For other uses of Pete, see Pete (disambiguation).
Pete
Interesting Facts[]
- One of the scenarios Eve encountered during Level Three Testing was a woman on a rooftop holding a screaming child. “The sun was blinding, the heat enormous. And the woman stood swaying on a narrow ledge. She looked at Eve with eyes that seemed already dead. And the child struggled and shrieked.” She didn’t tell Eve her name but said her child’s name was Pete. “I can’t take care of him anymore. I’m tired. He cries all the damn time. All night. I never get any sleep. I can’t stand it.”
- Pete was sick, they both were, and he was screaming, one shrieking wail after another. The sound of it sliced Eve’s head, her heart. She caught the boy around the waist as the woman leaned forward. His screams were like razors scraping over her brain as she made one desperate grab. She hooked the woman under the armpit, dug in desperately while her muscled trembled and threatened to rip.
- ”The toes of her boots slapped hard into the wall of the ledge to keep the weight from sending them all to the sidewalk below.” Eve was able to hold on to both people, although sweat was pouring into her eyes, stinging and blinding her while she struggled for better purchase.
- Pete was wiggling like a wet fish. “‘Grab onto me!’ she shouted as the woman stared up at her with eyes already empty. ‘Sometimes you’re better off dead, You should know, Dallas.’” The woman smiled as she said Eve’s name and she laughed as Eve’s grip began to slip. Then Eve was in another alley, the one from her childhood.