Etty is awoken not by her transformation, but by her summons, a few minutes after dark. In her sleep, she drifted to shore; she's lying in human form - arm intact - half in and half out of the water when she feels it.
It's very insistent.
She cannot bring herself to move. She tries - she does; intellectually she knows it's the smart thing to do - but - she can't. Cannot get up and go to him.
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"So - next time he takes me - if you think you can - then, you can come in after. He always falls asleep when he's through with me," shivers Etty.
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Nona hugs her.
"Okay," she says. "If I think I can. I will. And then I won't have to worry about if it'll work with you not there."
"Okay," she says. "If I think I can. I will. And then I won't have to worry about if it'll work with you not there."
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"If I do, then, maybe it will be less - immediately unpleasant - but it would feel like giving up," Etty whispers.
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