{"id":4406,"date":"2020-09-02T09:40:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2020-09-02T09:40:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T13:40:32","slug":"eleven-02-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4406","title":{"rendered":"Eleven – 02"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Thomas Merlin Ambrose’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHow long do you think they\u2019ll be?\u201d I asked after a few minutes of silence, my eyes still closed.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t exactly sure that keeping my eyes closed helped with the headache, but at this point I was taking everything I could get.\u00a0 I knew without looking that my aunt knew full well that I wasn\u2019t in the best of shape right now, but she was remaining quiet about it.<\/p>\n

A tiny piece of me wondered why as the rest of me decided it was best not to be overly concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cMm,\u201d Hecate hummed, taking her time before answering.\u00a0 I appreciated that even as I sensed Kailey\u2019s impatience growing.\u00a0 I wasn\u2019t entirely sure what had gotten into her, but she was more touchy than usual this afternoon.\u00a0 \u201cIt depends on what they have to say and how many questions we have for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShouldn\u2019t you be in there?\u201d Kailey asked.\u00a0 She was on her feet, pacing like a wild animal in a pit.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t quite figure out why she was so upset, unless she was somehow scared.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t figure out why she would be, though.<\/p>\n

Hecate hummed again and shook her head.\u00a0 \u201cNo, I\u2019m where I need to be for now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The for now<\/em> sounded vaguely ominous and my stomach flipped over onto itself.<\/p>\n

Sighing, I closed my eyes again.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019ll come for us when they\u2019re ready,\u201d I murmured.\u00a0 \u201cAnd talk to us when it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course Dad\u2019ll tell us when he\u2019s ready,\u201d Kailey snapped.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t talking about Uncle Matt.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went silent and I could feel a chill radiating from her.\u00a0 I refused to give in to the urge to shiver.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

I cracked an eye open and watched her for a few seconds.\u00a0 \u201cThe riders.\u00a0 They came looking for something.\u00a0 I think it might be us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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