Thank you so much for the reviews so far I hope it continues and I hope I get some more fans along the way. Well here's chapter 2 just in time for Easter. Enjoy. ;)
Jane sat in her room that night frightened about Ra. Her heart paces back and forth like a hammer. Jane's mother Jill stayed with her as a doctor from a village nearby took a look at Ra in another room. As Ra fainted before Jane her older brother Tanier had appeared in the kitchen luckily and ran out for help and found the doctor.
"Where did you find him Jane?" Jill asked her daughter as they sat on a couch by a big bay window. Jane got up running her fingers through her dark strands of hair nervously.
"I found him off the road close at home." Jane said. "This is all my fault. I should've brought him to the village however if I did he might've not made it and lost more blood then he did." Jane speeds her words shaking.
"Jane." Jill spoke worried about how her daughter was reacting. "Please take a deep breath and lay down or else you'll faint too."
"I'm sorry mother." Jane sat down slowly on the edge of her bed. She kept rethinking of that moment seeing Ra's gushy wrist but most of all when they held hands in the kitchen. Jane rests her head on the bed post rethinking and feeling that moment again, she ended up giving a faint smile.
There came a loud door knock and Jane shook the memory from her mind and quickly went to her door and opened it, Jill followed after her. The doctor stood in the hallway with a grin on his face. Jane knew then in there that it was a success.
"Is Ra alright? Can I see him?" Jane asked.
"He'll be fine." The doctor nods. "I was able to bring his fever down and he's resting now. Jane you did the right thing by bringing him here first because he lost quite a lot of blood." The doctor gathered some air before he continued. "You may see him tomorrow. He needs to rest right now."
Jane shrugs. "I promise I won't wake him up." Jane crosses before the doctor walking down the hall. Neither her mother nor the doctor came to stop her as she walked down the hall. Jane glances over her shoulder to see if they were following her. No, they are still by the doorway conversing. She gently opens the door in the room where Ra was and walks inside. Like the doctor said he was resting. All Jane wanted to do was see Ra. Laying down he is in a perfect sleeping position and Jane could see his chest rising up and down normally as he breathed too.
Jane sighs feeling very relieved to finally see Ra very relaxed. She walks up to the bed side and finds Ra's left hand laid flat. Jane pulls a cushioned arm chair up next to Ra's bedside. She looks at his hand again and slowly lifts her hand and touches his hand.
Jane felt a brush across her palm. Ra's fingers clinched with hers. He chuckles faintly. "What are you doing here?" He asked even though he was very happy to see her and glad she wasn't a dream he had.
When Ra spoke it made Jane jump suddenly and she lightly chuckles with him too. "You had me scared when I lost you there. I wanted to check on you." Jane smiles at Ra.
Ra's sunken eyes grew and he grins. Jane noticed that every time Ra grins it shifts to the left. Jane smiles again at him. "Just know that I'm glad you are alright and if you ever need me I'll be five doors down the hall."
Ra takes Jane's hand tighter.
"What is it Ra?" Jane asked.
"Don't leave right now." Ra persuaded. His eyes grew bigger and lifted himself up. Jane smirks at him.
"Do you see me getting up to go to the door or something?" Jane said still seated. "I'm not going anywhere right now." Jane presses softly on Ra's shoulder making him lay back down. "The doctor made it sound like you should take it easy."
Ra laid back down. "Thank you for everything you did today. I'm sorry if you think I showed any harsh manners."
"You're welcome and no you were obviously in a lot of pain." Jane said. Ra caresses Jane's hand with his thumb as they still held hands. "Can I ask you something?" Jane continued.
"Sure." Ra said ready to hear it.
"Earlier you told me you've traveled to many galaxies and never heard of the land I'm from." Jane explained. "What is out there and can I come with you?"
"I'm retired from that and no there's not much." Ra replied.
Jane winces her eyes confused. "Retired? But you look hardly eighteen. It amazes me that you can travel many worlds like that and still be so young."
Ra's eyes shrunk again. "Trust me Jane the galaxies are full of dark things and beings, deceiving beings pretending to be Gods. It wasn't all good for me and I'm never going back."
"I don't think all of that is true." Jane spoke a little disappointed. "It sounds like a lot of fun to go out and explore other planets and meet new people and have great adventures."
