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Continuing a scene from The Long Dark in Mikey’s point of view. Mikey is trying to make sense of the adults’ conversation over dinner.
Memories crept cautiously to the fore, memories of pain and panic that he’d kept safely tucked away since he was young. It was happening again. Anna hadn’t come home last night. That wasn’t unusual, except that she was supposed to be here. Instead, Georgina had brought him home and looked after him. Georgina, not Karin. Too much happening that shouldn’t be happening.
Last night, long after lights out, Mikel had crept into the family room and spent hours on a tablet trawling the town library, trying to make sense of what was going on. Something in conversations around him had given him a starting point.
The trek.
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Hi Ian - I wonder what he'll find out ... and where his curiosity will take him ... I don't much like the idea of him having those hidden memories ... well done - take care - Hilary
Smart lad.
Children are often smarter than they get credit for. And Mikel is very observant.
Enjoying the way his thought process is working - he feels very 'real kid' to me. Great snippet!
Hilary, we'll see next week :)
Alex, Jessica, Mikey is smarter than average.
Veronica, that's good to hear.
Thats a busy scene.
This is a pretty tantalizing clue, especially in sci-fi, where quest stories are common. I'm sure your readers will be filling in the blanks with guesses of their own.
Bet he'll find out some surprising things.
Where will his curiosity take him? I sure want to know. :) Great snippet.
Poor kid. I don't know what he's been through, but it seems like he needs someone giving him a lot more reassurance right now.
You do a wonderful job of introducing him to the reader. Looking forward to reading the finished version of this book!
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