Chapter Twelve
Throughout the evening different people stayed with me. First, it was Claudia, but then she had to leave. Then Richard. Which I didn't mind at all, but his girlfriend called him or something and he had to go also. Shawn was stuck with me.
I woke up around eight in the morning the next day and felt incredible. There in the designated folding chair was Shawn. He didn't look too happy, but if I had to sleep in that I wouldn't either. I sat up and smiled at him. He couldn't help but smile back.
"Feeling better I see."
"Yeah, I am."
I stretched my arms out, but pulled my left arm back in. It hurt. Shit.
"Forgot to tell you. That arm is sprang."
I rolled my eyes. "Ah, thanks."
I pushed the button for the nurse and thought of something I was wondering about.
"So Shawn, you like Claudia?"
I actually saw him blush. He shied away, but eventually softy said "yeah."
"Ain't that cute?"
He laughed. "Yeah it is."
"Are you and Richard lycanthropes?"
"Although we won't freely admit it, yes we are."
"I felt it when we were at the bar. Richard's beast came on strong. It made Chandra back off and that was so what I needed."
"We didn't get to save you though."
"Don't bug, I'm alive." My eyes almost filled with tears. I'm alive but the one person I love more then life itself wasn't. I fought back my tears. I have to be strong. When it's time to cry, I will. Not now.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. When can I leave?"
"The doctor said he'll dismiss you. Sounds like school, huh?"
"Yeah. I want to leave today. I have a meeting with a certain vampire."
"You've got to be kidding Sara. You can't battle her today."
"I don't plan on battling her today."
"Not anytime this week." He was starting to lose his patience with me.
"Fuck that. I have a corpse to raise this week and a vampire to kill. Back off, Shawn."
He threw his arms in the air and walked out the door. Smart man. I think he went to a pay phone. Maybe he didn't want to talk to me anymore. Oh well. I need someone to help me get out. He'll probably call Claudia. She'll force me to stay. Hell no.
The nurse arrived about ten minutes later. All I wanted from her was to know when the doctor was coming. She didn't have an answer so I just got up and left. Fuck all that. I quickly searched the room for some clothes and put them on as fast as possible. I left and it probably would piss Shawn off, but he wasn't at his station so to speak. He went ate breakfast. Screw him. Claud's gonna be pissed.
Down the hall, I mean, a long way down the hall, I called for a cab. It showed up directly in front of the emergency exit and I went. I told the driver to bring me back to the hotel. I looked a little weird since my clothes had a wee pit of blood on it. Oh well. I was paying him to bring me somewhere, not to give me a modeling contract.
To my surprise when I got to the hotel, I saw that same Viper I drove parked in a reserved spot. I paid the cab and went to the car. Sitting inside was Maury. He looked at me and quickly rolled his window down.
His big blue eyes were shocked and wide, but he still had a clear voice.
"What are you doing here, Sara?"
"Duh Maury. I stay here."
"I know that. But you were in the hospital."
"How did you know that?"
He thought for a second then quickly came up with an answer. "Shawn told me. He has a thing for you, don't you know?"
He was lying his ass off and I knew it. He sure does piss me off. "Whatever Maury. When do you want the corpse raised?"
"Tonight, if you are strong enough."
"I'll do it. I want you know that if this corpse is over a century, I won't be able to contain it. It'll go freelance and who knows what else."
"I promise you Ms. Pezzini this corpse will be no trouble. Now if you don't mind, I have to go back to my office. Opportunity calls you know."
I backed off the car and he drove away. I turned and went inside the building. I went to the desk clerk and asked for another key to my room. She gave it to me and I almost sprinted to my room. I had to walk when the hall started spinning around me. I had to brace myself against the wall. Then I was off again.
My room was filled with almost everything imaginable. On the table was another flower set. This one was covered with blood. Not anything good. I walked over to the table and threw that bloody set on the floor. When it fell, something jumped out of the basket. It rolled underneath the table. I knelt to the floor and saw something I could have lived without. A chopped off finger with a piece of string that was holding a slice of paper was lying sideways on my rug. I nearly puked. I had to pick it up. Shit. I slowly reached my hand out to it and held it. It tore off the paper and put the finger back in the basket. I opened the little note. "Because you didn't show, my lady, Daniella lost a finger. Have a great day."
Fuck! I will kill Killian now. He hurt her because of me. He must pay. I crumbled the piece of paper in my hands and jogged to the bedroom, which contains the suitcase that has all my guns and knives. Even a shotgun. I'll need it. I went back to the table and saw a note I missed before. It read. "Maury: Meet me tonight at nine at the Downward Spiral."
Shit, not again!