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A/N: So, so sorry about the long delay in this chapters. I've been without a computer for awhile. I'll try my best to get the next few updates done quickly.
Theme 21: Vacation
POV: Sookie
Rating: T
Silver Lining
I sighed as I heard another vacation giveaway on the radio. I was currently on the closest thing to a real vacation that I'd had since I first met Bill. Not that it was much of a vacation. I was stuck in bed most of the time, recovering from the injuries that Lochlan and Neave had inflicted on me. Still, it was time to mostly to myself. I wasn't working, at Merlotte's or for vampires or shifters or any other group of supernatural beings. I had time to think and ponder. I was beginning to realize that this is not always a good thing.
The thing I've been thinking about the most is what Niall said to me before he left. I spent so much time trying to figure out which vampire he was talking about. I wished, not for the first time, that the people (or Supes) in my life would ditch the habit of being constantly cryptic. As I pondered his meaning, my thoughts obviously turned towards the direction of the two vampires he could have been speaking about.
There was Bill. Bill was my first. He was my first boyfriend, first person I had sex with, first vampire, first everything. He believes he still loves me, but I'm not sure I can ever trust him again. To top it off, I don't know how he's doing. I haven't heard an update in days. Maybe he's recovering; maybe he's dying a final death. If it's the latter, I sure hope he wasn't the one Niall was talking about.
Eric on the other hand, was an enigma to me. He seems to believe he loves me now as well and I would trust him with my life. I'm just not sure I'm ready to trust him with my heart. He has also developed the habit of speaking cryptically lately. The thing he said the night of my rescue have come back to haunt me and I wish to know meanings behind them.
I think about Sam, who has been the best boss anyone could ask for, and a great friend to boot. If I had never gotten involved with vampires, there could have been something there, so I wonder 'what if…." before realizing there's no point, since I can't change the past.
Mundane, everyday things fill my head, as well. I wonder how I'm going to catch up on my household chores. I think about how bad my hair must look, having gone unwashed for several days. I think about the fact that everyone on the radio sound very similar. This brings me back to my current pondering as they call the winner of the paradise vacation. I've heard it said before that people often wish they could take a vacation to recover from their vacation. I would like to take a vacation to recover from my recovery. But one of the conclusions I have come to recently, is that I will most likely never have a normal vacation again. If I try to take a vacation alone, or with human friends, I stand the risk of being attacked by enemies of Niall's or Eric's or the King's. If I take a vacation with a Supe , which would more than likely mean my working for the Supe in question, it's not likely to be very relaxing.
The conclusion I'm coming to in all this? Make the best out of a bad situation and enjoy my current break from everything but my thoughts. What do they say? Every cloud has a silver lining if you look hard enough.
A/N: Next theme is "Mother Nature."