CHAPTER 5
Darkness lightened into dim grey shapes. Sensing that she was now back on earth, Callie stood up and took a tentative step. Something bulky was wedged under her arm; she shifted its weight. She put out her free hand to stop herself from bumping into anything, and took another step.
Something solid barred her way. She pushed, but it was too heavy to move. Her fingers explored a flat surface, rough and splintery. A table? She frowned. There was nothing like that in her father’s laminated plastic and steel studio. She dropped the large box onto it and screwed up her eyes, trying to see through the haze. Had her father’s computer blown up? Had she gone blind? Panicking now, she stretched out both arms and took a step in another direction. Her foot landed on something soft.
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