These dream images kind of stick together in odd places.’
‘Well, she wasn’t in here. xnx “This is usually when someone comes by to escort me to the public baths,” Béla explained, breaking their smeary embrace. ‘Kill me or I’ll kill everyone!’
Béla tried to concentrate as Elaine’s grip tightened around her neck. ‘Nobody can treat my sister like that and get away with it!’
When Elaine arrived at her father’s lab, Béla’s escort was already there. Béla dream-walked into Elaine’s body and removed the air blockage. ‘Please,’ Elaine pleaded, ‘don’t yell at me like that. ‘Who are you?’ the blond girl asked, ‘and what are you doing in my bedroom?’
‘I don’t know,’ Elaine told her, timidly. And, there she is, passed out on top of Jake (of course)! Elaine and Béla had mind-linked almost every night they had roomed together during the long journey to New Eden, and
