The next morning Ani went about doing her normal morning duties. She woke up the girls one by one. She breathed a sigh of relief as none of them really gave her any fits.
Shimmer came walking over to Ani as she made her bed. She lightly touched her on the shoulder. "Ani?" She said quietly.
Ani turned around looking at her. "yeah?" She asked.
"Is Sorrow...okay?" She asked. "I mean she's not dead is she?"
Dreamer and Coffee stopped in their tracks, waiting for the answer.
Ani shook her head. "She's still alive. She's gonna be in da hospital for a least two more days." She replied.
Angela glanced over from her bed, rubbing her stomach. "Is it true they nearly declared her dead?" She asked.
"yeah they did. " Ani sighed. "Can we tawk about dis lattah?" She asked. "I'm not really in da mood ta tawk about it right now."
The girls nodded. "Yeah shoah."
Ani smiled at them and walked away heading to the washroom.
Meanwhile, Ditzy was up doing Klutzy's job of waking all the boys up. He deliberately avoided waking Klutzy up. He didn't really care if he woke up or not, at least not in the mood he was in.
Quickly getting dressed, Ditzy walked down to meet Ani in the hallway. He smiled when he saw her. 'Hey.' He said.
"Hey.' She smiled back. "Did he come home last night?" She asked.
"Yeah two in da morning with a big hickey on his neck."
Ani's eyes widened. "What?!"
Ditzy nodded. "Yeah I guess he did what he threatened to do. Do sumthing to get his mind off of her even if it was sumthing he would regret."
"Dat's...jist...My God." She closed her eyes. "Where is he?" She asked.
"He's a sleep in da bunkroom. I shoah wasn't going to wake him up." He frowned.
"I can see why I don't blame ya." Ani replied. "Maybe I should go tawk to him." she sighed.
Ditzy shrugged his shoulder. "I dunno. IF you really wanna." He answered.
Ani took a deep breath and walked into the bunkroom that had already started to clear out. She walked over to Klutzy's bunk sitting down in a chair beside it.
Klutzy stirred a bit, he could feel someone staring at him in sleep. He slowly opened his eyes. He groaned seeing Ani there. He sat up unsteadily, his head pounding. This was gonna be one hell of a hangover.
"It's you.' He grumbled.
"Yeah it's me." She frowned.
Klutzy shielded his eyes from the light in the bunkroom. "What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Well apparently admiring the hickey some little harlot gave you.' She replied.
He glared at her. "What da hell do you mean boy dat?"
She shook her head. "You know exactly what I mean. I can't believe you went out and did that." She said.
HE looked away from her. "So you're saying da only goil da would sleep wid me would have ta be a whore?" HE asked.
"Dat's not what I meant..."
"Den what did you mean." He looked up at her.
Ani took a deep breath. " Again you know what I meant. Ditzy told me what you said."
Klutzy nodded, his mouth open. "I knew it. I knew he would tell you!"
"Klutzy please...don't do this to me. Please. I know why ya did it. I feel really bad about it too."
"Yeah you feel bad about sumthing."
Ani rolled her eyes. "You know...I am Sorrow's best friend." She said standing up. "Who knows what I could talk her into.' She said walking away.
Klutzy sighed and got up going after her. "wait. Would you actually try tawking to her for me again?" he asked.
Ani closed her eyes. "Yeah I will, but Klutz dere's no promising. You've awready told her how ya feel..."
She didn't have to finish, he understood what she was trying to say. "Jist try please. And tell her I'm sorry for what I did."
Ani nodded. "I don't know the whole story though, but I will." She said. "But if she says yes you've gotta open up and tell her about it.
Klutzy nodded and stared at the floor. "I know. I thank you."
"you're welcome." Ani said watching him for a moment before turning around, leaving for the hospital.
He watched her leave slumping back down on his bed. Selling would have to come, but it could wait for later.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sorrow tossed in her hospital bed, kicking the blanket off on to the floor. Sweat poured down her face as she shivered in terror. The bed shook as the nightmare continued.
The door opened slowly and then flew open. Ani ran in and grabbed a hold of her trying to calm her down. "Sorrow!" She cried climbing on her putting all her weight on her friend.
Suddenly Sorrow jerked out of her sleep with a scream, shaking hard. "Ani!" She grabbed a hold of her tightly.
"What's da mattah?" She asked trying to calm her down.
"Mountie!" Sorrow cried out. "I saw him being murdered." She sobbed..
Ani's eyes widened. She pulled her friend closer to her. "No..." She said quietly. Her insides were being torn up. "It was just a dream."
"I know." Sorrow replied trying to dry the tears, still crying but it was so real." she insisted.
Sighing, Ani nodded. "Yeah I know. I'se shoah it did. But you're okay now." She said. "And I've got great news." She said.
"What is it?" She asked sitting up.
Ani smirked. "I jist got done tawking to da doctor and you can leave today. Jist as soon as you're packed."
Sorrow's eyes lit up. "Seriously?!" she asked.
"Seriously. BUT you're not going to be selling for a while. Till we all know you're ready." She added with a serious tone. "I want whatever is bothering you to go away before something happens like this again. Next time you might succeed."
She avoided Ani's eyes nodding sadly. "Can we jist go home now?" She asked her.
