Ch. 3: Yet another Visit From Our Old Pal
Carmen pov.
Goddess no, no, no, no, no! That's what I call prayer.
I put my two fingers at his neck and feel the pulse.
There's nothing at all. I hold back a whimper and count to 60 out loud, still nothing.
I laid my head on his chest and cried hysterically for goddess knows how long.
I calmed down, and now I was just gasping for air.
I felt his chest rise and fall.
"Holy s***! OMFG!" I yelped. I looked down at him and saw he was weakly smiling at me. Oh thank the merciful heavens! See? You don't have to pray pray, just ask for something and ta-da!
"Oh Seth, my Seth," I said with joy and practically jumped on him like a kid. He laughed gently and that reminded me he was barely conscious.
I put his arm around my neck and helped him walk to the car. I grimaced at the sound of his shallow breathing and how he was holding back shouting in pain.
I put him in the back and he didn't say a word, just watched me intently. I was more than a little paranoid driving, feeling his eyes on my face, but I didn't say a word. I would do anything to keep him conscious.
I called the hospital along the way and told them about our situation, and they were there with a stretcher in tow when I pulled up.
"Carmen…" he began with a voice so weak I let out a little cry and he looked away, thinking that I didn't want to talk to him. I gently picked up his chin and turned his head towards me. His handsome face was…This time I looked away, biting my lip but still kept my finger there.
I turned back around, and saw that I was too shallow before. He had many wounds, but they somehow made him look much stronger. "Don't leave me," he finished in a whisper.
"I won't ever," I said as they started pulling the stretcher away, with me walking beside him.
I didn't look at him once, I think I was too forward; it's pretty bold to say you won't leave someone forever.
"Ma'am, I apologize, but this is where you must wait until one of the doctors come and tell you that you can come in," the woman said. I nodded briskly and smiled reassuringly at Seth.
"Now, what has this young man done," the doctor, apparently, asked.
I recalled the horror of feeling what Seth was feeling when it happened. But how can you tell a doctor I felt exactly what Seth was feeling and it was quite horrible, but don't worry, he's going to be quite all right. Because he is a vampire and shall heal faster than you think, would you care for some tea?
"He was wounded when he got in a car accident," I say finally. The doctor nods and walks off with the nurses carrying Seth on the stretcher to the room on the left.
I sat down and picked up a copy of Life magazine, flipped through a couple pages and slapped it down back on the table.
Yeah, life. Trust me; you have not experienced life until you become a vamp and the Queen of Darkness whose soul mate got in a car accident an hour ago.
Speaking of car 'accidents', how did Seth get in one? Seth would not have done anything stupid like that. But the other driver…
The way Seth was sprawled on the ground like that; I doubt it was all a terrible accident. I think it was deliberate.
"Madam, you may see the boy in five minutes, I'm going on a coffee break," the doc said. I'm going on a coffee break. How can he do that when there's a freakin' boy that I may add, is Dauntia's daughter, that just got in a deliberate car accident laying on an uncomfortable white bed? I took a breath and calmed myself down.
Instead, I smile politely and answer "Thank you sir, I shall do so." After the doctor left, I walked into the room right away and my mouth hangs open, no words coming out.
Before I could even scream, a hand covered my mouth.
"Yes, yes. We are honored to have you as our guest," the familiar voice said. I gulped at the scene.
Seth was being held against his will, knife at throat. I was being held by Maddie, gun at my head.
"What the hell Maddie?" I sputter out.
"Miss me any?" Maddie remarked in the same tone.
"Just as much as you missed me," I say in a fake nice voice.
"Now listen, if you make one damn noise, your boy's going to be skewered. You are going to calmly walk out of here with us and not attract any attention. Got it?" She said, waiting for an answer as she put in bullets into the gun calmly waiting for my answer.
I hate this girl so much! I could kill her now, with my blue power and all, I can stop her. But I can't control the flame yet, I would be taking a big risk depending on it.
There's no way to fight her, it's too late. I should have done that years ago. I nod my head slightly.
"No! Carmen, leave now! Just leave me behind," Seth says urgently. Yeah, I know how he can take care of himself.
I walk to the door and Maddie smiles. Seth looks down and says nothing.
I had let him down. But not yet, this battle has only begun.