Chapter Twenty Eight
I woke up and groaned. My head was face planted into some grass and, however soft, was quite uncomfortable as I got up. The sticky-ness from my cheek was not something I'd wanted to wake to. I sighed and sat up, prying off the grass that seemed implanted into my skin.
"Oh good you're up. He should be here any minute now with them."
"Gabriel?" I wondered allowed.
"Yes, Gabriel. It's a shame you keep dozing off life this, you seemed to miss a lot."
"What?" I asked suddenly quite afraid of how long I really did sleep. It didn't seem that long did it? "How long was I…" I began, but yawned in spite of myself.
Juniper chuckled. "Raina, you don't know? You were asleep for….well for about four days!"
"Four days!?" I exclaimed. This dragged me from my stupor. "I…" I don't believe it! Was she jesting? I couldn't have…
'Oh yes you could've Raina,' I heard the familiar unwanted voice of Cal in my head. 'And you very well did.'
I turned spun around looking for Cal but I couldn't see him. 'Where are you?'
Meanwhile, Juniper was talking. "….and Gabriel came by with the others to help you on your journey. We have to stop by their hideaway however. They're not ones to be seen….Raina are you even listening to me…." I could tell she began talking again, though to me, I'm not quite sure.
'I'm with the others,' he replied simply. 'Don't you remember saying hello to them? Oh, right…you were talking in your sleep…' he trailed off and chuckled.
I furled in embarrassment. 'I did?!' I exclaimed.
'Yes, yes. You made quite a 'how do you say it in your terms hmm? A spectacle. That's right. You made a spectacle of yourself.' He was really starting to enjoy this.
'Grrr..oh, if you weren't my brother….' I began. 'And if you weren't on the other side of my mind, you would definitely regret ever wanting to be inside me head…'
'Raina,' his voice told him to calm down. 'I already do regret it. Do you think I like hearing your thoughts?'
'You very well seem to enjoy taunting me about it so yes.' Insisted.
At this point Juniper walked off, obviously giving up all hope on communicating with me. I almost couldn't hear her anymore. I was too focused on the current conversation with Cal.
I felt Cal sigh. That's right. I felt him sigh! 'It's not as easy as you think, Raina. It's not as easy as you think.'
'Well, then why don't you get out of my head?' I asked. It wasn't a question. It was a request.
'Fine,' he replied shortly.
'Fine,' I said. Then he was gone. I could feel him fading.
I sighed and turned around, trying to focusing on what was going on where I was. What did he mean though? His…energy seemed to change.
"Raina!" I heard Juniper call. "Guess who we found?"
"Who?" I asked not thinking at all.
"Bess!" She grinned.
"Where is she?"
"With them, m'dear," she answered with a smile. "Now let's get going and we'll be able to meet them. You see, I'm not so sure where your mother lives and they are the only ones that can help us."
"My mother?" I practically stuttered.
"Yes, Raina. You're real mother. Not the other one." Then she looked slightly puzzled herself. "Gabriel already told you right?"
I nodded but didn't speak.
"Oh ,well good then! Well, we best be heading off as soon as Gabriel comes."
"Where has he gone?"
"To find Cal. He was acting rather strange the whole time that you were in pain. At first, he never left your side, but then he apparantely couldn't take it when you didn't wake up at first and ran off.
"Oh." It was all I could say. I didn't know what to think of it. And after what he had just said….
"Well are you coming or not?" She asked as she started walking across the field. I loved how she was SO sympathetic. I mean, merely a day ago I could barely move! She just assumes that I'm good enough to travel again now? I wasn't sure I was entirely comfortable with walking yet!
In any case, I sighed and followed her out.
"It's not long. After all, we're meeting them halfway."
I nodded, although I knew she couldn't see and began wandering behind her, finding a familiar footing and wonder in every step.