*I decided to post another chapter tonight. I felt bad leaving you guys with that awful short one. So, here you go!*
*Same disclaimer applies*
*For Joel*
Dreams
She was wearing her old blue cloak. She heard a voice, but it sounded far away. She listened, but she couldn't make out the words. It was a man, that much she could tell. She followed the voice, her eyes scanning for someone, anybody. "Hello?" She called out.
She was answered with silence. Raven cleared her throat and called out again. "Anyone?" The place she was in was dark and foggy. The dark sorceress tried moving the fog away with her arms, but she could not see more than 3 feet in front of her.
That was when she heard a choked sob, "Raven…help me…"
Her eyes snapped open and she sat up in her bed almost immediately. She looked around. The clock read 4:09 am. She blinked, trying to clear her head. "Weird…" she muttered to herself. She laid back down and wrapped the thin blanket around herself. Her eyes flickered to her white cloak. "Why was it…" she refused to ask the rest of her question, as it only brought back more false memories.
She fell asleep with ease and woke up again 3 hours later. She sat up slowly and yawned, remembering her strange dream.
Her nurse walked in with yet another cup of medication. It appeared to be white with a yellow tint to it. Raven grimaced.
The nurse smiled softly. "Did you sleep well?"
Raven looked away. "I had a dream."
She placed her medication on the window sill. "Oh?"
The former simply nodded and her eyes landed on the medication. "Nothing works here," she whispered.
"Here…" she took the cup and handed it to her.
Raven drank it disdainfully and blinked.
"Breakfast will be here shortly." The nurse walked out.
The sorceress looked outside and opened her mouth to start up her morning ritual, but was suddenly stopped as she heard something.
"Raven…help me…"
Her eyes widened. She looked around the room, wondering who had said that. "What?" she called out.
Just like in her dream, she was answered with silence.
She cleared her throat. "Hello?" She called out.
"…Help…"
The sorceress stood up, frightened. "Who's there..?"
She heard nothing.
"Who's there?" she called louder.
Silence.
"Answer me!" She screamed. The clock nearby had blown to bits at her outburst.
Immediately, a doctor came rushing inside. "Miss Roth?" he asked breathless. He had obviously been running.
"Tell them to stop!" she shouted. The glass on the window started to crack.
Two more nurses and another doctor came rushing in as well.
The doctor winced at her voice. "Miss Roth, please calm down."
"No! Someone is here!" she shouted, tears in her eyes.
He shook his head and pulled out a needle. Her eyes widened. "Miss Roth, there is nobody here, but us," he said slowly.
She backed away from him. "Don't. Touch. Me." She said through her teeth.
He whispered something to the 2 nurses before they started approaching her. "We're only trying to help," he said calmly.
"I don't want your help!" she said desperately, afraid.
The nurses grabbed her arms. Raven panicked and tried prying them off, but they held her down on the bed. The doctor brought the needle closer.
"NO!" she screamed, and flailed her legs.
The other doctor, whom had been recording her actions, placed his clipboard on the ground, and restrained her legs.
Raven continued to struggle. She wanted to use her powers, but she was too weak. "Get away from me!" she yelled.
The doctor ignored her request and brought the needle down to her thigh.
"I SAID GET AWAY FROM ME." Her voice became menacingly demonic and her eyes glowed red.
All four workers were stunned, looking her in the eyes. The doctor's eyes widened before he punctured her vein with the needle.
Raven let out a cry of pain before she stopped struggling and her eyes returned to their normal shade of violet.
The nurses and doctor let go of her one-by-one.
"Let her rest," one of them advised.
They all left the room simultaneously, leaving the former exhausted and in pain.
Raven heard the voice again as her vision blurred. "Raven…help me…"
She was falling into a deep sleep, she could barely keep her eyes open any longer. Before her world faded to black, she called out, "I can't…I need help…"