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Serena got chills up her spine. She felt like she had been sleeping but then suddenly someone threw her into ice water. In her ears this loud screeching ring was growing. Her eyes blurred and she could no longer see the woman. With one sweeping motion she was down. For what seemed like hours she went in and out of consciousness. At one point she thought she awoke and heard violin music, and at another time she heard three voices, but she couldn't make them out exactly. She felt like her arms were weighted down with sand and her head felt like stone. When she finally awoke, she had a sense that she forgot something. But what?
The light that shone through her window gave Serena the indication that it was about noon time. All seemed quite. Maybe it was a nice day and all the patients were outside playing. Or at least the patients in her ward, C. Serena felt sort of...well it was hard to explain. It was like she was running on pure soul power or pure energy. Her body was achy and although she really wanted to get up, she wasn't *able* to. Well all she had left to do was try to get up (which was not a possibility right now) or go back to sleep and swim in the comfort that sleep brings. She felt that she should sleep. Like there was a calling from within her to dream a great dream. Laying on clouds and nestled in blankets, she slowly drifted from the day to a far away place.
Early dawn. Her body was shaking not from the cold but from its tired state of being. She was awake in mind but not in body, yet she was walking, actually running. At the same time she felt relief and pressure. Like an impending doom. She was almost there. Where she was going not a soul could tell. She came upon an open meadow. Stumbling the last few steps she fell in a grassy, flowery patch. Sleep. She needed sleep. She looked at her hand. Perfectly normal. A thundering boom coming towards her. A stone path went up and down a hill just a few yards away. The sound was getting louder. She could see sparks flying from dark hooves. Just as the figure was coming into view she came out of the dream with a *bang*!
Somehow she rolled off the bed and was lying naked on the floor. Sweat covered her body and she had all these thoughts coming to her at once. The dream, the woman, the floor, and most of all she was *NAKED*! How did that happen? Did someone come in and take off her clothes?! She looked around and saw her pink bunny pajamas in a neat folded pile on the chair that was next to her bed. She might have sleep walked...no how could she have? Then again nothing was impossible.
She realized the moment she saw the locket next to her clothes that he had been here. That locket could only belong to one person. Her love. The gold watch was beyond words. It had an antique moon face, and it was reminiscent of the past and all she had been through, all that she was and will go through. A breeze from the window interrupted her thoughts. Although it was barred, someone had opened it. Maybe one of the nurses. No. The sweet supple scent of cherry blossoms and roses were on the breeze. Darien had been here. But so had others. She was too consumed to think about this any further.
She got up feeling relaxed and ready to face the world today. She dressed and put the moon faced locket on, then she tried the door to her room. It seemed Esther had the kindness in her to unlock it. She shuffled down to Dr. Hammacher's office. She needed to talk to him and tell him she was alright. She had this deep yearning to see him, like she often had towards Darien. They looked similar but surely they weren't the same. It must be that she wanted to tell him about her dream? No. That was too private. But she had the sense she needed to speak with him.
"Ahh Serena! I am so glad you're feeling better. You gave me an awful scare! I thought that it might be lack of food or the meds might have made you sick. But I guess it was just a fainting spell. What do you think caused it?" Dr. Hammacher sounded concerned.
She knew what made her faint. But how would she explain? "Well I guess I was just tired. Or maybe it was the food. I was pretty hungry yesterday during our visit."
"Well if you are hungry next time just come and tell me and I'll see if you can maybe have an apple or light snack. Was there some reason you wanted to talk with me?"
"Not really. I just wanted to tell you I was o.k. and I am really hungry now. I missed breakfast today, so is there some way I can get a little something to eat?" He nodded to her and they went down the hall to the cafeteria.
After a satisfying breakfast, both Serena and Dr. Hammacher settled down to talk. Her fainting spell was only briefly mentioned, and to tell the truth, Serena was a bit baffled by it herself. I mean how could it be the Guardian? She was at the Moon Kingdom now...but still. It really freaked Serena out to think about it. She decided she should just keep it to herself, maybe tell Darien? Serena was a bit surprised when Dr. Hammacher told her that her parents were coming to visit her later this afternoon. But right away she told Dr. Hammacher about why her parents can't, just simply can't come for a visit.
"No. I am not going to see them, they don't deserve to see me. They put me here. I'll cooperate with whatever you guys want me to do but I will not see them. That's final!"
