I focused on the words, repeating them in the order the book had said. But the rumbling grew louder, and knots twisted in my gut.
“What’s happening?” Sally whispered nearby, and someone shushed her.
The rumbling was loud, and I expected the earth to shake below my feet. Rhett inched closer, and I tried to speak faster.
Something small burst from the ground near me. It glimmered in the moonlight as it flew towards me. My instincts told me to put my hand down, but I was too late.
The small shiny object flung itself into my extended hand. Searing pain shot through my palm, up my arm, and all the way up my neck. My head ached and burned, and a scream tore from my throat.
Emily’s voice speaking tongues rang through my mind, and blinding pain shot through me. I shook my hand, sending the sh
