The Story With No Title

Headaches





Walking quickly towards the house Paullina choked off the last chuckles of her mirth and made her way to her room for some privacy. She made up her mind to find Beleg the next day and apologize somehow without actually telling him why she had acted the way she had. Finally reaching her own corridor she spotted the door to her room.

Just as she was reaching for the handle her headache came roaring back to life. She placed a hand on the wall and leaned heavily onto it, her head sagging. 'Bad idea, don't laugh so hard when you just got over a headache.' She sighed heavily and tried not to throw up. She then felt a hand gently touch her shoulder.

She looked to the side and saw Liriel standing close with a worried look on her face. "Are you unwell Paul? You look as though you have hit your head."

"I did." She closed her eyes and turned away leaning her head onto the wall, but she winced from the pain and pulled it back.

"How did you get hurt? How often where you hit?"

"It was a tree and I stopped counting. Please, I need to lay down." Paullina reached out blindly and caught hold of the handle and stumbled into her room. Walking forward she fell onto her bed. The headache was fading slightly as the minutes passed by the lack of noise or movement.

After a short time someone tapped her shoulder. "What?"

"Please Paul, turn over so I can tend to you."

Grumbling Paullina turned over onto her back causing new bursts of pain to rip through her head. Not bothering to open her eyes she laid there as Liriel examined her head and pressed a cold wet cloth to her forehead. The cloth was soon removed and replaced by a poultice. After a few minutes Liriel spoke.

"Paul, drink this."

Paullina cracked an eye open and saw Liriel's slender hand holding a small glass filled with a dark liquid that smelled strongly of mint. Not wanting to argue Paullina took the glass and downed the contents. Closing her eyes she settled down comfortably. Liriel was silent and soon Paullina drifted into a pleasant dreamless sleep.

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