Sanctuary
Part 7
"What is wrong with you," she thought as she hurried toward the bathroom at the end of the hall. "You've never let anybody fluster you like this before."
Deep in thought Melanie approached the medicine cabinet and took out a large white bottle. "I'm so tired" she thought at she started to take the lid off.
Back in his room Zack carefully got out of the bed. He winced as he stood and grabbed his ribs. After steadying himself and getting his breathing under control he crept over to the door. Carefully looking around the edge of the frame he saw Melanie in the bathroom.
Zack noticed that she was having an inordinate amount of trouble trying to open the bottle.
Melanie was leaning over the bottle putting all her body weight into to turning the lid. Her face was clearly red and strained. A faint sheen of tears glinted in her eyes.
"Aaaahhh" she screamed as she threw the bottle down and fell like a rag doll onto the floor. She lowered her head onto her knees and began to sob. "Its not fair," she thought, "My own body betrays me."
Out in the hall Zack watched as the bottle rolled out the door and came towards him. It came to a stop while still inside the light from the bathroom. Zack quickly used his enhanced vision to read the label. "Why would someone need Zinc?" he thought.
At that moment Melanie looked up and saw him there. She quickly lowered her head again and wiped her eyes. For some strange reason she didn't want him to see her like this. After taking some deep breaths she started to get up. She pulled herself partly up be using the tub as leverage but fell back down.
Zack moved forward to help her but she flailed at him. She had started to cry again. Through her tears she choked out, "Don't touch me! Just please leave me alone."
"I was just trying to help" he said exasperated.
"I don't need your help. I'm just tired."
"But.."
"I said leave me alone" she screamed.
Zack raised his hand towards her and held it out a moment. Melanie stared at him a moment then started to raise her hand. She paused then dropped her hand back into her lap.
"Just go," she said in an anguished voice, "Please."
He dropped his hand and turned away to pick up the bottle. He sat it on the floor beside her and left, closing the door behind him.
In the bathroom Melanie laid on the floor and sobbed.
Part 7
"What is wrong with you," she thought as she hurried toward the bathroom at the end of the hall. "You've never let anybody fluster you like this before."
Deep in thought Melanie approached the medicine cabinet and took out a large white bottle. "I'm so tired" she thought at she started to take the lid off.
Back in his room Zack carefully got out of the bed. He winced as he stood and grabbed his ribs. After steadying himself and getting his breathing under control he crept over to the door. Carefully looking around the edge of the frame he saw Melanie in the bathroom.
Zack noticed that she was having an inordinate amount of trouble trying to open the bottle.
Melanie was leaning over the bottle putting all her body weight into to turning the lid. Her face was clearly red and strained. A faint sheen of tears glinted in her eyes.
"Aaaahhh" she screamed as she threw the bottle down and fell like a rag doll onto the floor. She lowered her head onto her knees and began to sob. "Its not fair," she thought, "My own body betrays me."
Out in the hall Zack watched as the bottle rolled out the door and came towards him. It came to a stop while still inside the light from the bathroom. Zack quickly used his enhanced vision to read the label. "Why would someone need Zinc?" he thought.
At that moment Melanie looked up and saw him there. She quickly lowered her head again and wiped her eyes. For some strange reason she didn't want him to see her like this. After taking some deep breaths she started to get up. She pulled herself partly up be using the tub as leverage but fell back down.
Zack moved forward to help her but she flailed at him. She had started to cry again. Through her tears she choked out, "Don't touch me! Just please leave me alone."
"I was just trying to help" he said exasperated.
"I don't need your help. I'm just tired."
"But.."
"I said leave me alone" she screamed.
Zack raised his hand towards her and held it out a moment. Melanie stared at him a moment then started to raise her hand. She paused then dropped her hand back into her lap.
"Just go," she said in an anguished voice, "Please."
He dropped his hand and turned away to pick up the bottle. He sat it on the floor beside her and left, closing the door behind him.
In the bathroom Melanie laid on the floor and sobbed.