Of course, Nelly had been a fool for not even considering that at the get go. Her hair was white and she had vampiric powers in her eyes. Nelly's stopped heart spun up to speed like a drag racer, feeling like thousands of beats per minute. Her eyes jumped around, darting from place to place—trying to force her brain to figure out a solution.
Should she turn around and run, should she press the panic button or try something more outrageous. The Oracle, still looked like any old lady and smiled at her. A lack of malice or the crazedness she had seen in Edmund, calmed her mind a little. Rushing through the options, she chose one she had already tried today with mixed results—she needed to meet her fears.
