Apocalypsis 1.07 Vision by Mario Giordano Read Free Book Online Page A

believe. Have no fear.«
    »But I do have fear,« Maria screamed out in despair. »I am terribly frightened!«
    Maria felt the hand of the Holy Mother of God touching her gently, stroking her hair.
    »Have no fear, Maria. Be strong. Breathe. Live. Find.«
    The Holy Virgin bestowed a last smile upon her, and then she left Maria kneeling in front of her bed, crying and desperate. It took Maria a while to come back to herself and when she did she saw that the sun was still shining outside. In front of the little hotel, a car horn was honking. There was the ringing laugh of a woman. A dog was barking. Someone was shouting something in French. An amiable and clueless world.
    Maria looked at the alarm clock next to her bed. Less than an hour had passed. With the survival instinct of someone who was drowning, Maria clutched the edge of her bed and struggled to her feet. After drinking a whole bottle of water, she began to feel a little bit better. She was still holding the amulet in her hands. Now she knew what it was capable of and she knew what she had to do.
    Breathe. Live. Find.
    But more than anything else, she had to get out of this room. Immediately. Because there was one thing that she suddenly knew. With the certainty of an animal that can sense a firestorm long before the first smoke becomes visible, she knew that she would be in the greatest of danger if she stayed. For death was already on his way to get her.