks…” she put her face to Allison’s, allowing her to feel the icy cold pulse of The Grey, “you know nothing. Be a dear and go away…leave those questions for some other day.” Lisa kissed the tip of Allison’s nose, to hand over that icy itch, but also for the self-entertaining creep-factor.

The look on Allison’s face wasn’t what Lisa expected. She was supposed to scream in terror, run for her life, but Allison stood strong. Keeping her eyes with Lisa, wanting her to push it farther, wanting her to challenge a woman that wouldn’t—couldn’t—walk away.

The two women stood face to face, heart to heart—each a challenge to the other. It didn’t look like there would be a winner until Allison cracked. Sloppy, wet tears dropped from her gorgeous eyelashes. Lisa noticed the tears, she finally recognized that she had, in fact, inflicted terror into Allison. The dread in Allison’s tears almost jumped off her face, and Lisa felt like they would cover her up; she’d drown in this woman’s fear.

Lisa waved Allison in. She should run, run away quickly. There was a pounding in Lisa that she couldn’t ignore. A pound-pound-pound to smoother Allison, rip her chest open, get her to go away. Get everyone to go away. She couldn’t do this anymore than she could pretend happy, pretend productive. She was incapable of it all. Allison, despite her grief, knowing that walking into wherever Lisa stood might mean death, went in anyway. Muttering to herself, she wanted Lisa to understand.

“Your face changed…I felt cold…and itchy…then your eyes…your mouth…your face changed…it changed…” Allison was shaking as violently as Lisa had in The Black. Drool was now falling from Allison’s lips; it was funny to Lisa how quickly gorgeous could turn homely.

“What you want to know, will get you killed. Now leave my apartment.” Lisa wanted to hand her a tissue and shove her out the

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