Magic in the Mix (2014)
“said Miri, but her voice was quaking. She could hear it, and so could Carter.
“Stop sniveling,” he sneered, tightening his fingers on her arm. “You made a fool of me yesterday, girl. It’s not an experience I enjoy, being humiliated. I find it upsetting. It upsets me.” He smiled slowly. “I am therefore charmed by your unexpected reappearance.”
She kicked at his knee, but he had learned that trick the day before, and he simply held her farther away, shaking his head. “You insult me.” He looked up... at Molly, still smiling. “You brats need to learn a lesson. And I shall be your teacher.”
Molly sneered at him. “You insult me,” she said, and then she opened her mouth and screamed, high, piercing, and long.
At once, there was a thump and a rattle in the hallway, and light flooded in as the door flew open. “What’s the matter? What the devil’s the matter?” cried the Colonel, his face white above a candle.
Carter flung Miri away from him. “Assassins!” he exclaimed.MoreLess
“Stop sniveling,” he sneered, tightening his fingers on her arm. “You made a fool of me yesterday, girl. It’s not an experience I enjoy, being humiliated. I find it upsetting. It upsets me.” He smiled slowly. “I am therefore charmed by your unexpected reappearance.”
She kicked at his knee, but he had learned that trick the day before, and he simply held her farther away, shaking his head. “You insult me.” He looked up... at Molly, still smiling. “You brats need to learn a lesson. And I shall be your teacher.”
Molly sneered at him. “You insult me,” she said, and then she opened her mouth and screamed, high, piercing, and long.
At once, there was a thump and a rattle in the hallway, and light flooded in as the door flew open. “What’s the matter? What the devil’s the matter?” cried the Colonel, his face white above a candle.
Carter flung Miri away from him. “Assassins!” he exclaimed.MoreLess
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