Chapter 38

• CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
• Suddenly, the afternoon had become more torpid than before. Even the insects had ceased their droning buzz. The air was too muggy to inhale. Katherine became aware of her clothing, and every place that it clung damply to her skin. Her hair felt heavy and hot against her neck.
• A butter colored sun beat down on the earth, which released it’s heat in rising shimmers. It was like being in a perfumed sauna—only they weren’t naked.