Ani sighed. "Awright. Let's get you dressed and den we'll ask da doctor to check you out."
Shimmer came walking over to Ani as she made her bed. She lightly touched her on the shoulder. "Ani?" She said quietly.
Ani turned around looking at her. "yeah?" She asked.
"Is Sorrow...okay?" She asked. "I mean she's not dead is she?"
Dreamer and Coffee stopped in their tracks, waiting for the answer.
Ani shook her head. "She's still alive. She's gonna be in da hospital for a least two more days." She replied.
Angela glanced over from her bed, rubbing her stomach. "Is it true they nearly declared her dead?" She asked.
"yeah they did. " Ani sighed. "Can we tawk about dis lattah?" She asked. "I'm not really in da mood ta tawk about it right now."
The girls nodded. "Yeah shoah."
Ani smiled at them and walked away heading to the washroom.
Meanwhile, Ditzy was up doing Klutzy's job of waking all the boys up. He deliberately avoided waking Klutzy up. He didn't really care if he woke up or not, at least not in the mood he was in.
Quickly getting dressed, Ditzy walked down to meet Ani in the hallway. He smiled when he saw her. 'Hey.' He said.
"Hey.' She smiled back. "Did he come home last night?" She asked.
"Yeah two in da morning with a big hickey on his neck."
Ani's eyes widened. "What?!"
Ditzy nodded. "Yeah I guess he did what he threatened to do. Do sumthing to get his mind off of her even if it was sumthing he would regret."
"Dat's...jist...My God." She closed her eyes. "Where is he?" She asked.
"He's a sleep in da bunkroom. I shoah wasn't going to wake him up." He frowned.
"I can see why I don't blame ya." Ani replied. "Maybe I should go tawk to him." she sighed.
Ditzy shrugged his shoulder. "I dunno. IF you really wanna." He answered.
Ani took a deep breath and walked into the bunkroom that had already started to clear out. She walked over to Klutzy's bunk sitting down in a chair beside it.
Klutzy stirred a bit, he could feel someone staring at him in sleep. He slowly opened his eyes. He groaned seeing Ani there. He sat up unsteadily, his head pounding. This was gonna be one hell of a hangover.
"It's you.' He grumbled.
"Yeah it's me." She frowned.
Klutzy shielded his eyes from the light in the bunkroom. "What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Well apparently admiring the hickey some little harlot gave you.' She replied.
He glared at her. "What da hell do you mean boy dat?"
She shook her head. "You know exactly what I mean. I can't believe you went out and did that." She said.
HE looked away from her. "So you're saying da only goil da would sleep wid me would have ta be a whore?" HE asked.
"Dat's not what I meant..."
"Den what did you mean." He looked up at her.
Ani took a deep breath. " Again you know what I meant. Ditzy told me what you said."
Klutzy nodded, his mouth open. "I knew it. I knew he would tell you!"
"Klutzy please...don't do this to me. Please. I know why ya did it. I feel really bad about it too."
"Yeah you feel bad about sumthing."
Ani rolled her eyes. "You know...I am Sorrow's best friend." She said standing up. "Who knows what I could talk her into.' She said walking away.
Klutzy sighed and got up going after her. "wait. Would you actually try tawking to her for me again?" he asked.
Ani closed her eyes. "Yeah I will, but Klutz dere's no promising. You've awready told her how ya feel..."
She didn't have to finish, he understood what she was trying to say. "Jist try please. And tell her I'm sorry for what I did."
Ani nodded. "I don't know the whole story though, but I will." She said. "But if she says yes you've gotta open up and tell her about it.
Klutzy nodded and stared at the floor. "I know. I thank you."
"you're welcome." Ani said watching him for a moment before turning around, leaving for the hospital.
He watched her leave slumping back down on his bed. Selling would have to come, but it could wait for later.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sorrow tossed in her hospital bed, kicking the blanket off on to the floor. Sweat poured down her face as she shivered in terror. The bed shook as the nightmare continued.
The door opened slowly and then flew open. Ani ran in and grabbed a hold of her trying to calm her down. "Sorrow!" She cried climbing on her putting all her weight on her friend.
Suddenly Sorrow jerked out of her sleep with a scream, shaking hard. "Ani!" She grabbed a hold of her tightly.
"What's da mattah?" She asked trying to calm her down.
"Mountie!" Sorrow cried out. "I saw him being murdered." She sobbed..
Ani's eyes widened. She pulled her friend closer to her. "No..." She said quietly. Her insides were being torn up. "It was just a dream."
"I know." Sorrow replied trying to dry the tears, still crying but it was so real." she insisted.
Sighing, Ani nodded. "Yeah I know. I'se shoah it did. But you're okay now." She said. "And I've got great news." She said.
"What is it?" She asked sitting up.
Ani smirked. "I jist got done tawking to da doctor and you can leave today. Jist as soon as you're packed."
Sorrow's eyes lit up. "Seriously?!" she asked.
"Seriously. BUT you're not going to be selling for a while. Till we all know you're ready." She added with a serious tone. "I want whatever is bothering you to go away before something happens like this again. Next time you might succeed."
She avoided Ani's eyes nodding sadly. "Can we jist go home now?" She asked her.
Ani sighed. "Awright. Let's get you dressed and den we'll ask da doctor to check you out."
