Hey everyone. Ok, I'm back from Kenya and here's Chapter 9. Wow, nine
chapters! Anyway, I'm sorry if the last chapter was a bit confusing, I
tried to put it in italics and bold but it didn't work. It's meant to be
how Destiny is seeing what's happening, and trying to speak to Ved. Uh, I
don't think it was as clear as I'd meant it to be! Here's the next chapter:
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The days and nights all seemed to meld together for Destiny. She had no sense of time, instead drifted in and out of consciousness, unaware of anything. Sometimes she thought she recognised the voice that spoke to her, but the name seemed always just out of reach in the fog of her mind.
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"How is she?" Jay asked as he entered the room. Ved sat next to the bed, holding Destiny's hand.
"No change" Ved replied, looking down on her. Destiny's long blonde hair was spread over the pillow, blending into her deathly pale skin. It had been nearly two months since the accident, or rather the intentional injury of her by Carl, and there had been very little the tribe could do for her. Jay, as he had worked in a hospital before the virus, was the closest the tribe had to a doctor and even his knowledge couldn't help. Even Slade with his 'unusual' knowledge didn't know what to do. Destiny was still breathing and alive, but that was all. Ved looked down at her, remembering her before. "I would give anything to see her eyes again. Sometimes, I think she can hear me, but she never gives me any sign." He looked back to his brother. "You know, this is my fault."
"Don't say that Ved. You didn't know that he was going to find her." Jay said.
"No, it's not that. Before the, the accident, she caught me kissing Chloe. I made her run, straight into his arms!" Ved whispered, not daring to look at his brother.
"You chose Chloe? Even though you knew Destiny was pregnant?" Jay asked in amazement.
"No", Ved said, "I was splitting up with Chloe, but then we kissed ... it's a bit of a blur ... and Destiny was at the door, and she got the wrong idea...How stupid this all is!" he said in frustration. "She wouldn't let me explain".
Jay sighed and looked at his brother, then went over and hugged him. "What a pair we make", he said, "We've both messed things up with girls!"
Ved nodded, "Speaking of messing things up, what did happen between you and Amber?"
"I don't know. I don't really want to talk about it at the moment. Sorry." Jay said.
"It's ok. I understand." Ved looked down at the unconscious Destiny. "I wish she'd come back to me, give me a chance to make things right. Please come back to me", he whispered to her.
Jay quietly left. Ved sat there, staring at her. Silence filled the small room, only broken by the distance sounds of the city. Suddenly, Destiny gave a small moan. "Destiny?" Ved whispered uncertainty. He had learned not to get his hopes up, but this time her hand moved. Just a little, but it was enough to indicate that she was still there. "Destiny?" Ved said again, a little louder. This time her eyes opened and she looked at him.
She stared at him, then remembered, "Ved?" she tried to whisper, but her voice came out as a small croak as her throat was so dry.
"It's ok, I'm here" he said, "I'll be back in a minute, ok?"
Unable to make any more sound, she nodded.
Ved hurried to the door and yelled, "JAY, JAY!"
As Jay came running, other Tribe members looked up in puzzlement.
"Jay! She's awake!" he said as his brother reached him. Jay, followed by Amber entered the room.
He went over to where Destiny lay looking up at the ceiling. She turned her head slightly to look at him as he approached. "Hey sleepy head", he greeted her.
She smiled and tried to speak again but could only make a small moan. Amber came over and handed Jay a glass of water. He stared at her, then took it with a quiet "Thank you". With Ved supporting Destiny's head, he carefully poured some of the water into her mouth. While she had been unconscious they had only been able to make her swallow a small amount of water, drip by drip, just enough to keep her alive. Now she drank thirstily at the cool liquid. Jay smiled. "Ok Destiny, we just need to turn you over to have a look at your back because we need to check nothings broken". They had to do this while she was awake, as only she could tell them where it hurt. "This might hurt a bit. We'll try not to. I'm sorry."
He then directed Ved and Amber to help support her neck and lower body.
"On the count of three. One, two..."
"Wait!" Destiny suddenly said. "Please, be careful of my baby."
Ved stared at her in horror. "You don't remember?" He asked her.
