A Whisper in Time by Elizabeth Langston

Author:Elizabeth Langston
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Whisper in Time
ISBN: 9781937053802
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Published: 2014-04-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

POTENTIAL ACCESS

Last night had been maddening. My parents had insisted on seeing the “place where Susanna lived.” Again. I’d taken them once before—and there was just as much nothing now, only it was darker at night.

We walked through the woods of Umstead Park with flashlights, before emerging into the meadow that held the crumbling foundations of the meetinghouse and store. I waited as they looked for clues that might lead us to where the village had gone. We found nothing useful other than a bit of litter that, of course, I knew hadn’t been left by the Pratts.

When we returned home, I was grilled for an hour, sitting at the kitchen table while they pounded me with questions. Mostly, I said “I don’t know,” which was true in this case. I didn’t know where Susanna was, although I could guess. I didn’t know when she would be back, and I didn’t know whether she was in imminent danger.

My mom had left abruptly, eyes shiny with tears. Were they tears of frustration? Tears of fear?

Yeah, I totally got that.

When I awakened this morning, I didn’t bother to follow my normal routine at all. No training. No preparing for school. It would be useless to go today. I wouldn’t be able to function until Susanna returned.

Both parents were out of the house by eight. Before I jogged down to the falls, I sent an email to Mr. Rainey that I was on a college visit. If I were lucky, he wouldn’t press too hard about which one or, even worse, ask my folks. I didn’t want to have another conversation with my parents about skipping school.

I reached Rocky Creek without thinking about what my plan was. I didn’t know where Susanna was. Probably with her sister, but where was Phoebe? Still with the Etons? That was most likely.

Much as I didn’t want to, I also needed to consider the possibility that she’d failed at whatever mission she was on. She could be injured somewhere. Or…

Nope, not going to think about this. I’d play it by ear. Standing on my launching rock, I studied the flow. It was clear. Normal.

“Are you going to let me through?” I let the water pour over my fingers. It was wet, dammit. I hadn’t planned out what I would’ve done on the other side, but it pissed me off that it hadn’t let me through.

“She came through here yesterday,” I said, drawing my hand back. “I know she did.”

Nothing. Nada.

Okay, I wouldn’t get mad. It was just a waterfall with an attitude. “Why won’t you let me through?”

Even more nothing.

All right, if it wasn’t going to let me through right now, I would wait. Until it changed its mind. Or until she came back.

I ran home and got ready for a stake-out. Food, drink, stadium blanket. I grabbed the iPad and put a note—just in case—on my dresser. The last thing I did was program the home security system to text me if anyone entered the

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