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[科幻]宿主-第164部分
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head。 Where was my mother? But… she wasn’tmy mother; was she?
A sound; a low voice that echoed around me。 “Wanda。 e back。 We aren’t letting you go。”
The voice was familiar; and it was also not。 It sounded like… me?
Where was Petals Open to the Moon? I couldn’t find her。 Just a thousand empty memories。 A house full
of pictures but no inhabitants。
“Use the Awake;” a voice said。 I didn’t recognize this one。
Something brushed my face; light as the touch of fog。 I knew that scent。 It was the smell of grapefruit。
I took a deeper breath; and my mind suddenly cleared。
shrunken。
My hands were warmer than the rest of me; and that was because they were being held。 Held in big
hands; hands that swallowed them right up。
It smelled odd—stuffy and a little moldy。 I remembered the smell… but surely I’d never smelled it
before in my life。
I saw nothing but dull red—the insides of my eyelids。 I wanted to open them; so I went searching for the
right muscles to do that。
“Wanderer? We’re all waiting for you; honey。 Open your eyes。”
This voice; this warm breath against my ear; was even more familiar。 A strange feeling tickled through
my veins at the sound。 A feeling I’d never; ever felt before。 The sound made my breath catch and my
fingers tremble。
I wanted to see the face that went with that voice。
A color washed through my mind—a color that called to me from a faraway life—a brilliant; glowing
blue。 The whole universe was bright blue。…
And finally I knew my name。 Yes; that was right。 Wanderer。 I was Wanderer。 Wanda; too。 I
remembered that now。
A light touch on my face—a warm pressure on my lips; on my eyelids。 Ah; that’s where they were。 I
could make them blink now that I’d found them。
“She’s waking up!” someone crowed excitedly。
Jamie。 Jamie was here。 My heart gave another fluttery little thump。
It took a moment for my eyes to focus。 The blue that stabbed my eyes was all wrong—too pale; too
washed out。 It wasn’t the blue I wanted。
A hand touched my face。 “Wanderer?”
I looked to the sound。 The movement of my head on my neck felt so odd。 It didn’t feel like it used to;
but at the same time it felt the way it had always felt。
My searching eyes found the blue I’d been looking for。 Sapphire; snow; and midnight。
“Ian? Ian; where am I?” The sound of the voice ing out of my throat frightened me。 So high and
trilling。 Familiar; but not mine。 “Whoam I?”
“You’re you;” Ian told me。 “And you’re right where you belong。”
I pulled one of my hands free from the giant’s hand that held it。 I meant to touch my face; but someone’s
hand reached toward me; and I froze。
I tried to move my hand again; to protect myself; but that moved the hand above me。 I started shaking;
and the hand trembled。
Oh。
I opened and closed the hand; looking at it carefully。
Was thismy hand; this tiny thing? It was a child’s hand; except for the long pink…and…white nails; filed
into perfect; smooth curves。 The skin was fair; with a strange silvery cast to it and; entirely incongruous; a
scattering of golden freckles。
It was the odd bination of silver and gold that brought the image back: I could see a face in my
head; reflected in a mirror。
The setting of the memory threw me off for a moment because I wasn’t used to so much civilization—at
the same time; I knew nothingbut civilization。 A pretty dresser with all kinds of frilly and delicate things on
top of it。 A profusion of dainty glass bottles containing the scents I loved—I loved? Or she loved?—so
much。 A potted orchid。 A set of silver bs。
The big round mirror was framed in a wreath of metal roses。 The face in the mirror was roundish; too;
not quite oval。 Small。 The skin on the face had the same silver undertone—silver like moonlight—as the
hand did; with another handful of the golden freckles across the bridge of the nose。 Wide gray eyes; the
silver of the soul shimmering faintly behind the soft color; framed by tangled golden lashes。 Pale pink lips;
full and almost round; like a baby’s。 Small; even white teeth behind them。 A dimple in the chin。 And
everywhere; everywhere; golden; waving hair that stood away from my face in a bright halo and fell
below where the mirror showed。
My face or her face?
It was the perfect face for a Night Flower。 Like an exact translation from Flower to human。
“Where is she?” my high; reedy voice demanded。 “Where is Pet?” Her absence frightened me。 I’d never
seen a more defenseless creature than this half…child with her moonlight face and sunlight hair。
“She’s right here;” Doc assured me。 “Tanked and ready to go。 We thought you could tell us the best
place to send her。”
I looked toward his voice。 When I saw him standing in the sunlight; a lit cryotank in his hands; a rush of
memories from my former life came back to me。
“Doc!” I gasped in the tiny; fragile voice。 “Doc; you promised! You gave me your oath;Eustace! Why?
Why did you break your word?”
A dim recollection of misery and pain touched me。 This body had never felt such agony before。 It shied
away from the sting。
“Even an honest man sometimes caves to duress; Wanda。”
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“I’d say a knife to the throat counts as duress; Jared。”
“You knew I wouldn’t really use it。”
“That I did not。 You were quite persuasive。”
“A knife?” My body trembled。
“Shh; it’s all okay;” Ian murmured。 His breath blew strands of golden hair across my face; and I brushed
them away—a routine gesture。 “Did you really think you could leave us that way? Wanda!” He sighed;
but the sigh was joyful。
Ian was happy。 This insight made my worry suddenly much lighter; easier to bear。
“I told you I didn’t want to be a parasite;” I whispered。
“Let me through;” my old voice ordered。 And then I could see my face; the strong one; with the
sun…brown skin; the straight black line of the eyebrows over the almond…shaped; hazel eyes; the high;
sharp cheekbones… See it backward; not as a reflection; the way I’d always seen it before。
“Listen up; Wanda。 I know exactly what you don’t want to be。 But we’re human; and we’re selfish; and
we don’t always do the right thing。 We aren’t going to let you go。 Deal with it。”
The way she spoke; the cadence and the tone; not the voice; brought back all the silent conversations;
the voice in my head; my sister。
“Mel? Mel; you’re okay!”
She smiled then and leaned over to hug my shoulders。 She was bigger than I remembered being。
“Of course I am。 Wasn’t that the point of all the drama? And you’re going to be fine; too。 We weren’t
stupid about it。 We didn’t just grab the first body we saw。”
“Let me tell her; let me!” Jamie shoved in beside Mel。 It was getting very crowded around the cot。 It
rocked; unstable。
I took his hand and squeezed it。 My hands felt so feeble。 Could he even feel the pressure?
“Jamie!”
“Hey; Wanda! This is cool; isn’t it? You’re smaller than me now!” He grinned; triumphant。
“But still older。 I’m almost —” And then I stopped; changing my sentence abruptly。 “My birthday is in
two weeks。”
I might have been disoriented and confused; but I wasn’t stupid。 Melanie’s experiences had not gone to
waste; I had learned from them。 Ian was every bit as honorable as Jared; and I was not going to go
through the frustration Melanie had。
From the corner of my eye; I saw Melanie and Ian stiffen in surprise。 This body looked much younger
than her true age; hovering on the edge of seventeen。
It was this little deception; this preemptive claiming of my partner; that made me realize I was staying
here。 That I would be with Ian and the rest of my family。 My throat thickened; felt oddly swollen。
Jamie patted my face; calling my attention back。 I was surprised at how big his hand felt on my cheek。
“They let me e on the raid to get you。”
“I know;” I muttered。 “I remember… Well; Pet remembers seeing you there。” I glared at Me
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