Two updates in a row! Aren't you guys lucky?
This chapter is really important. You'll see why.
Hope you enjoy! :)
Rose:
"He slept in your bed?" Lissa asked, sceptically. I sighed and ate another spoonful of EMS cereal.
"Christ, yes. He slept in my bed. It was no big deal. He's just a friend." I grumbled, trying not to blush as I remembered his arms wrapped around my chest as I slept.
"Rosemarie, you've never had a male who was 'just a friend'. Besides Christian, of course." She commented, sounding frustrated with me. She wanted me to tell her I'd slept with him. That we were dating.
Equally frustrated, I grabbed my empty cereal bowl and stormed away from the table.
"Great, now you're pissed at me." She sighed. I turned back to her, sudden anger filling my head.
"What did you expect, Lissa? You're basically asking if I'm a slut!" I shouted, throwing my arms up in anger. She blanched, shrinking back on herself. Christian walked in, finished with the bathroom.
"Calm down, Rose. She meant no harm." He said, his voice almost a growl. He stood beside Lissa, and kissed her cheek, whispering something to her. Lissa nodded and walked from the room, Christian following her and closing the door behind him.
Dimitri:
Lissa showed up at my door, Christian standing behind her, their faces grim.
"We need your help, Dimitri." Lissa mumbled, her eyes watery, as I'd she was about to cry. I let them in, and sat across from them as they took a seat on the plain sofa against the wall.
"We can't help Rose, anymore. She holds too much against me." Lissa said, hurt filling her porcelain face. Christian took her hand, squeezing it gently.
"Dimitri, there's a few things we need to tell you. You and Rose are close, so it's a good idea for us to tell you." Christian mumbled as he took Lissa's other hand into his free one. Lissa began speaking, her voice slow, precise, and filled with anguish.
"Last year, Rose was attacked. She was badly beaten, and raped, before she managed to get away. He assumed she was dead, so he left her there. She managed to crawl to the guard's quarters and alert her mentor. Immediately, she was rushed to a hospital and cared for. They found she was pregnant. She was put in an induced coma, and nobody was willing to speak for her, so the baby remained alive. For four months, she was confined to her room, but he still found her." Her light voice cracked, and she indicated for Christian to finish the story.
"She was attacked again. He stabbed her in the stomach, twice, and once in the chest. She nearly died, but her baby wasn't so lucky. It would've died instantly, the doctors said." He spoke quietly.
Rose:
My arms sat uselessly at my sides, as the uncomfortable emptiness inside me was my only reminder that I was still alive.
"The foetus would've died instantly. There's nothing we can do, except make her more comfortable." The doctor said as tears filled my sore eyes. I felt alone. Completely alone. I could feel the stares of my friends. All around me. But, I was alone. Eventually, everyone except Lissa left.
"Rose?" She whispered, squeezing my hand softly, willing me to wake up. "I can help you." I felt her hands rest on my stomach gently. A few seconds passed before I felt a light filling me, and the emptiness was gone.
My eyes flew open, as I woke up. Nightmares again. I sighed and sniffled, before lying back down and falling into a dreamless sleep.
Anyone see that coming? No? Good! ;D
