The Warning

The next day I spent my time cleaning up my house and taking care of Lily. Although I felt bad about freaking out on Mark, it felt nice to wake up without any fear on my mind whatsoever. After cleaning the house, I gave Lily a bath and then got myself all dressed and took her outdoors. The two of us hadn't left the house since first entering it so it was pretty nice to get out there. I spread out a blanket under a large Oak tree and sat down on it, holding Lily between my legs. There was a clear blue sky with a gentle breeze blowing all around us. I glanced up at the tree and smiled at a bird's nest. There was a blue momma bird feeding her little ones as they woke up to the early morning sun. I then saw a father bird come to the nest and helped the mother feed the babies. My smile faded slightly as I dropped my gaze to my daughter.

"Too bad you don't have a nice father like that…" I told her. "I guess mommy should have been smarter huh?"

Lily looked up at me with her fingers in her mouth. Her green eyes sparkled at me, making me smile at her.

"Then again, I guess if mommy was smarter she wouldn't have you huh?"

She cooed at me and then began crawling on her blanket. I watched her move until she reached the edge of the blanket. I then picked her up and laid back onto the blanket. I lifted her high above me and made noises at her, making her giggle. It was a refreshing time for us and I loved it. We must have been out there for hours just sitting there and interacting with one another. I felt as though my entire happiness was returning to me with my little girl…still something was definitely missing.

Later on that day I went into the house and fed Lily a bottle. While she ate, I sat down in the living room and watched TV. As I was flipping through the channels, I began to feel pain in my head. At first I shook it off and continued to watch TV but as the night went on, it got worse. I put Lily to bed after I ate dinner and then I went to the shower. I was standing under the hot running water, letting it cover my body from head to toe when I felt the sharp pain again. The pain was so intense that it brought me to my knees in pain. I closed my eyes and tried to refrain from screaming at the top of my lungs but the pain was absolutely terrible.

I took deep breaths wondering what was happening to me. Finally the pain seemed to subside for a slight moment. I went to stand up, but then felt something push me back into the tub. More pain surged through my head ad my body began to shake as a vision flashed in my mind. I saw Kendra standing in the woods looking down at the river that Mark and I were thrown into. Her eyes were narrow and slightly red as if she was extremely angry or something.

"Serena…this is Kendra…" she said in a hushed voice. "I don't have long so I need to be quick…As of right now you're free from the Undertaker's hold over you."

"But how?" I asked in my mind.

She sighed, "I'm not sure but I am doing what I can to keep the connection broken."

I screamed when the pain shot through my body. "W-why are you helping me?"

She smirked. "I'm not helping you…I'm helping me of course. You see…I've always loved the Undertaker, and when you were thrown out to die, I stepped up to make him happy. If he finds out you're alive, I not only lose him, but he'll be one angry man again."

I felt anger growing in my heart but a little peace as well. "So that's it then…you're protecting me in order to stay warm in that bed of his?"

"Exactly. Now don't do anything that could potentially restart the connection."

"Like what?" I asked. "What could restart it?"

She sighed and looked over her shoulder. "I'm not that certain, but if I were you I would stay away from Mark. Who knows if he and his brother are connected in any way."

"He told me they weren't connected." I explained. "If they were I think he would have found me by now."

"That's true but you must remember…Mark is just as powerful as his brother, he just doesn't realize it yet."

I nodded before she broke our connection, freeing me from the pain I was feeling. I sat up in the tub and shut off the running water that was still pouring on me. I then pulled my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs. I wasn't sure how to take what Kendra had told me but it did give me peace of mind knowing that the Undertaker truly didn't know where I was. I raked my hand through my hair and took a deep breath thinking to myself, "I wouldn't care if he did find me…I'm no longer scared of him."