"Suzanne Nikolaisen - Sand Shadow" - читать интересную книгу автора (Nikolaisen Suzanne)

take one last glance toward the Nile, hoping to spot something, anything that
might

have given rise to the hackles of his fear. He knew with a surety that
surprised him that

there was something out there. Something that he should be very afraid of.

The pale apricot glow of the sunset flashed, blinding him, and he
squinted
against the sudden brightness. The light writhed, and grew until it filled
his whole

kitchen window. Pain seared his eyes, as though the light were actually
imprinting its

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SandShadow © 1998
By
Suzanne Nikolaisen
shimmering twisting patterns of white, green and orange, into his eyes.
Michael could

no longer see through the window, he felt a tremor of terror, it didn't really
look like

there was anything outside anymore. He couldn't see past the strange patterns
of light

that filled the window.

Adrenaline laced his system, and he could feel a bead of sweat
trickling down

his temple. He searched the window for a sign, a clue as to what was
happening, but

he found nothing. The dreams... No. He couldn't allow himself to believe in
them. The

light was blinding him, and the flashes left bright blotches in his vision
where he

couldn't see.

Michael dropped the paring knife, and the apple that he had been
gripping since

the light had begun. The knife clattered loudly against the sink, in the
preternatural