James Rodriguez
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Emily's pace faltered.
He died disappointed in me.
She whispered.
Changed his will a week before the stroke cut me out completely.
Emily.
I gripped her arm firmly.
The island is using that against you.
Don't engage.
Five yards from the tree line.
Through gaps in the foliage, I glimpsed open beach beyond the sessa floated where we'd left it, tethered to the shore.
The voices crescendo around us, not just sound anymore.
Translucent figures materialized between trees.
Clara stepped directly into our path.
Her yellow sun dress bright against the darkening jungle.
Her face, previously innocent and pleading, twisted into something malevolent.
Her eyes darkened to empty sockets.
Her smile stretched too wide across her face.
Day with me forever, Daddy, she said, her voice distorting into multiple overlapping tones.
Everyone else did.
I walked through the apparition, feeling cold pressure, like walking through freezing mist.