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Authors: Cynthia Kimball
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“Well, most of the emails have been from dorks, but I did get a really nice message last night from a guy that sounds…decent.”
Jane whipped her head around so fast, Ari was surprised her sister didn’t get whiplash. Jane beamed. “Oh, do tell.”
Grinning, Ari told her the little she knew. “Well, I’ve just received the one email and sent one back, but he seems nice. He works in a library, too. Terrian also seems to have a great sense of humor.”
“Terrian?” Jane asked with interest. “Oooh, that’s the kind of name for tall, dark, and handsome heroes in romance novels. Is he tall, dark, and handsome?”
Laughing, Ari shrugged. “Well, he seems to be dark and handsome. I don’t know how tall he is. Did I mention, he has a great sense of humor?”
“Ooh!” she said, her eyes bright and wide. “Which site was it from?”
“The dimension one.”
“Uh-huh, uh-huh,” Jane responded eagerly. “Erica and Danielle both met their husbands through there and said they knew there was something special about the guy with the first message.” Squealing she jumped up and hugged Ari, embarrassing her little sister. “Oh, I know you are going to meet someone wonderful, Arwen.” Clapping her hands just like her daughters, she turned her attention back to them.
By the time they left thirty minutes later, Ari felt really good about Terrian’s message and decided to check for a new one. The burn in her ankle was negligible now, so she turned on the computer and sat back. Once her email program was up and running, she waited impatiently for the messages to find their folders. Out of thirty new messages, two dropped into the IDS folder. Deleting all the others without even looking at them, she opened up IDS.
Immediately disappointment and annoyance hit her. Neither message was from CuriousityLemmings, but one was from AttractivelyAgile. “This guy just won’t give up!” Shaking her head, she deleted his message without looking at it. The other message was from some guy called DaringlyGauche. Upset, she closed down the computer. She would look at his message and profile later. Looking at it right now, he really did not stand a chance. She was frustrated at herself for being disappointed because Terrian had not written back yet and bothered that Agile, or Orion as he had called himself, had.
Leaning back, she looked down at her ankle, frowning as all she could see was the gauze her sister had wrapped around it. “Oh please be an easy fix,” she sighed. “I don’t want to have to lose you.”
The rest of the day, she did not feel like doing much. Putting any weight on her left foot made it achy, plus she felt continuously nauseated. After downing some leftovers, she decided a nap was in order. Closing her blackout curtains, she settled into her bed, wincing as the burn came back slightly. Even with the pain, her eyes began to close the second her head hit the pillow. The last thing she saw before she fell asleep was the strange little flower that seemed to be watching her.
Blinking her eyes open, Ari stared around her. Where was she? She knew she had pulled her blackout curtains, but her room had never been this dark before. Also, it was cold, so cold she felt it clear through to her bones. Shivering, she reached out for her covers, but found none. “What the—” Her exclamation was cut off as her hand went to lean on her bed but instead touched something cold and hard. Stone.
Sitting up, she started to feel around her. She wasn’t on her bed, but was lying on a cold, hard floor. As she got used to the darkness, she expected to see something, but so far everything was pitch black. “Hello?” she called out, afraid, and yet feeling stupid for being afraid. This could not be real, could it?
At first there was no response, but then she heard a c-clap, c-clap, c-clap sound that reminded her of boots walking along a cobblestone walkway. They became louder and she knew they were coming closer. Gulping,
Jane whipped her head around so fast, Ari was surprised her sister didn’t get whiplash. Jane beamed. “Oh, do tell.”
Grinning, Ari told her the little she knew. “Well, I’ve just received the one email and sent one back, but he seems nice. He works in a library, too. Terrian also seems to have a great sense of humor.”
“Terrian?” Jane asked with interest. “Oooh, that’s the kind of name for tall, dark, and handsome heroes in romance novels. Is he tall, dark, and handsome?”
Laughing, Ari shrugged. “Well, he seems to be dark and handsome. I don’t know how tall he is. Did I mention, he has a great sense of humor?”
“Ooh!” she said, her eyes bright and wide. “Which site was it from?”
“The dimension one.”
“Uh-huh, uh-huh,” Jane responded eagerly. “Erica and Danielle both met their husbands through there and said they knew there was something special about the guy with the first message.” Squealing she jumped up and hugged Ari, embarrassing her little sister. “Oh, I know you are going to meet someone wonderful, Arwen.” Clapping her hands just like her daughters, she turned her attention back to them.
By the time they left thirty minutes later, Ari felt really good about Terrian’s message and decided to check for a new one. The burn in her ankle was negligible now, so she turned on the computer and sat back. Once her email program was up and running, she waited impatiently for the messages to find their folders. Out of thirty new messages, two dropped into the IDS folder. Deleting all the others without even looking at them, she opened up IDS.
Immediately disappointment and annoyance hit her. Neither message was from CuriousityLemmings, but one was from AttractivelyAgile. “This guy just won’t give up!” Shaking her head, she deleted his message without looking at it. The other message was from some guy called DaringlyGauche. Upset, she closed down the computer. She would look at his message and profile later. Looking at it right now, he really did not stand a chance. She was frustrated at herself for being disappointed because Terrian had not written back yet and bothered that Agile, or Orion as he had called himself, had.
Leaning back, she looked down at her ankle, frowning as all she could see was the gauze her sister had wrapped around it. “Oh please be an easy fix,” she sighed. “I don’t want to have to lose you.”
The rest of the day, she did not feel like doing much. Putting any weight on her left foot made it achy, plus she felt continuously nauseated. After downing some leftovers, she decided a nap was in order. Closing her blackout curtains, she settled into her bed, wincing as the burn came back slightly. Even with the pain, her eyes began to close the second her head hit the pillow. The last thing she saw before she fell asleep was the strange little flower that seemed to be watching her.
Blinking her eyes open, Ari stared around her. Where was she? She knew she had pulled her blackout curtains, but her room had never been this dark before. Also, it was cold, so cold she felt it clear through to her bones. Shivering, she reached out for her covers, but found none. “What the—” Her exclamation was cut off as her hand went to lean on her bed but instead touched something cold and hard. Stone.
Sitting up, she started to feel around her. She wasn’t on her bed, but was lying on a cold, hard floor. As she got used to the darkness, she expected to see something, but so far everything was pitch black. “Hello?” she called out, afraid, and yet feeling stupid for being afraid. This could not be real, could it?
At first there was no response, but then she heard a c-clap, c-clap, c-clap sound that reminded her of boots walking along a cobblestone walkway. They became louder and she knew they were coming closer. Gulping,
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