Here's chapter three, it's Cat's Chapter.
-Nova-
"Nova! did you think you could hide from me. My own daughter"
I spun around. Where am I. How did I get here. how did she find me, wait she's not here, where is here.
I looked around and realized I didn't see anything. I could see my hands, my feet, but everything around me was dark. There was no outline of objects or furniture. It was like I there was nothing at.
"I see you"
I turned to follow the voice but there was nothing there. I started running not knowing where I was going. I needed to get away from her. I ran and ran until I couldn't run anymore. I stopped to catch my breath. I listened. Nothing. I looked. Nothing. I reached out to feel. Nothing. Where am I.
"Hello..." I said. My hands starting to tremble. I started walking not knowing if it would help. Then froze. what was that. I turned around slowly still not seeing anything, but the noise was getting louder, closer. Footsteps! They were footsteps and they were coming closer. I started to run again. But stopped. In front of me was a wall of fire, and it was getting larger. I swung around to go the other way but instead I was confronted by another wall of fire. I realized I was surrounded. I had nowhere to go. There had to be some where to go.
To my horror the fire was spreading and towards me. I looked around frantically but couldn't find anywhere. I was going to die. Why do I feel so upset. I always knew I would die, dying doesn't scare me. But my heart... My heart feels sick. I've never experienced this emotion before. I don't know what it is. I didn't have time to think about it. I could feel the heat from the fire. I could feel the smoke engulfing me, I could feel my life draining away.
"Nova, don't leave me come back." a new voice said. My heart jumped at the sound of his voice.. No not jumped that's not enough... Soared. My heart soared. I understand now. I know why my heart was sick.
I was going to miss this voice. This soothing voice. It calmed me, even in mere moments of death.
"come on nova. You have to live." the voice said again. Where was it coming from. Who did it belong to. I looked around and realized the fire stopped moving in but it was growing it. I could feel the heat rising. I looked up. The flames weren't coming closer any more because they were closing in over me. Only a small portion of black showed through but in that black I saw eyes. familiar eyes, showing so much emotion. Emotion that ive never seen until I meet these eyes. All of a sudden I remember, running down the alley sleeping in a car just to be rescued by those eyes. LANCE! his name was lance.
All of a sudden the fire closed on me, but I wasn't burned. The fire was fading, the dark was taking over
Putting out the fire. But in shadows of the darkness something was forming. I figure, a person. Their features started taking form their curves forming. Her, her hair appearing flowing down her back. I didn't have to wait on her face to form I knew who she was. My mother. The woman I'm running from.
"did you think you could get away, did you think you could hide." she said. In an instant she was on me
She grabbed my hair and pulled hard, holding my head in place, "I will find you. I will get what you took or I will kill you."
"you'll never find me."
"you silly silly girl. I already have" she said throwing me to the ground, I looked up at her and she was grinning down at me. "watch your back nova, and watch that doctor's as well."
"lance!" I gasped. "leave him alone. He's not in this." I tried to stand but all of a sudden I was weak very weak.
"whats going on. What is she saying?" lance voice said. It sounded like it was far away like an echo going through a tunnel. Even my mother was looking around confused.
" it's the fever. Shes having hallucinations. Shes on fire so it's no surprise." another voice came in. This was a woman. Someone I've never met.
"can you help, Adalae?" lance said. I noticed my mother fading away but her eyes stared into me never leaving me until she was completely faded away.
"yes, I'm giving her some Irish medicine. I've seen them work. But if you keep hovering I can't do what I need to. Why do you care so much any way. I've never seen you act this way." she said.
"I don't know. When I found her in my car I had to help. I felt like I was responsible for her. I can't explain it."
"if I didn't know any better id say u had it bad for her."
"it's a good thing you do know better." he said. All of a sudden I was falling. I landed in a patch of grass and stood up I was wearing a sundress. but even more shocking I was pregnant. Very pregnant. I put my hands on my stomach and felt movement inside. I couldn't help but smile. I looked around and realized I was standing in front on a school. An elementary school.
