Page 149 of Visions & Shadows

I nod and watch as he leaves the room before I glance around me.

There’s only a dresser and two single beds in the otherwise empty room. I grab the clothes, which consist of a pair of sweatpants, a sweater, and socks. Walking out of the room, I find a bathroom to my right.

I’m thankful when I see bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash and quickly switch on the faucets in the shower.

I better enjoy this shower because God only knows when I’ll get to have one again with the world going to shit around us.

I strip out of my damp clothes, feeling grimy from the day I’ve had.

When I step beneath the warm spray, I let out a moan.

So good.

I take my time washing every part of my body, and when I feel much better, I switch off the faucets and dry myself. Finding body lotion, I rub some into my skin before getting dressed in the clean clothes. The sweatpants are a little long, so I roll the fabric up around my ankles.

I use my finger to brush my teeth and rinse my mouth twice with minty mouthwash. Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I tug my fingers through the short strands to tame the wild mess.

Once I’m done, I stare at myself, wondering how I’m going to survive the days to come.

How long will Ireland stay intact? If this country is devastated by a disaster, we might not have the waterfall to shift through anymore.

Will we be able to find a plane again so we can travel to where the remaining chosen ones are? How long will it take to get to them?

“Don’t think about any of that,”Raighne mutters in my mind.“We’ll deal with everything as it happens. Come eat.”

Leaving the bathroom, I walk down a short hallway until I find a kitchen on my left.

Not seeing Raighne, I ask,“Where are you?”

“Living room.”

I walk past the kitchen, finding everyone huddled in a smallish living room.

There’s a round table with four chairs in the corner with sandwiches stacked on a plate.

Raighne comes to me and hands me a ham and cheese sandwich.

“Eat it all.”

I nod as I take it from him, then glance at my chosen ones, who are all staring at me.

“How are you all holding up?” I ask while giving Dylan and Doug cautious looks.

“I’ve decided to just go with the flow because there’s no way I can explain everything I’ve seen today,” Doug mutters.

Dylan is leaning against a wall, his arms crossed over his broad chest. For a moment, he stares at me, then he says, “If everything y’all said is true, then I guess we should count ourselves lucky. It’s just hard to wrap our minds around it.”

I let out a chuckle. “I know. I felt the same way.”

Dylan frowns. “The same? You’re not one of them?”

“Oh, I am, but I was sent to Earth at sixteen and lived here for five years as one of you. I recently found out everything, and it was one hell of a shock to the system.” I smile at him. “So I understand how you feel.”

He nods at me then says, “You should eat.”

Right.

I take a bite of my sandwich and give Jason a grateful smile when he brings me a bottle of water.

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