up the black feathers and twisted them in his fingers. “She left her scent behind. Now I will be able to find her easily.” He shot me one last glance and then he was gone. My eyes fluttered and I felt a drop on my face. Rain.
I was l ying there in the rain as the sounds of sirens filled the air. I was alone. Sure, I had Dallas, Kerri, Ianni, and Landon. I even had my dad back in my life. But here I was, alone on the street, crippled in pain, as the rain now poured onto me. I cried, but the tears mixed with the rain and seemed non-existent.
Finally I felt a touch; a paramedic was with me now. I could hear him talking, but I didn’t want to respond to his questions. He told me I would be okay. The same thing John said, but I closed my eyes and cried. All I kept thinking was maybe it would be better if I wasn’t okay. Maybe it would be the best for all of us. The person that hit me was no hit and run; it was Sarafe. Someone who was out for revenge. She was probably just trying to remind me that she was around and she wanted to kill me and everyone I loved.
“I am not family , but I am her best friend, so you have to let me see her.” I could hear Ianni’s voice loud and clear from my bed in the E.R. I was never so happy to hear a loud, angry redhead in my life. Finally her face appeared at the foot of my bed and I mustered up a smile.
“Got your way, huh?” I asked. I was feeling pretty good now after the doctors gave me some ‘feel-good cocktail’. She grabbed my feet and squeezed.
“I am so happy to see you,” she cried. “You had us all worried. Dallas called a little after midnight to see if you got home okay, because you weren’t answering your cell.” Ah, so he did call to check up on me. I had wondered if he would as they were checking me in here. Ianni looked bushed; her hair was pulled high up on her head and her eyes were red from crying.
“It was Sarafe,” I said, shocking her. “She hit me and left. John was there, and he said he was going to go find her. She left a feather.” Yeah, so I didn’t mean it to come out so jumbled, but that was the best I could do under the circumstances. Then I closed my eyes and felt her hand in mine.
“He will find her, he will,” Ianni whispered as I fell asleep.
Chapter Fifteen
Disappointment
I only spent a few hours in the hospital and was released in the early morning hours. My injuries were very minor and I didn’t need to stay too long. I had whiplash, a back sprain from the impact, and I had a minor concussion from hitting my head on the pavement. I was told to rest and apply ice. The pain was minimal now. The doctor told me that I fell because I was in shock. My body wasn’t ready to jump out of the car like I did.
Ianni stayed with me the whole time, holding my hand, and eventually lying in bed with me until the doctor came in to discharge me. I was still groggy from my cocktail so I needed someone to drive me.
“Well , I can call Dallas,” Ianni offered. I nodded; Ianni still didn’t have her license. She left the room and went outside to call him. I was left with the doctor who checked my eyes one last time.
“Your brain scans came up normal; the nurse will be in to help change your bandage.” He left me and I sat back in the bed staring up at the ceiling. I couldn’t help but think how messed up things in my life are. Sure, people get in accidents all the time, but never like mine. Never do people have a Dark Guide out to kill them.
“Miss,” a small nurse said as she entered the room. She held a silver tray of bandages. “I am jus t going to re-dress your wound.” I smiled at her and let her do her job. She was very gentle as she cleaned my cut. I tried to think of anything other than the way my head smacked the ground. It was painful and out of my control. I had no control at all of my body at that time. I remembered how lonely I felt as I lay there. But I wasn’t alone now; Ianni was
I was l ying there in the rain as the sounds of sirens filled the air. I was alone. Sure, I had Dallas, Kerri, Ianni, and Landon. I even had my dad back in my life. But here I was, alone on the street, crippled in pain, as the rain now poured onto me. I cried, but the tears mixed with the rain and seemed non-existent.
Finally I felt a touch; a paramedic was with me now. I could hear him talking, but I didn’t want to respond to his questions. He told me I would be okay. The same thing John said, but I closed my eyes and cried. All I kept thinking was maybe it would be better if I wasn’t okay. Maybe it would be the best for all of us. The person that hit me was no hit and run; it was Sarafe. Someone who was out for revenge. She was probably just trying to remind me that she was around and she wanted to kill me and everyone I loved.
“I am not family , but I am her best friend, so you have to let me see her.” I could hear Ianni’s voice loud and clear from my bed in the E.R. I was never so happy to hear a loud, angry redhead in my life. Finally her face appeared at the foot of my bed and I mustered up a smile.
“Got your way, huh?” I asked. I was feeling pretty good now after the doctors gave me some ‘feel-good cocktail’. She grabbed my feet and squeezed.
“I am so happy to see you,” she cried. “You had us all worried. Dallas called a little after midnight to see if you got home okay, because you weren’t answering your cell.” Ah, so he did call to check up on me. I had wondered if he would as they were checking me in here. Ianni looked bushed; her hair was pulled high up on her head and her eyes were red from crying.
“It was Sarafe,” I said, shocking her. “She hit me and left. John was there, and he said he was going to go find her. She left a feather.” Yeah, so I didn’t mean it to come out so jumbled, but that was the best I could do under the circumstances. Then I closed my eyes and felt her hand in mine.
“He will find her, he will,” Ianni whispered as I fell asleep.
Chapter Fifteen
Disappointment
I only spent a few hours in the hospital and was released in the early morning hours. My injuries were very minor and I didn’t need to stay too long. I had whiplash, a back sprain from the impact, and I had a minor concussion from hitting my head on the pavement. I was told to rest and apply ice. The pain was minimal now. The doctor told me that I fell because I was in shock. My body wasn’t ready to jump out of the car like I did.
Ianni stayed with me the whole time, holding my hand, and eventually lying in bed with me until the doctor came in to discharge me. I was still groggy from my cocktail so I needed someone to drive me.
“Well , I can call Dallas,” Ianni offered. I nodded; Ianni still didn’t have her license. She left the room and went outside to call him. I was left with the doctor who checked my eyes one last time.
“Your brain scans came up normal; the nurse will be in to help change your bandage.” He left me and I sat back in the bed staring up at the ceiling. I couldn’t help but think how messed up things in my life are. Sure, people get in accidents all the time, but never like mine. Never do people have a Dark Guide out to kill them.
“Miss,” a small nurse said as she entered the room. She held a silver tray of bandages. “I am jus t going to re-dress your wound.” I smiled at her and let her do her job. She was very gentle as she cleaned my cut. I tried to think of anything other than the way my head smacked the ground. It was painful and out of my control. I had no control at all of my body at that time. I remembered how lonely I felt as I lay there. But I wasn’t alone now; Ianni was
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