Chapter Nine; Tania's Song
Conan was immediately at Rachel's side. He tried to see Rachel's wound clearly but there was too much blood in the way. Whenever he tried to wipe it away more just flowed to take its place.
"Rachel! Rachel are you okay?" Conan asked. "Stupid question. Of coarse she's not alright." Conan thought.
"Don't worry Conan. I'll be fine." Rachel weakly said. Angie, Phelix, and Michel helped carry Rachel up too her room and dress her wound as best they could.
"This won't be good enough. It won't hold long. We have to get her to a hospital now." Angie said.
"But we can't risk moving her and with Randal out there it's dangerous." Michel said. Taina had climbed out the window and was looking around with her flashlight. She knew she had to get help for Rachel. She spotted the light from another flashlight.
"Who's there?" she called. Conan came around the corner. "Oh Jimmy it's you."
"You stay here and look after Rachel. I'll go and get help." Conan said.
"No you stay here. Rachel needs you right now. Besides what are you planning to do?" Tania asked.
"I'm planning to go to the villa next door and call an ambulance. I know Rachel needs me that's why I'm doing this." Conan said and started running. Tania went inside and up to Rachel's room.
"Hey." she greeted.
"Hey. Where's Conan?" Rachel asked.
"Umm… I don't know. I haven't seen him." Tania replied. She and Rachel started talking about random things.
"Hey can you sing me one of your songs?" Rachel asked.
"What?" Tania said.
"I know you write music. I saw some of your sheet music in your desk. Can you sing me one of those songs?" Rachel asked.
"Sure. But which one?" Tania asked.
"I don't care." Rachel replied.
"Alright. I'll sing my newest one. It's called God's Will." Tania said. She created the song for Martina McBride.
"I met God's will on a Halloween night,
He was dressed in a bag of leaves, It hid the braces on his legs at first.
His smile was as bright as the August sun,
When he looked at me,
As he struggled down the driveway it almost made me hurt.
Will don't walk to good,
Will don't talk too good,
He won't do the things that the other kids do in our neiborhood.
I've been searchin', wonderin', thinkin',
Lost and lookin', all my life,
I've been wounded, jaded, loved and hated,
I've wrestled wrong and right,
He was a boy without a father,
And his mother's miracle,
I've been readin', writin', prayin', fightin',
I guess I would be still,
Yeah that was until,
I knew God's will.
Will's mom had to work 2 jobs,
We'd watch him when she had to work late,
And we'd all laugh like I hadn't laughed,
Since I don't know when.
Hey Jude was his favorite song,
At dinner he'd ask to pray,
And then he'd pray for everybody in the world but him.
I've been searchin', wonderin', thinkin',
Lost and lookin', all my life,
I've been wounded, jaded, loved and hated,
I've wrestled wrong and right,
He was a boy without a father,
And his mother's miracle,
I've been readin', writin', prayin, fightin',
I guess I would be still,
Yeah that was until,
I knew God's will.
Before they moved to California,
His mother said they didn't think he'd live,
And she said each day that I have him,
Well it's just another gift,
And I never got to tell her,
That the boy showed me the truth,
In crayon red on notebook paper,
He'd written Me and God love you.
I've been searchin', prayin', wounded, jaded,
I guess I would be still,
Yeah that was until,
I met God's will on a Halloween night,
He was dressed as a bag of leaves."
Tania looked over at Rachel who was in tears.
"That's so sweet." Rachel said.
"Well it's just something I made up in my spare time." Tania said putting one hand behind her head. She was wondering if she should just tell Rachel who Conan really was or not.
