The Host: (La huésped) by Stephenie Meyer
Author:Stephenie Meyer [Meyer, Stephenie]
Language: spa
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, General
ISBN: 9788483659441
Google: sRESjtZNcokC
Publisher: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España
Published: 2010-12-23T12:23:02+00:00
CHAPTER 31
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I froze and then looked quickly over my shoulder to see if someone was behind me.
âGladys was his wife,â Jamie whispered almost silently. âShe didnât escape.â
âGladys,â Walter said to me, oblivious to my reaction. âWould you believe I went and got cancer? What are the odds, eh? Never took a sick day in my lifeâ¦â His voice faded out until I couldnât hear it, but his lips continued to move. He was too weak to lift his hand; his fingers dragged themselves toward the edge of the cot, toward me.
Ian nudged me forward.
âWhat should I do?â I breathed. The sweat beading on my forehead had nothing to do with the humid heat.
â. . . grandfather lived to be a hundred and one,â Walter wheezed, audible again. âNobody ever had cancer in my family, not even the cousins. Didnât your aunt Regan have skin cancer, though?â
He looked at me trustingly, waiting for an answer. Ian poked me in the back.
âUmâ¦â I mumbled.
âMaybe that was Billâs aunt,â Walter allowed.
I shot a panicked glance at Ian, who shrugged. âHelp,â I mouthed at him.
He motioned for me to take Walterâs searching fingers.
Walterâs skin was chalk white and translucent. I could see the faint pulse of blood in the blue veins on the back of his hand. I lifted his hand gingerly, worried about the slender bones that Jamie had said were so brittle. It felt too light, as if it were hollow.
âAh, Gladdie, itâs been hard without you. Itâs a nice place here; youâll like it, even when Iâm gone. Plenty of people to talk to-I know how you need to have your conversationâ¦.â The volume of his voice sank until I couldnât make out the words anymore, but his lips still shaped the words he wanted to share with his wife. His mouth kept moving, even when his eyes closed and his head lolled to the side.
Ian found a wet cloth and began wiping Walterâs shining face.
âIâm not good at⦠at deception,â I whispered, watching Walterâs mumbling lips to make sure he wasnât listening to me. âI donât want to upset him.â
âYou donât have to say anything,â Ian reassured me. âHeâs not lucid enough to care.â
âDo I look like her?â
âNot a bit-Iâve seen her picture. Stocky redhead.â
âHere, let me do that.â
Ian gave me the rag, and I cleaned the sweat off Walterâs neck. Busy hands always made me feel more comfortable. Walter continued to mumble. I thought I heard him say, âThanks, Gladdie, thatâs nice.â
I didnât notice that Docâs snores had stopped. His familiar voice was suddenly there behind me, too gentle to startle.
âHow is he?â
âDelusional,â Ian whispered. âIs that the brandy or the pain?â
âMore the pain, I would think. Iâd trade my right arm for some morphine.â
âMaybe Jared will produce another miracle,â Ian suggested.
âMaybe,â Doc sighed.
I wiped absently at Walterâs pallid face, listening more intently now, but they didnât speak of Jared again.
Not here, Melanie whispered.
Looking for help for Walter, I agreed.
Alone, she added.
I thought about the last time Iâd seen him-the kiss, the belief⦠He probably wanted some time to himself.
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