Shadow Game
“Lily shivered as she looked up at the thin crescent shape of the moon. Dark clouds swirled across the sky, dulling the sparkling stars scattered above her. The wind tugged at her clothes and whipped strands of hair into her face and eyes. Threads of white fog whirled in small eddies, curling through the heavy wire of the fences, reaching toward her like ragged claws. She could smell the storm coming in off the sea."Dr. Whitney! I thought you'd gone home for the night." A tall guard emerged out ...of the shadows. He was one of the older, much more experienced men. Looking at him closely, she wondered if he were military.She feigned fright, jumping as if startled. "You scared me, I didn't hear you.""What are you doing out here?" There was a trace of worry in his voice. She wasn't wearing a jacket.Lily shivered in the icy wind. "Breathing," she answered simply. "Wondering whether to go home and get some sleep or go back and work so I don't have to face my father not being there." She raked her fingers through her thick hair."It's cold out here, Dr.MoreLess
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