Chapter 1 Unseen Forces Are Always Deadly
A/N I have only read A Great and Terrible Beauty. Haven't gotten to Barnes and Noble in over 3 weeks (e-gad!) and I want to read Rebel Angels but am a little wary of reading ASFT because of all the bad things I have heard of it. (The point of this is don't talk to me in reviews about ASFT or RA) On with the story!
Gemma struggled in her bed linens. She was having a nightmare, she was sure of it. She hated when she couldn't get out of a nightmare, hers were always so vivid. In her dream, darkness was on all sides. She was being restrained by something, what, she did not know. She jerked against the strong force holding her back. She backed up and flung herself against the invisible barrier. This time the force relinquished it's hold and she toppled to the ground. She felt a sharp rip against her knee, and felt the wetness and sting of the blood. She only hoped she could find light before she bled to death. Ahead a small pinprick of light shone. Gemma shoved up off the ground and lurched forward. What does this dream mean? That when I wake I will fight invisible forces? Gemma speculated as she walked towards the light. After walking for what seemed forever, she realized the light wasn't getting bigger. Gemma couldn't see anything, and this bothered her. What was she supposed to do? She had already tried waking herself up. She tried to scream for someone to wake her up. All of a sudden, light flashed and Gemma quickly looked around. But what she saw made her even more frightened. She wasn't dreaming.