"nova"
I turned around and seen sweets standing at me smiling. He walked over his eyes full of emotion although im not sure what kind of emotion. When he reached me he put his hand on my swollen belly and his smile grew. He kissed me on the cheek and then kissed my belly. I opened my mouth to ask what was going on but was interrupted by another voice.
"mommy, daddy." I turned to see a little girl running toward us her arms out she couldn't have been more the five years out. Instinctively I put my arms out and welcomed her. I picked her up and held her on my side to avoid my belly. Sweets reached over and patted her hair then looked at me.
"nova, you need to wake up." he said. I looked into his eyes even more confused. I was looking for answers but all I seen was this strange emotion. All of a sudden the little girl disappeared. the school went away and all that was left was me and sweets. "wake up and look at me"
I stared into his eyes. I couldn't look away. But then a rush of air hit the both of us. All I could do was watch as sweets was blown away. I closed my eyes fighting the wind and tears. when the wind stopped I relaxed a little I felt someone grabbing my hand and squeezing it. I opened my eyes to find two people staring at me. A woman that I had never met and sweets.
"I just had the worst dream of my life and the best." I said.
"im just glad your awake." sweets said, I looked at my hand and realized he wasnt the one holding it. It was the woman, I felt sad all of the sudden, which surprised me. Then I realized everything I felt everything he felt. Our child and our unborn child. It was a dream it wasnt real. He doesn't have feelings for me and I don't have feelings for him. Theres nothing there. Then why does it make me so sad that he's not holding my hand.
I looked around the apartment. I've come to like the look of this place it was welcoming. It invited you to come in, take your shoes off and relax. I would miss it. I was better now. Well enough to go back out and find a new place to stay. Out of all the places ive been ill miss this one the most. I'll miss Dr. Sweets. And Adelea, she helped me. She saved my life. I turned and walked towards the door but stopped when the door opened before I reached it. Sweets stood in the door way carrying a large brown bag.
"I brought lunch" he said. I just nodded and watch as he walked to the placed the bag down.
"I thought you were at work" I said, walking towards him. I was a tiny bit aggravated that he ruined my plans of leaving.
"I figured id stop by and ask you not to leave," he said. He reached into the bag. And pulled out a couple Styrofoam cases and opened them. Chinese, he bought chinese to bribe me. My stomach growled and I silently cursed it. I looked at sweets and noticed he had a smile on his face.
"you think this is funny" I said. Walking up to him, "you don't know what your asking"
he looked down at me our faces inches apart. "I do know what I'm asking. You just got better. You scraped by. If I hadn't found you, you would be dead. If you go back out there. If the people chasing you don't find you being on the street will kill you."
"what if me being here kills you or anyone else for that matter. The people im running from are ruthless. They don't care about family or love or friends. They care about getting their stuff back and nothing else." I said.
"what stuff" he said I cringed. I had said too much.
"nothing"
"did you take something"
"just drop it okay, it's better that you don't know. Its best if I leave." I said backing up from him.
"no. Your not leaving. I've taken the liberty of getting you a job. You need a place to stay. I'm giving you a place to stay. Now I can't make you stay but im asking you to. You have everything you need her. I took the rest of the day off we could go shopping for work clothes and any thing else you need. But you have to stay." he said. I looked into his eyes. He was pretty much begging me to stay. I groaned. When he looked at me like that I couldn't say no.
"what kind of job" I said, giving up.
"you're going to be my assistant. You take notes of my sessions, help profile killers, and keep my office organized. You don't have to take the job but i figured the FBI office or the Jeffersonian were the safest places for you." he said.
"fine. But don't tell me what to do doctor sweets. I don't take kindly to being ordered around." I said.
he smiled at me and I smiled back. ultimately he was looking out for me. He cared, just not as much as I wanted him to.
"good. Now let's go shopping."
"don't you think we should eat first." I said looking at the counter.
"I agree." he said. I followed him to the counter and began to eat. I hope I was making the right decision. I hope I wasn't putting him in danger.
I know i said i'd post this on Monday but i finished my chapter and the only way Cat can see my chapter, since my internet is screwing up, is to post it. so lucky for you guys!
Shel
