Knowhere by Robin Paper

Author:Robin, Paper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Paper Robin
Published: 2023-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Lea looked at her now lifeless shadow the entire way down the hall. She also swore she saw her father's shadow move incorrectly.

"Is something wrong?" Her father, Will, asked. She ignored him, but Will forced her to follow him. She didn't know where he was taking her or why, but she didn't have a choice. "It was the shadows, wasn't it?" Will asked.

Lea looked at him. "H-how did you know?"

"If you're a human in Knowhere and actually have feelings, you've at least heard them," Will replied. Lea looked at her shadow, a bit relieved, but she couldn't let her father know that, so she forced herself to look angry.

"And with that attitude you've probably seen them. I know I have," Will said.

"What are we doing anyway?" Lea scoffed.

"Wow, did Annabelle give you a temper?" Will said, "Have you ever tried asking nicely?"

"That was ‘my nicely’," she replied defensively. Will chuckled in his throat. That was one of the few things she had remembered about her father, his deep, heavy chuckle. It almost made her smile hearing it again ... almost.

"I want to show you something," Will said as they stood in front of a dark blue door with a glowing golden lock. Will used his metal hand to pull a key from his pocket and then unlocked it. The door opened on its own.

"Whoa," Lea gasped. The room looked like a hollow sphere with shimmering stars stuck to the dark blue walls.

In the center of the sphere was a glass path coming out from under the door for them to walk on. "Come," Will said as he stepped onto it. Lea followed. The door closed behind them. Thousands of shadows seemed to appear out of nowhere, dancing along the walls, all different shapes and sizes. "These are all human shadows from The Great War," Will said.

"What's The Great War?" Lea asked as her shadow broke off and joined the others.

"Annabelle didn't tell you?" Will asked. Lea didn't reply.

"Did she just think that you should live life not knowing anything about the place you're stuck inside of? "That is so—" Lea gave Will a look, stopping him in mid-sentence.

"Uh, different than what I would have done." Will tried. For the first time since Will had seen her again, she smiled at him. Will cleared his throat and began. . .

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