"I'm not sure. It's all blurry. I can remember things but I don't know if they're true or just my imagination. What's the matter?"
Her question was met with silence. "What's the matter?" she whispered again.
"Destiny, I'm so sorry. The baby... You lost the baby."
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The days and nights all seemed to meld together for Destiny. She had no sense of time, instead drifted in and out of consciousness, unaware of anything. Sometimes she thought she recognised the voice that spoke to her, but the name seemed always just out of reach in the fog of her mind.
* * *
"How is she?" Jay asked as he entered the room. Ved sat next to the bed, holding Destiny's hand.
"No change" Ved replied, looking down on her. Destiny's long blonde hair was spread over the pillow, blending into her deathly pale skin. It had been nearly two months since the accident, or rather the intentional injury of her by Carl, and there had been very little the tribe could do for her. Jay, as he had worked in a hospital before the virus, was the closest the tribe had to a doctor and even his knowledge couldn't help. Even Slade with his 'unusual' knowledge didn't know what to do. Destiny was still breathing and alive, but that was all. Ved looked down at her, remembering her before. "I would give anything to see her eyes again. Sometimes, I think she can hear me, but she never gives me any sign." He looked back to his brother. "You know, this is my fault."
"Don't say that Ved. You didn't know that he was going to find her." Jay said.
"No, it's not that. Before the, the accident, she caught me kissing Chloe. I made her run, straight into his arms!" Ved whispered, not daring to look at his brother.
"You chose Chloe? Even though you knew Destiny was pregnant?" Jay asked in amazement.
"No", Ved said, "I was splitting up with Chloe, but then we kissed ... it's a bit of a blur ... and Destiny was at the door, and she got the wrong idea...How stupid this all is!" he said in frustration. "She wouldn't let me explain".
Jay sighed and looked at his brother, then went over and hugged him. "What a pair we make", he said, "We've both messed things up with girls!"
Ved nodded, "Speaking of messing things up, what did happen between you and Amber?"
"I don't know. I don't really want to talk about it at the moment. Sorry." Jay said.
"It's ok. I understand." Ved looked down at the unconscious Destiny. "I wish she'd come back to me, give me a chance to make things right. Please come back to me", he whispered to her.
Jay quietly left. Ved sat there, staring at her. Silence filled the small room, only broken by the distance sounds of the city. Suddenly, Destiny gave a small moan. "Destiny?" Ved whispered uncertainty. He had learned not to get his hopes up, but this time her hand moved. Just a little, but it was enough to indicate that she was still there. "Destiny?" Ved said again, a little louder. This time her eyes opened and she looked at him.
She stared at him, then remembered, "Ved?" she tried to whisper, but her voice came out as a small croak as her throat was so dry.
"It's ok, I'm here" he said, "I'll be back in a minute, ok?"
Unable to make any more sound, she nodded.
Ved hurried to the door and yelled, "JAY, JAY!"
As Jay came running, other Tribe members looked up in puzzlement.
"Jay! She's awake!" he said as his brother reached him. Jay, followed by Amber entered the room.
He went over to where Destiny lay looking up at the ceiling. She turned her head slightly to look at him as he approached. "Hey sleepy head", he greeted her.
She smiled and tried to speak again but could only make a small moan. Amber came over and handed Jay a glass of water. He stared at her, then took it with a quiet "Thank you". With Ved supporting Destiny's head, he carefully poured some of the water into her mouth. While she had been unconscious they had only been able to make her swallow a small amount of water, drip by drip, just enough to keep her alive. Now she drank thirstily at the cool liquid. Jay smiled. "Ok Destiny, we just need to turn you over to have a look at your back because we need to check nothings broken". They had to do this while she was awake, as only she could tell them where it hurt. "This might hurt a bit. We'll try not to. I'm sorry."
He then directed Ved and Amber to help support her neck and lower body.
"On the count of three. One, two..."
"Wait!" Destiny suddenly said. "Please, be careful of my baby."
Ved stared at her in horror. "You don't remember?" He asked her.
"I'm not sure. It's all blurry. I can remember things but I don't know if they're true or just my imagination. What's the matter?"
Her question was met with silence. "What's the matter?" she whispered again.
"Destiny, I'm so sorry. The baby... You lost the baby."