Chapter 19: Rudi Meets the Creature, TooHe could taste the mud on his tongue, and yet, there was nothing in his mouth. Not a speck of dirt on his jeans or hands. Sitting up against the vending machine, Rudi took a second to get his wits back.
Libby had attacked him. Or his brain had attacked him. Or the alien had attacked him.
Whatever it had been, this was not going to end well for him.
Looking down at the long narrow hall, he realized how cold it was in the motel. He stared up at the icicles that glittered under the burned-out wall lamps. Snow patches had gathered across the carpet.
“What the…”
He shivered, getting to his feet. It was winter in here. His fingertips were numb. Toes, too.
Syd.
“Oh, my God,” he whispered, running down the hall, back to their room. “Syd!” He slipped o
