The Hidden (2010)
The Hidden
“The darkness here wasn’t quite as impenetrable as it had been on the other side; Shelby could make out the faint luminosity of frothing waves and high-flung spindrift below and to her right, and that the north side of the property was mostly treeless, the land folded into a long, deep crease. Half-seen tree trunks flicked past like black ghosts as she staggered ahead. The nyctophobia kept nibbling at her mind, radiating panic that threatened to send her into a disastrous headlong flight. The fi...ght against it, the effort it took to move at a retarded pace and trust to the feel of pavement under her feet, had pushed her near the edge of exhaustion.
Had he seen her come through the gates?
No lights behind her yet. Maybe he hadn’t— Yes, he had. One beam appeared, then the other, splitting the night with short and then elongated streaks.
Without thinking she lengthened her stride. One foot slid on something yielding; she lost her balance and went down awkwardly, jamming her left knee this time, scraping more skin off her right palm.MoreLess
Had he seen her come through the gates?
No lights behind her yet. Maybe he hadn’t— Yes, he had. One beam appeared, then the other, splitting the night with short and then elongated streaks.
Without thinking she lengthened her stride. One foot slid on something yielding; she lost her balance and went down awkwardly, jamming her left knee this time, scraping more skin off her right palm.MoreLess
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