Sorry for the delay folks...be nice and let me know what you think ;-)
LK
12
She heard Kelly's footsteps approach, and her head appeared at the opening of the door. ''Hey, you alright?''
''Mmm can you come in for a sec?''
Kelly frowned and took a seat next to Sabrina, on the edge of the bed. ''What's happening to you?''
''I'm not quite sure yet...'' shivers ran down her body, making Kelly's frown even deeper.
''Hey, it's like 90 degrees in here, you cold?'' She put her hand hesitantly on Sabrina's shoulder.
''A little bit...'' She cleared her throat. ''Ya can't sleep?''
''No...'' She shrugged. ''You?''
''Nuh uh.'' She paused. ''Can you stay here for a bit?''
''Sabrina I'm not stupid.'' she turned to face her. ''I know something is wrong, so you might as well tell me.''
The other woman put her elbows on her knees and sighed. ''You're gonna call me crazy.'' She shivered again.
''No I won't. What's wrong?''
''Kelly... there are some weird things... happening to me, okay?''
''O... Okay?''
''There's a man in the room-''
''What?!''
Kelly rose and looked around, flicking the lights on. ''There's no one here Bri...''
''He...'' Sabrina stuttered. ''He was there in the car ... in the plane as well... he won't go away...''
''Bri... we were alone in the car...'' Kelly slowed her talking rate suddenly. She knelt in front of her friend, like she had done a night ago in Death Valley. ''How much sleep have you had lately Bri?''
''I... dunno...'' She admitted, refusing to meet Kelly's gaze.
''When was the last time you slept?''
''Um... '' She sighed. ''Monday I think.'' She moved her shoulders nervously. ''Yeah, Monday night.''
''Sabrina it's Sunday today.'' Kelly got to her feet again. ''Where is he?''
''Hmm?''
''The man, where is he?'' Kelly looked down at her friend again, knowing that something was very wrong. And in her mind a hypothesis was starting to form, about how wrong this something was, and God it was getting out of hand.
''On the chair, behind you.'' Sabrina said with an empty voice.
Kelly approached the chair. ''Now?''
Sabrina looked up. ''He is walking towards the window.''
''Okay.'' Kelly sat on the chair and looked at Bri. ''You are hallucinating.''
''I know.''
Kelly's hands clenched. ''Do you know why?''
''No.''
Kelly sighed. She got up and started pacing. She was restless as well. ''You are hallucinating because you don't sleep. But the rest? Why can't you sleep? And why are you like this?'' She sat down next to her again, all the pent up energy, the pent up emotions she had for the past couple of days threatening to explode. ''Bri. What the hell is happening?'' And they would explode on Bri, and she would hate that. Nothing of this was her fault, yet she could get caught in the crossfire. She nibbled her lower lip with worry. Sabrina's attention seemed to scatter. She wasn't listening. Kelly grabbed her shoulders and shook her gently. ''Bri!'' Nothing, her eyes just seemed to wander around the room, seeing things only she could see. Kelly's stress levels were going sky high though, and her patience running really low. ''Sabrina!''
''Mm?'' was the laconic reply.
''Hey, hey! Focus!'' she gestured towards herself. ''Me, here, focus!''
''Yeh?''
Then Kelly's worried mind, realised something in the frenzy she was in, something she had noticed earlier as well but hadn't thought about. Even though it was very hot in LA and hotter in Death Valley, Sabrina had stayed in a long sleeved shirt all the time. With one rapid move Kelly grabbed her left arm and pulled up the sleeve, revealing exactly what she thought would be underneath. A couple of small needle marks, tucked carefully on the inside of her friends arm. And suddenly everything made sense.