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Chapter 11 - Savior
Father was reading to Jacob about Captain Nemo when Vincent burst into the
room with a woman wrapped in his cloak. "Father…father." Vincent stuttered.
"My son…" His words were cut off when he saw who it was. "Eva" His father said.
"Father she's been stabbed."
His father immediately got his medical bag and asked Vincent to lay her down on the couch. He opened the cloak and was a little shocked to find her naked. He pulled out gauze and handed it to Vincent. "Now Vincent I want you to hold this to her wound as tight as you can." He said firmly.
"Is she going to live?" Vincent asked with a tear in his eye.
"Yes my son it's not that deep, though she is loosing a lot of blood." Vincent was relieved but worried because Eva had fainted and was very pale.
An hour later Eva was patched up and resting on Vincent's bed. She was dressed in a nightgown. Vincent was watching her sleep in the distance and thinking about what danger she put her self in. His father came in to check on Eva. Vincent asked "Father how long will she be sleeping?"
"It all depends my son. She has lost a substantial amount of blood, it all depends on what her body wants to do. I think she will pull through just fine. She's young and strong." He said. Vincent decided to take a walk and think about the next plan of action.
Two days later and Eva was still asleep. Vincent was worried. "Father she
isn't awake yet." He with a worried expression.
"I was afraid of this". His father said. "She's giving up. She thinks she has no reason to live. After you told me what happened I am not surprised at all." He concluded sadly.
"What can be done? Vincent asked sadly.
"Just sit and wait?" His father said. "Unless…no" He paused. "Maybe you could telepathically get to her. You two do have a bond that is stronger than anything I have ever seen, even stronger than Catherine's."
Vincent stood outside of the entrance from central park. 'How am I going to get to her when she is sleeping?' Vincent thought. An hour later Vincent was standing in front of his bed with Eva lay there looking troubled in her slumber. He laid next to her and took hold of her hand, closing his eyes and concentrating.
Eva found herself running through various tunnels; each one would show a scene from her past. The first one was her being raped by the two drunken men. She tried to stop them but every time she got closer the scene would get further and further away. The next one was her walking the streets and being picked up by various men then kicked out of the car after the deed was done. The same thing happened…she couldn't reach her old self. Each tunnel would show something horrific – all the bad memories from her past. Eva started to cry so bad that her whole body was shaking. She couldn't get out.
She ran further and was met with a door and opened it hesitantly. She was met with the same room, the room that was used for the under cover job. Then
suddenly Mr. Lebskin appeared out of nowhere. His eyes turned red. Eva
screamed and ran. She ran so fast that her chest started to hurt. Then she
felt where her scar was and looked down to see that she was bleeding. There was a huge cut. She knelt down and fell down on the ground and let the darkness
consume her. Then she felt someone left her up. She opened her eyes to see
Vincent carrying her, carrying her back to the light.
Eva woke up in a cold sweat. She started to cry when she felt two arms
circle around her waist. Vincent held on to her tight until she stopped crying. She looked up to see Vincent staring at her lovingly. Vincent was lying on the bed with Eva by his side. "It's alright Eva, you are safe. It was just a dream". Vincent said lovingly.
"But it was so real." Eva said.
"It may have seemed real but its not." Vincent said getting up. "I am going to get you something to eat. You rest." With that Vincent was gone.
Eva looked around; it was unlike any place she has seen before. It looked to be some sort of cave. Then she remembered Vincent's father telling her about
where they lived. "Oh my gosh - I am underground." Eva gasped. The room was
so beautiful. There were books and candlesticks everywhere. There were old and
new ornaments all over the place. There was even an old grand piano. "God, I feel like I am in the Phantoms Lair." She mused. She then tried to get up but was met with a sharp pain in the stomach. "Ouch!" She shrieked.
Vincent came back with a tray filled with a bowl of soup, a glass of milk and some
bread.
Eva smiled and commented, "Well I do not get the star treatment often." She
laughed a little.
Vincent sat on the edge of the bed while Eva ate. "Do you need any pain medication?" Vincent said. "Father has some Tylenol."
"That will be fine." Eva said.
Vincent gave her two little white pills and sat back on the bed. "Eva, why did you do that job? Why did you put yourself through that?" Vincent asked.
"I had a job to do and I did it. Well at least I tried to do it." Eva laughed.
"Eva you could have gotten killed." He paused, his anger building. "Why Eva, why?!" He screamed.
"I guess I thought if I could get one bad guy I could get them all. Save the women when I couldn't save myself."
"Eva!" Vincent yelled. Eva was scared of Vincent he was so angry. She tried to
get up to get away from him. She almost did when she fell because she was
in too much pain.
Vincent changed from hot to warm and picked Eva up and laid her on the bed. Eva fainted. "Father, father!" Vincent yelled.
Father came running in. "Vincent my son what's the matter?"
"She's fainted." He stated.
"I'll get the smelling salts" Father said.
Eva woke up instantly and glared at Vincent. "I want to go home." Eva said coldly.
"Eva you are too unwell. It's best you rest" Vincent said. "I am sorry for yelling at you." Vincent said.
"Yelling?" His father shrieked. "This woman needs her rest. You shouldn't be getting her upset." He said angrily. With that his father left again, leaving Eva and Vincent alone.
"I am sorry Eva. I was just so angry." Vincent said warmly.
Eva stared at him. "I know." Eva said.
Vincent got up. "I guess I was angry because I was afraid." Vincent went on. "For weeks I have not been able to stop thinking about you. I know I could not stop thinking about
you." Vincent smiled at her warmly and sat down on the bed again. "Eva I…" Vincent was stopped when Eva kissed him.
"Does that answer all your questions? Now I am quite tired and like your father said I need to rest." With that Eva lied down to sleep. Vincent got up, smiled and left her to sleep.
End of Chapter 11.