"Serena why wouldn't you want to see them? They love you, and I am sure if they could have avoided sending you here then they would have. Just a few minutes visit? For me?" Dr. Hammacher pleaded.
"No. My brother can see me but not my father and certainly not my mother! I can't see them they make me upset." She explained with gusto. The doctor sighed and he brought Serena back to his office. Not a minute went by before they were interrupted.
*Knock*...tap tap...
"Well it looks like they are here. I guess I'll tell them. Let them at least come in, ok?" Dr. Hammacher understood that it was final. Only Sammy would see Serena today. He quickly opened the door and stepped out.
"Hello Serena Honey! How are you?...."her mother was a bit too cheery. "Hi sweetie" her father came in and looked around like he was guilty. Good, Serena thought. LET them feel rotten. They should.
"Come on Sammy let's go in MY room." What a cold look! Her parent's were shocked and a bit horrified. Her mother was choking back tears and her dad was just *there*.She went past them like an ice queen. Sammy was a bit intimidated, but he followed his sis.
"Serena why are you mad at mom and dad?" asked a concerned Sammy.
"Because they did this to me. I am just getting this over with fast as I can so I can go home and help the Scou--er I mean my friends and do my school work. Don't you understand?" Serena talked with just a slight bit of compassion.
"No." said Sammy. He was sad and confused looking all at once. "No, Serena I don't, I'm sorry. Here I made you some cookies and Rini wrote you a note. They wouldn't let her come in, dad brought her someplace, and mom said something about putting her in Ward C for juniors whatever that means. I gotta go. I'll make up some nice story for mom and dad. Love you." With that he gave her a quick kiss and left the room.
Ward C? For juniors? Just then she remembered something about the night they took her away.
"MOM LISTEN TO ME PLEASE YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND!" "Serena calm down just please stay calm" "Serena!Wait!~Momma please, she's telling the truth cuz I can do it too! Wait I'll get my broo-" Rini was cut short by a swift smack from her mom and got an explanation: "Rini don't say that! Your going to go where Serena's going, the junior ward if you don't stop it this instant! You Hear!"
Oh No! The horrible realization sunk in. They've got Rini! Serena was in tears and close to rushing out to Dr. Hammacher and demanding an explanation.
Serena got chills up her spine. She felt like she had been sleeping but then suddenly someone threw her into ice water. In her ears this loud screeching ring was growing. Her eyes blurred and she could no longer see the woman. With one sweeping motion she was down. For what seemed like hours she went in and out of consciousness. At one point she thought she awoke and heard violin music, and at another time she heard three voices, but she couldn't make them out exactly. She felt like her arms were weighted down with sand and her head felt like stone. When she finally awoke, she had a sense that she forgot something. But what?
The light that shone through her window gave Serena the indication that it was about noon time. All seemed quite. Maybe it was a nice day and all the patients were outside playing. Or at least the patients in her ward, C. Serena felt sort of...well it was hard to explain. It was like she was running on pure soul power or pure energy. Her body was achy and although she really wanted to get up, she wasn't *able* to. Well all she had left to do was try to get up (which was not a possibility right now) or go back to sleep and swim in the comfort that sleep brings. She felt that she should sleep. Like there was a calling from within her to dream a great dream. Laying on clouds and nestled in blankets, she slowly drifted from the day to a far away place.
Early dawn. Her body was shaking not from the cold but from its tired state of being. She was awake in mind but not in body, yet she was walking, actually running. At the same time she felt relief and pressure. Like an impending doom. She was almost there. Where she was going not a soul could tell. She came upon an open meadow. Stumbling the last few steps she fell in a grassy, flowery patch. Sleep. She needed sleep. She looked at her hand. Perfectly normal. A thundering boom coming towards her. A stone path went up and down a hill just a few yards away. The sound was getting louder. She could see sparks flying from dark hooves. Just as the figure was coming into view she came out of the dream with a *bang*!
Somehow she rolled off the bed and was lying naked on the floor. Sweat covered her body and she had all these thoughts coming to her at once. The dream, the woman, the floor, and most of all she was *NAKED*! How did that happen? Did someone come in and take off her clothes?! She looked around and saw her pink bunny pajamas in a neat folded pile on the chair that was next to her bed. She might have sleep walked...no how could she have? Then again nothing was impossible.
