Needles & Sins by John Everson

Author:John Everson [Everson, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Horror
ISBN: 9781456437947
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2010-12-16T08:00:00+00:00

The heavy blood of sunset stained the doorway of her cousin’s house as Mary, trembling with fear and hope, knocked. The door opened, and a dark portly woman, in stained saffron robes received her.

“Mary!” she exclaimed, holding her arms out to embrace her cousin, at the same time pulling her inside. Elizabeth was just 10 years Mary’s senior, but already her face betrayed the wrinkles of age, her black coiled hair the thin twinings of grey. When she smiled, her cheeks filled with river valleys for tears.

“It is so good to see you,” the older woman said, holding Mary back at arm’s length to study her up and down.

“Something of you has changed,” she observed instantly.

Mary nodded, but said nothing.

“And I’m certain that this something is behind your visit to me tonight.”

She threw her hands up, stopping herself and Mary from answering.

“But there is time for such talk. First, come in, come in. Let me get you something to drink, you must be thirsty after a day in the sun with camels and cameldrivers. Did they treat you well?”

Mary grinned and nodded yes, and the two women retired to the kitchen.

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