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Grace was still sitting in the chair watching protectively over Ardeth. A petite girl walked in carrying a tray of food and water. Grace smiled, "Thank you," The girl looked at her with large black eyes. She smiled in return, but didn't say anything. Grace looked at the food, but couldn't eat it. She picked up the canteen of water and drank deeply. She looked over at Ardeth whose condition hadn't changed much. He was still delirious. Sometimes she would wake up and hear him calling out her name and thrashing wildly. Ohmad was worried that he would reopen his stitched wound. Grace caressed his tattooed cheeks trying to ease his thrashings. Under her touch he seemed to calm.
Rick paced outside the tent. Grace had been in the tent for three days. Ever since they laid Ardeth on the bed, she hadn't left his side. He was starting to worry about her. She hadn't been eating or sleeping much. He opened the tent flap slowly and saw Grace standing over Ardeth, stroking his hair and speaking softly in his ear. He could hear the occasional sniffles coming from her.
"Grace," he said softly.
She turned out the sound of the voice. Rick stood in the entry, his face had the look of understanding on it, "Rick," She answered back with a light sniff.
He walked over to her and opened his arms. She fell into his embrace and released her sobs onto his shoulder. "Sh, its ok, everything will be fine," he said as he stroked her hair and rocked her slightly. He knew what she was going through, he felt this way when Evy nearly died at Ahm Shere
"I don't know what I'll do without him," she cried
"Ardeth is the strongest person I know; if he can survive the Army of Anubis, he can survive a bullet wound. He'll pull through, he always does." He reassured her.
She wiped at her eyes, "I hope your right."
He put his hand on her shoulder, "Grace, I'm always right," he said with a smug smile on his face. She smiled at his attempt to cheer her up. "I've sent word to Evy and Jonathon. They should be here soon."
"It'll be good to see them again." Grace said.
"I'll leave you alone now, but make sure you take yourself, it won't help things if we have to nurse you back to health also," He said and nodded towards the plate of food.
"Don't worry about me I'll be fine," She responded. He nodded and left. She made her way back to her chair and continued her ongoing vigil.
Evy and Jonathon arrived late that night. Evy jumped off her camel and ran towards Rick. She embraced him quickly, "Where is Grace?" She asked worriedly.
"She is in the tent with Ardeth," Rick answered.
"How is he?" Jonathon asked, sliding down from his camel.
"Not to good I'm afraid," Rick said to him.
"I'm going to go in and see her," Evy said walking towards the illuminated tent.
She pushed aside the flap and saw Grace huddled on a chair. She looked up at the disturbance at the entry. Her pain filled eyes brightened a little at the sight of her cousin. "Evy!" She said and jumped up from the chair to hug her.
"Hey, how are you?" Evy asked.
"I'm fine, its Ardeth I'm worried about." Grace said softly.
Evy looked in Ardeth's direction. She had never seen him like this before. He was very pale, and didn't look good. But she didn't want to worry Grace anymore than she already was, so she said instead, "If I know anything about Ardeth, its this: no matter how bad things get, he always manages to escape death."
Grace nodded and sat back down suppressing tears. She didn't know what she would do if he died. How could she go on without him? Evy noticed the pain she was in, but she wasn't quite sure how to comfort her. She gave her another hug; "I'll give you some time alone while I unpack. I'll be back shortly." Grace nodded an ok and Evy left.
After she was gone Grace unleashed her tears. She knelt down and began to pray, "Please don't take this man from me. I need him in every way; please, I'll do anything," She closed her eyes and cried her self to sleep.
AN: Yes, another short one, sorry about that. The next one will be longer I promise. Is it suspenseful enough for you? Next part coming soon. ^_^
Grace was still sitting in the chair watching protectively over Ardeth. A petite girl walked in carrying a tray of food and water. Grace smiled, "Thank you," The girl looked at her with large black eyes. She smiled in return, but didn't say anything. Grace looked at the food, but couldn't eat it. She picked up the canteen of water and drank deeply. She looked over at Ardeth whose condition hadn't changed much. He was still delirious. Sometimes she would wake up and hear him calling out her name and thrashing wildly. Ohmad was worried that he would reopen his stitched wound. Grace caressed his tattooed cheeks trying to ease his thrashings. Under her touch he seemed to calm.
Rick paced outside the tent. Grace had been in the tent for three days. Ever since they laid Ardeth on the bed, she hadn't left his side. He was starting to worry about her. She hadn't been eating or sleeping much. He opened the tent flap slowly and saw Grace standing over Ardeth, stroking his hair and speaking softly in his ear. He could hear the occasional sniffles coming from her.
"Grace," he said softly.
She turned out the sound of the voice. Rick stood in the entry, his face had the look of understanding on it, "Rick," She answered back with a light sniff.
He walked over to her and opened his arms. She fell into his embrace and released her sobs onto his shoulder. "Sh, its ok, everything will be fine," he said as he stroked her hair and rocked her slightly. He knew what she was going through, he felt this way when Evy nearly died at Ahm Shere
"I don't know what I'll do without him," she cried
"Ardeth is the strongest person I know; if he can survive the Army of Anubis, he can survive a bullet wound. He'll pull through, he always does." He reassured her.
She wiped at her eyes, "I hope your right."
He put his hand on her shoulder, "Grace, I'm always right," he said with a smug smile on his face. She smiled at his attempt to cheer her up. "I've sent word to Evy and Jonathon. They should be here soon."
"It'll be good to see them again." Grace said.
"I'll leave you alone now, but make sure you take yourself, it won't help things if we have to nurse you back to health also," He said and nodded towards the plate of food.
"Don't worry about me I'll be fine," She responded. He nodded and left. She made her way back to her chair and continued her ongoing vigil.
Evy and Jonathon arrived late that night. Evy jumped off her camel and ran towards Rick. She embraced him quickly, "Where is Grace?" She asked worriedly.
"She is in the tent with Ardeth," Rick answered.
"How is he?" Jonathon asked, sliding down from his camel.
"Not to good I'm afraid," Rick said to him.
"I'm going to go in and see her," Evy said walking towards the illuminated tent.
She pushed aside the flap and saw Grace huddled on a chair. She looked up at the disturbance at the entry. Her pain filled eyes brightened a little at the sight of her cousin. "Evy!" She said and jumped up from the chair to hug her.
"Hey, how are you?" Evy asked.
"I'm fine, its Ardeth I'm worried about." Grace said softly.
Evy looked in Ardeth's direction. She had never seen him like this before. He was very pale, and didn't look good. But she didn't want to worry Grace anymore than she already was, so she said instead, "If I know anything about Ardeth, its this: no matter how bad things get, he always manages to escape death."
Grace nodded and sat back down suppressing tears. She didn't know what she would do if he died. How could she go on without him? Evy noticed the pain she was in, but she wasn't quite sure how to comfort her. She gave her another hug; "I'll give you some time alone while I unpack. I'll be back shortly." Grace nodded an ok and Evy left.
After she was gone Grace unleashed her tears. She knelt down and began to pray, "Please don't take this man from me. I need him in every way; please, I'll do anything," She closed her eyes and cried her self to sleep.
AN: Yes, another short one, sorry about that. The next one will be longer I promise. Is it suspenseful enough for you? Next part coming soon. ^_^
