http://slow.writerscafe.org/ludditelamb The original writings of author ludditelamb en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776239345 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Marquita Moreno wakes up from a surgery to discover she's been kidnapped from her family by a disfigured woman who possesses the same unique power as her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1774600/ Marquita Moreno wakes up from a surgery to discover she's been kidnapped from her family by a disfigured woman who possesses the same unique power as her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1772504/ Marquita Moreno wakes up from a surgery to discover she's been kidnapped from her family by a disfigured woman who possesses the same unique power as her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1769596/ Marquita Moreno wakes up from a surgery to discover she's been kidnapped from her family by a disfigured woman who possesses the same unique power as her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1767158/ Marquita Moreno wakes up from a surgery to discover she's been kidnapped from her family by a disfigured woman who possesses the same unique power as her.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1767143/ Still straddling Marquita, Mechteld throws aside the pillow and pulls back her arm to strike Marquita. Before she can throw the punch Marquita covers her mouth and begs, “Wait! Stop! Please!”            Mechteld holds her still clenc.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1765899/ She remembered that it had rained that morning. When they told her to lie down she could feel that the dirt below her was still damp. Her eyes stung and it was hard to breath the hot smoky air.When they laid her down she could hear everyone. The quick incomprehensible French from the tall stranger, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1765893/ In the operating room Marquita lays on the operation table, surrounded by doctors. Her head is tightly secured in an immobilizer and a blue sheet is taped around her head like a halo. Behind the sheet, three doctors work in unison on Marquita’s now exposed skull. Mechteld and Dr. Batra watch f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1765892/ A.N.- The text in italics represents dialogue in Spanish.  When Marquita comes back from the chapel she finds her parents waiting quietly in her room. A stranger might mistake their silence for being somber, but Marquita recognizes it as the silence that has masked the simmering tension her fam.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1765890/ Marquita Moreno wakes up from a surgery to discover she's been kidnapped from her family by a disfigured woman who possesses the same unique power as her.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ludditelamb/1754446/