She realized the moment she saw the locket next to her clothes that he had been here. That locket could only belong to one person. Her love. The gold watch was beyond words. It had an antique moon face, and it was reminiscent of the past and all she had been through, all that she was and will go through. A breeze from the window interrupted her thoughts. Although it was barred, someone had opened it. Maybe one of the nurses. No. The sweet supple scent of cherry blossoms and roses were on the breeze. Darien had been here. But so had others. She was too consumed to think about this any further.
She got up feeling relaxed and ready to face the world today. She dressed and put the moon faced locket on, then she tried the door to her room. It seemed Esther had the kindness in her to unlock it. She shuffled down to Dr. Hammacher's office. She needed to talk to him and tell him she was alright. She had this deep yearning to see him, like she often had towards Darien. They looked similar but surely they weren't the same. It must be that she wanted to tell him about her dream? No. That was too private. But she had the sense she needed to speak with him.
"Ahh Serena! I am so glad you're feeling better. You gave me an awful scare! I thought that it might be lack of food or the meds might have made you sick. But I guess it was just a fainting spell. What do you think caused it?" Dr. Hammacher sounded concerned.
She knew what made her faint. But how would she explain? "Well I guess I was just tired. Or maybe it was the food. I was pretty hungry yesterday during our visit."
"Well if you are hungry next time just come and tell me and I'll see if you can maybe have an apple or light snack. Was there some reason you wanted to talk with me?"
"Not really. I just wanted to tell you I was o.k. and I am really hungry now. I missed breakfast today, so is there some way I can get a little something to eat?" He nodded to her and they went down the hall to the cafeteria.
After a satisfying breakfast, both Serena and Dr. Hammacher settled down to talk. Her fainting spell was only briefly mentioned, and to tell the truth, Serena was a bit baffled by it herself. I mean how could it be the Guardian? She was at the Moon Kingdom now...but still. It really freaked Serena out to think about it. She decided she should just keep it to herself, maybe tell Darien? Serena was a bit surprised when Dr. Hammacher told her that her parents were coming to visit her later this afternoon. But right away she told Dr. Hammacher about why her parents can't, just simply can't come for a visit.
"No. I am not going to see them, they don't deserve to see me. They put me here. I'll cooperate with whatever you guys want me to do but I will not see them. That's final!"
"Serena why wouldn't you want to see them? They love you, and I am sure if they could have avoided sending you here then they would have. Just a few minutes visit? For me?" Dr. Hammacher pleaded.
"No. My brother can see me but not my father and certainly not my mother! I can't see them they make me upset." She explained with gusto. The doctor sighed and he brought Serena back to his office. Not a minute went by before they were interrupted.
*Knock*...tap tap...
"Well it looks like they are here. I guess I'll tell them. Let them at least come in, ok?" Dr. Hammacher understood that it was final. Only Sammy would see Serena today. He quickly opened the door and stepped out.
"Hello Serena Honey! How are you?...."her mother was a bit too cheery. "Hi sweetie" her father came in and looked around like he was guilty. Good, Serena thought. LET them feel rotten. They should.
"Come on Sammy let's go in MY room." What a cold look! Her parent's were shocked and a bit horrified. Her mother was choking back tears and her dad was just *there*.She went past them like an ice queen. Sammy was a bit intimidated, but he followed his sis.
"Serena why are you mad at mom and dad?" asked a concerned Sammy.
"Because they did this to me. I am just getting this over with fast as I can so I can go home and help the Scou--er I mean my friends and do my school work. Don't you understand?" Serena talked with just a slight bit of compassion.
"No." said Sammy. He was sad and confused looking all at once. "No, Serena I don't, I'm sorry. Here I made you some cookies and Rini wrote you a note. They wouldn't let her come in, dad brought her someplace, and mom said something about putting her in Ward C for juniors whatever that means. I gotta go. I'll make up some nice story for mom and dad. Love you." With that he gave her a quick kiss and left the room.
Ward C? For juniors? Just then she remembered something about the night they took her away.
"MOM LISTEN TO ME PLEASE YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND!" "Serena calm down just please stay calm" "Serena!Wait!~Momma please, she's telling the truth cuz I can do it too! Wait I'll get my broo-" Rini was cut short by a swift smack from her mom and got an explanation: "Rini don't say that! Your going to go where Serena's going, the junior ward if you don't stop it this instant! You Hear!"
Oh No! The horrible realization sunk in. They've got Rini! Serena was in tears and close to rushing out to Dr. Hammacher and demanding an explanation.