She Was Taken Aback
Sandie was taken aback by the startling vision. It was like a daydream, or perhaps a nightmare. She couldn’t believe her eyes.
There was no doubt about it; it was him. She immediately recognized his gray hair, that always-curled-in-a-grin mouth…those lifeless, heartless eyes, which are clear yet dispassionate. That was a face she would have known anywhere.