EPISODE FIVE

Dia awoke the next morning, feeling sick and frustrated. She'd seen a flash of the woman's face. She had green eyes, but that was all Dia could remember.

Dia fell back against her pillows with an irritated, spreading her arms out across her bed. Martha had to come back later tonight, right? She could ask her then.

Her thoughts were interrupted as Gina walked quietly into the room. "Dia, are you awake?" she said, walking over to her bed. As soon as she saw that Dia was awake, she seemed relieved. "Good," she said, before Dia could answer. "Do you still have a fever? How are you feeling?"

As Gina put her hand to Dia's forehead, Dia answered her second question. "I'm…better," she lied. The truth was she was feeling even worse than yesterday. But if she said that, Alex and Gina might not let her go out anymore. Or have Kurt come visit her…

"You still have a fever…I'll go get some medicine for you, "Gina said, frowning in concern before going out the door as quietly as she'd came, shutting it behind her and leaving Dia alone again.

"What's happening to me?" she asked the ceiling, feeling a wave of dizziness. She remembered what Kurt had said.

'They couldn't do anything to wake you up. Doctor Alex said it was like you were dead.'

"Am I going to die?" Dia asked, but quickly shook away the thought. Her strange sickness hadn't become that serious yet, and besides, Alex was sure to find a cure.

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The news of the Harvest Goddess turning to stone quickly spread all over the village, and nearly everyone was in a panic, or analyzing what had happened. A few of them had gone to the spring themselves and claimed that the Harvest Goddess was indeed turned to stone. Katie had learned this much by listening to the village people gossip while they were in the Calloway Café.

"It was the strangest thing!" an older woman was saying. Her hair was a strange grayish-pink, and she looked a little like the girl that had come earlier, Nina. "It was like she had vanished, and left a statue behind."

Katie rolled her eyes. These people sure were crazy. But then again, Katie herself hadn't visited the spring, so maybe there was some kind of goddess…Katie snorted at the thought of this. A Harvest Goddess? Yeah, right.

"Katie? Could you come back here for a minute?" Carl called out from the kitchen, and Katie got up from her place at the cash register and went to see what he wanted.

"Katie, could you run up to the Sanatorium to deliver some Cookies? There's a patient there that's sick---her name's Dia. Anyway, the address is 2-2 Flower Bud," he said, pushing a basket in her hands as soon as she entered the kitchen. "I've got to get back to work. Thanks, Katie."

He pushed past her and was out the door before Katie got a chance to open her mouth. "It must be busy today," she muttered, turning and also going out of the kitchen.

She slipped out of the Calloway Café, glad to be able to escape after not going out for over twenty-four hours.

As she walked, she thought of the name Dia. It sounded awfully familiar? Wasn't there some snobby girl who lived at the Clove's Villa?

She was quickly distracted, however, by the thought of Gwen. She'd mentioned that Joe was at "the Workshop". Meaning it had to be around here somewhere…

Wait a second, she thought. I'm not that eager to go see him. I'll just stop by to say hi, seeing as how I know him, so it's only polite, and then go on to the Sanatorium.

Katie was satisfied with this and continued on her way to the Sanatorium, keeping an eye out for the Workshop.

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Lyla led Nina up to the counter of the Library where Maria was sitting. The librarian looked up from her book and opened her mouth to greet Lyla, but quickly shut it when she saw Nina behind her.

"Maria," Lyla said quickly, looking Maria in the eye. "Nina came here to apologize."

"I thought I told you to get out of my library," Maria said, her face expressionless as she stared at Nina.

Nina rolled her eyes, scowling back, but calmed back down. "Yeah, well, I wanted to say that I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said all that stuff yesterday." She was trying to be sincere as she could.

Maria snapped her book shut, causing Nina to jump a little, although Lyla stayed still, keeping her eyes on Maria. "Fine. Now please leave my library."

"Oh come on, Maria, I really am sorry," Nina said, crossing her arms. "Just calm down a little, okay?"

"I mean it," Maria said, keeping her voice even and flat. "Please leave my library."

Lyla tugged on Nina's arm, signaling for her to leave, and Nina sighed, turning and following Lyla out of the Library.

"I thought you said that would work," Nina said as soon as the door had shut and they had started walking away. "She's still mad."

"Just let her cool off. I think she needs to be alone now."

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Katie swung the basket as she walked, enjoying the cold Fall air and almost forgetting about Gwen and Joe. Almost. But a sign soon caught her eye.

"Workshop," she read aloud, and looked up. It was a log cabin-like building, and it reminded her of the one that Woody, Joe, Gwen, and Kurt had lived in before they moved. She was about to step closer to knock when the door swung open.

"I'm going to the Sanatorium and I'll be right back," the boy said, talking to someone inside. He was looking over his shoulder and didn't see Katie.

"Kurt?" Katie asked, and the boy turned to face her. He looked a little confused, but Katie knew it was him. "Kurt! Wow, I never thought I'd see you here…it's me, Katie!"

He finally recognized her and gave her a shy smile. He was always so quiet. "Hey."

"So, um, you're going to the Sanatorium, huh? So am I. I'm going to drop this off for Dia. I didn't know she lived here, and---"

"You're going to see Dia?" Katie was a little surprised that Kurt had interrupted her, but wasn't offended and nodded in response. "Yup. Are you going to see her, too? I heard she was sick, so my manager, Carl, sent me to give her Cookies."

"Oh." The two just stood there for a moment in silence, before Katie spoke again. "Where's your brother?" Kurt shrugged a little. "He's probably out fishing again. I don't know where."

"Oh." There was another pause, and Katie smiled a little. "So, let's get going. Mind showing me the way to the Sanatorium?"

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Dia drank from the glass that Gina handed her, wrinkling her nose at the taste. It made her feel even more nauseous, but she kept quiet and handed the glass back to Gina. "Dia, I need to tell you something," Gina said, her voice becoming gentler. Dia gave her a questioning look, and the nurse continued. "Doctor Alex believes that you should remain in the Sanatorium until you have recovered. He says that you aren't allowed any visitors, but this is only---"

"What!" Dia cried, standing up. "What is going on, Gina? Until I have recovered from what?"

Gina shrank back, looking almost scared by Dia's sudden outburst. "It's for your safety, Dia."

"What? What is wrong with me, Gina? What's happening?" Dia stared at her, suddenly wanting to cry.

"We…we don't know, Dia. We don't know."