THE SECOND BOOK IN THE NADINE SERIES
She could feel her pulse through her finger tips and wondered if he felt the same way. Did his heart stop working when they were this close? Did he feel the sparks between their finger tips? Does he want to know...
"I look inside myself And see my heart is black I see my red door I must have it painted black
Maybe then, I'll fade away And not have to face the facts It's not easy facing up When your whole world is black
No more will my green sea Go turn a deeper blue I could not foresee this thing Happening to you
If I look hard enough Into the setting sun My love will laugh with me Before the morning comes"
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CHAPTER 11: THE EARTH IS FEMALE
"Could you help me out, please?" Nadine asked Five, dangling the necklace in front of him. He nodded as she turned around and moved her hair off her neck. The boy carefully brought the chain over her head and around her neck, clasping it at the back. Nadine shivered as his fingers brushed her skin, making her face heat up.
"Is this the necklace Wren gave you?" He asked her after he was done. She dropped her hair back down and reached up to play with it. "Yeah. How'd you know about that?" She lifted an eyebrow at him with a small grin. "Context clues." He shrugged.
After she dropped her hand the boy leaned closer, grabbing it between his fingers. "It's cute." She smiled at him, nodding slightly.
Nadine reached out and touched the ground, the palm of her hand stinging from pebbles pushing on her skin. She was bent down behind a wall next to Five, Lila and Diego. When the latter assured that the coast was clear, they made their ways over it. She had on a mid calf length black dress with a square neck line and sleeves that went down to around her elbow.
Five grabbed her hand after he jumped off the wall, helping her over it as she carefully placed her feet on the brick in a pair of heels. She was never one for heels. Once they all got down, they hid crouched behind a car. Nadine put her hand on the ground and closed her eyes. Her instincts told her they were right in their assumption that he'd be there. "He's in there." She whispered to them, nodding slightly.
"So, what's the plan?" Lila asked from beside Diego. "We infiltrate, we identify, we extract. Double time." The man answered, making Nadine raise an eyebrow.
"What the fuck?" She muttered quietly to Five, shaking her head. "What the hell's he talking about?" Lila turned to the boy as well, who rested his arms on his knees.
"Find the old man and get out fast." He explained.
"That's what I said." Diego stated, looking between the three. "On me." With that, the man ran towards another car across from them. "After you." Lila told Five, who squinted his eyes at her. Nadine went to go but his hand shot back, keeping her in her place. "What, I can't be polite?" The woman asked with her eyebrows raised.
