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Chapter 6

After a while I couldn't tell reality from hallucinating. I knew Amber was there yes, but if Brady was dead or not, I was not sure. Sometimes when I looked at Amber she was holding Brady, limp as ever, And sometimes she was just holding my nap sack, and I saw Brady skipping merrily beside me. After a while, I just closed my eyes for a long time, and didn't open them, till I tripped over a tree root.

And to my horror, hovering above me was a dark shadow, holding gleaming white bones. It was laughing. A high cruel laugh that made me shutter. The figure stepped closer, and Lex's hooded face stared at me, laughing louder.

"You'll never get rid of me Trudy." He said proudly. "I'm in your skin. I'm in the very air you breath; a part of myself is growing inside you right now. And all the while, there is nothing your pretty head can do about it!"

"You don't have a hold on me!" I screamed, and closed my eyes. To my surprise, and shock, Lex was gone when I opened them. It was such a surprise to me, I fainted.

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"Mommy?" Little hands poked my cheek lightly, and opened one of my eyes, and stared at me. "Mommy.. Its time to wake uuuupppp! MOMMMY!"

"Brady! Leave her alone! She needs her rest. Don't you see the lump on her head?"

Amber's voice... Where was I?

I sat up quickly and stared wide eyed around me. A rush of pain came to my head, but right away I could tell I was in Amber's bed, in her hut.

"Whoa! Trudy!" Amber loomed in front of me, and she shoved me down, so I was lying. "Your injured be careful."

Brady's little eyes stared at me from afar, and she smiled broadly. "I knew I could fix you!"

Amber smiled and laughed. "Yes you did good fixing mommy. Please go tell Fawn she's awake?"

Brady nodded happily and took off.

I stared at Amber. So.. Brady.. Wasn't dead? I was relived in a way, yet I was so confused, If only my head would stop feeling like horse's had trampled it over..."What happened?" I asked shakily after a while.

"I.. Don't really know." She began, sitting down on my bed. "You.. Were sort of zombie like when I found you and Brady. I had ran after you when we came back from the tribal meeting and found you had gone, Baby Bray is with his father. I'm lucky I found you when I did.. It looked like.. You were trying to drown yourself."

Wow.. Was I really that crazy? Should I tell Amber what happened? "Where was Brady this whole time?"

Amber sighed. "Thankfully, she was asleep. I had to carry her home most of the way."
Well... That would explain my warped mind thinking she was dead.. I worried. I really needed mental health! I was not safe around my daughter!

"Trudy.. Why did you leave the mall? Lex said you went off on a crazy rampage because you missed Brady. I didn't listen to him. He was wrong. I could tell. It's not like you to up and leave." Amber stared at me wide eyed, and grabbed my hand and held it tight.

Before I could even control myself, I poured into complete detail about my night with Lex. The farther I got, the more wide-eyed Amber became. Soon it seemed her eyes would pop out of her head! She cried out at the right moments, hugged me when she felt she had to, and soon she had me crying on her shoulder when I finished up.

"And the worse part thing is, I think I'm pregnant." I let out a hard sob and Amber clutched me.

"There there." She said softly, patting my hair.

"That's why I want to leave. To find myself, and try to accept my child on the way. But.. I can't bring Brady." I stared at Amber with tears in my eyes. "Please, understand.. And make sure Brady is safe here?"

Amber nodded, reassuringly. "I understand what you wish to do.. Brady will be safe with Fawn. I promise. Take as much time as you need."

I sighed, and snuggled close to Amber. "I don't know where I should go."

Amber closed her eyes and whispered, "Go to Bane City. Trust me. Ask for a Fran. She'll help you."

"Bane City.. Fran." I repeated softly. "Are you sure I'll be able to find it?"

"Go out of the forest northeast, and then walk west for about 5 days. You'll end up there. You'll know by the sign." Amber grinned a little.

At that moment, Fawn walked in with Brady, who she had dressed up just for me.

"Mommy, Can I have a hug?" Brady said hopefully as she walked to the bed Amber and me were in.

Of course I gave her a hug. A long one. I didn't want to let go either. I was so thankful my daughter was alive.