Chapter 8

The village

I sat there on the pavement, thinking what to do next. I wait, not knowing what to do. What doI do?, I thought. I look around. I have to do something. I stand.

I look around. This place looks really old or even abandoned. I hope there are some peoplehere. I walk on the pavement, hoping that I can find a doctor or hospital somewhere. I continue walking.

Then, someone walks up to me. "Hello. Who are you?,"the person asks.

"Hello, I'm Ame.,"I say.

"Hello, I'm Amelia.,"Amelia says.

"Hello, Amelia. Do you know where I can find a doctor or nurse somewhere?, I ask.

"I am a nurse, silly! I came here to ask if you were alright because I saw your leg.,"Amelia says. I look at her, confused for a moment. Then I remember. My pants leg is still up. I must've forgotten to pull it down!

"Well, I can't answer that because I don't even know myself! That's why I came to look for a doctor or nurse.,"I say.

"Okay. Did you only come here for that, though?,"Amelia asked.

"What do you mean?,"I ask.

"I mean what I said. Did you only come here for a doctor or did you come here for some other reason?,"Amelia asked.

"Well, I came to...to get away.,"I said.

"To get away? To get away from what?,"Amelia asked.

"Well...my...my family.,"I said.

"Why?,"Amelia asked.

"Well...,"I trailed off. What if I can't trust Amelia? I mean, she seems to be really nice and all but...

"You can tell me. I won't tell anyone. I promise.,"Amelia said.

"I just don't know. I mean, it's not you, it's just...,"I trailed off.

"We're friends. I promise you that you can tell me. I won't tell anyone.,"Amelia said.

"Okay, but can't we go into somewhere cool and get some food or drink? Also, my leg is throbbing.,"I say. Amelia looks at me for a second, then nods. She beckons me to follow her with a gesture toward a white building. I nod and start to follow her. I look at the building.

The outside of the building looks oddly familiar. I look at Amelia with a questioning glance. "I'll tell you when we get inside.,"Amelia says. I nod. I wonder why this building looks so dang familiar?

As we get closer to the building, I see two white doors. I start to sweat when Amelia grabs the door handle. She looks at me, then tells me to go in. I look at her hesitantly, then nod. I enter the building. It is white, like the outside doors.

There is one brown wooden clock on the wall. I stare at that clock. The clock reads 10:45. I look behind me to see if Amelia is in the building. No one was there. I start to panic. Was I lied to the whole time?!

Then, I turn back toward the desk and discover that Amelia was sitting there in the chair. Then, Amelia says: "you're cute when you panic.,". I stare at her. She looks back at me and smiles. At first, I say nothing.

Then I look at her andn say: "Thanks.,".

"Heh heh!,"she laughs gently as she smiles.

"Um...can I get somewhere to sit down and get some cold water?, I ask.

"Sure.,"Amelia says.

"Thank you.,"I say as I bow.

"You're welcome.,"Amelia says. Amelia stands from the chair. She tells me to follow her. So, I do as I was told and follow Amelia to the room I was given.

"Amelia, how much farther is this room? My leg burns like fire!,"I say.

"Still a couple of doors down. Do you want me to carry you?,"Amelia says.

"Okay.,"I say. Amelia walks toward me and picks me up off the ground.

"I'll carry you to your room and set you down on your bed, okay?,"Amelia asks.

"Okay. Just, please don't drop me.,"I say.

"Don't worry! I'm a professional. You don't have to worry. I promise.,"Amelia said.

"Okay.,"I said. Amelia walked me to my room. I will not mention it to Amelia, but I feel awkward. She said that I was cute when I panicked. I actually kinda...like her.

I like her because she is kind and sweet. I wonder if she likes me back? As I thought on this, we stopped in front of one of the big, white doors. "This is your room.,"Amelia says. She opensthe door.

Inside the room, I see a bed, another white door and some random big machine. I look at her. She doesn't say anything. I wonder what she was going to tell me earlier. She walks me over to my bed and sits me down.

"There you go.,"Amelia says.

"Thank you very much. I appreciate it.,"I say.

"No problem! Would you like some water?,"Amelia asks.

"Yes, please.,"I say.

"Okay. I'll be right back.,"Amelia said. Then she left the room.

As Amelia came back, I stare at the door, waiting for her to enter. As I wait, I think about what to say to her. I know I have to tell her eventually, so I decide to tell her that I like her when she comes in with my water. She opens the door with my glass of water in one hand. Okay, here goes.

"Amelia, I have something to tell you.,"I tell Amelia as she sets my glass of water down.

"What is it, Ame?,"Amelia asks.

"I like you.,"I say.

"What do you mean?,"Amelia asks.

"What I mean to say is that I love you.,"I say.