"Great adventures don't exist out there Jane. It'll only destroy you." Ra didn't have the strength in his arm anymore to keep hold on Jane's hand and lets' go.
Jane now knew it was a good time to drop the subject. "You should get more sleep Ra. I'll come back and see you tomorrow." Jane slips her hand away from his as she got up.
"I hope so." Ra smiles up at Jane.
Jane smiles back at him. They give one last glance before Ra tossed back to his sleeping position and Jane walked out sliding the door shut. She stays leaned on the door for a while looking struck. Love struck.
"Jane." Jill called from down the hall. Jane looks her way scratching the edge of her eye and walks to her mother hugging her goodnight and walks into her room. Jane takes slow steps to her bed and sits first. After a while she lies down and finally falls asleep.
Like Jane it took Ra to finally get back to sleep thinking about Jane he hoped to dream about her and to wake up that morning hoping to see her in reality too.
8,000 B.C.
"Let me go!"
Nekta woke up startled inside her tent hearing the boy earlier from that week who came to the village. She crawls out of her bed made of camel fur and peaks through the bamboo. She sees the boy picking up a spear after one of the village men lets go of him. "I hate it here!" The boy shouts.
Nekta was scared that the boy might have used the spear on one of the men trying to catch him but instead darts off in the night. Nekta jumps out from her tent and runs after him after the village men began to talk to one another trying not to make a loud noise.
In the darkness Nekta could hear the boys running footsteps as well as seeing tumbling rocks on top hills. "Will you please wait!" Nekta exclaims.
After a while the footsteps stops, as they stopped Nekta stood still trying to adjust her eyes to the darkness around her as well as finding the boy up there. She could her a few snuffles behind a boulder in front of her.
Nekta circles around the boulder and finds the boy there with the spear on the ground and he curled up his legs crossing his arms looking away from Nekta when she notices him. "Why do you follow me?" He asked.
Nekta ignores his question. "Why do you want to run away?"
"Because," The boy began without hesitation. "Your people think of me and my people as traitors." He looks up to Nekta. "Now you must answer my question." He stares hard into the girls eyes. "Why are you following me?"
Nekta brushes her hair back from the wind and sits down next to the boy to avoid the wind. The boy watches the girls every move still staring into her eyes.
"For one I did save you're your life, another you cannot go out alone because you will not reach any other oasis within here, and lastly they are not my people either. I understand what you are going through." Nekta explained.
"Were your parents killed?" The boy asked.
"Yes." Nekta replied.
The boys angered features softens. He is still glancing in Nekta's eyes feeling embarrassed all over of even asking her that question.
"Hey." Nekta smiles at him. "Don't worry about it. I wasn't even a year old yet when it took place."
"I'm still very sorry." The boy confesses. He looks down to find Nekta's hand and takes it in his. The two quickly glance at each other again.
The boy smiles at Nekta. "Anytime whenever you need to give me a wakeup call just take my hand."
Nekta smiles back and laughs softly. "I will."
Nekta leans back on the boulder and glances up at the stars above them. "I wonder if one of those worlds up there would have no problems at all, no hatred, wars or unexpected deaths.
"If those were worlds up there I wouldn't expect one of them to be like that." The boy leans back too to watch the stars.
"Why not?" Nekta asked.
"It's what I believe." The boy shrugs.
Nekta giggles. "Okay then, what do you think they are if you don't think they are worlds?" She insisted staring at him.
The boy chuckles. "I didn't say that they were not worlds."
"Yes you did." Nekta laughs with him. "You said if those were worlds up there. So explain yourself." Nekta smiles at him waiting for his reply.
"Those are Gods up there." The boy said and Nekta giggles. "That is what my tribe says."
"The tribe I came from believes otherwise." Nekta said.
"And what is that?" The boy chuckles.
"We believe that the Gods created everything around us. They aren't the stars that glow at night. We believe they come and go. I also believe they create other worlds too." Nekta explains.
The boy nods. "I will try to believe what you believe too."
Nekta smiles at him and gets up dusting dirt off of her. "We should get back. Come on."
A scared expression crosses the boys face. "I don't want to." He shakes his head. "The people whom I stay with treat me badly."
"Then come stay with me and Tanana." Nekta took the boys earlier advice and took his hand again. "Please."
The boy smirks getting up with Nekta and walks back with her still holding her hand.