The ladies’ bonds held their union firm. As his attention was drawn by the creaking open of the door, they were caught in their intertwined embrace.... “Well, well, well, what have you done to yourselves now?” were the Ogre’s first words. He continued smugly with: “You seem to have yourselves in quite a predicament, don’t you? As I see it, the pair of you seem to be strung together so tight you can’t get apart, can you? So now it’s up to me to figure to how to separate you Siamese twins, joined. My sister joins us in the kitchen and pops a bagel in the toaster. Her and my mom talk animatedly about some sale at a clothing store, while we finish our breakfast. I don't listen I just study her with my peripherals. She's wearing jean shorts and a t-shirt that's a little too tight for her, and white trainers. She looks good, in a casual way. There's a knock at the door, it's my friend Will. Me and my sister catch a ride with him most of the time. We play on the varsity team together, he's. My father’s guards saw me but thought nothing of a maid walking through the herb garden at that early hour. I climbed over the wall and jumped silently down. As the house of my father is close to the sea, I did not have far to go. Then, as often happens, lines from the sacred canticle entered my mind; a gift from the gods. I recited them,The sea sighs softly, Touched by a cold breeze at dawn; The sun, her lover Having long forsaken her. Several minutes later I was by the quayside once again. It. ‘Hello Mr McIntyre, it’s nice to see you.’‘Not half as nice as it is to see you, nurse. I have to say that you’re not all that clear at the moment.’‘Don’t worry it will get better, just takes a little time. There is some other good news; you can start back on solid food now. You’ll probably need some help; I doubt you’ll be able to handle the knife and fork just yet.’I looked down at my hands; they looked red, blotchy and very swollen. I tried flexing my fingers, they moved, but slowly. I tried.
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