Passion by Jadyenne Remkes (novel24 txt) 📖

the edge of the bed. I could see blood, my tears, seeping into the thick rough fabric. Staining it. I didn’t care. They could always wash it. But I couldn’t get Aaron back. I sat there for a long time, a few days. Unmoving. A few people tried to come in and get me to leave, I turned my head and set my white hot gaze on them and they swiftly left. I was awake, crying the whole time. If I could, I wanted to die of severe blood loss, and I knew if I kept crying I would. I didn’t care. Nothing mattered anymore. I rested my head on Ian’s shoulder, and closed my eyes. Within moments I was asleep. I knew somewhere in my mind that it was a dream. I seemed to be everywhere and nowhere at the same time. All I could see was a bright beautiful light. I couldn’t see around it or through it. It was just there. There was a sound that drifted though my ears. A beautiful sound of a woman singing, words I did not recognize. The tune was soft and sweet.
‘Hello?’ I call out softly, determined to meet her.
‘Yes?’ the same voice I had heard replies.
‘Who are you?’ I ask replying with a question.
‘I have many names, Nyx, Anu, and Epona. Just call me goddess. Everyone does. ‘She tells me, I was shocked.
‘Why are you talking to me?’ I ask.
“Because, Radella, you are one of the gifted. As are your friends. You are chosen by me.’ Her voice flowed through me like honey with a melody.
‘Goddess, how do I help Ian?’ I ask, hoping there was a way. Hoping that was why I am here.
‘Your friend David has power to heal, and he has the power to give life that has been taken by demons such as the one you saw before the car today. He does not know how to harness it yet. Use it to save Ian.’ My hope lifts. I could save Ian!
‘Will I ever see you again?’ I ask, I would miss her, I had just met her but I felt as if she was always there.
‘Soon, you will come home to me; I will call you back to me just as I have now. Go my child, save your love.’ It was as if I fell back into my body, back to Ian. I instantly press my hands to his chest pushing life into him He gasps, coming back to life; I scream and throw my arms around him. Thank you goddess. I silently tell her. “Ow, careful babe.’ He tells me while he skims his hands over my face.
‘Hun, are you ok?’ he asks. I begin to cry again. Here Ian was, back from the dead and he was worried about me. He touches my face, and I look up at him for the first time since I had become unconscious. His eyes go wide with concern.
‘Are you crying blood? That can’t be good.’ He tells me.
‘Apparently, I am, but I feel fine, so I’m not going to worry about it.’ I tell him and wipe the strange tears away. Aaron looks around the room, and then back to me. He is confused, I could tell.
‘Where am I?’ he asks, confusion surfacing in his voice. I take a deep breath, and tell myself silently that I am not going to start crying again, and tell him everything.
By the time I’m done, Ian is stunned to silence. I feel so bad, I couldn’t utter another word. Instead of saying anything, Ian takes me in his arms and holds me for an un-measureable moment. We have to find some way to get you out of here. I tell him. What do you mean? He asks well it’s not every day that you die and come back to life. I mean, everyone thinks you are dead, even Riley and David. Plus the doctors. I tell him, and comprehension runs across his face. Then in a split moment I get an idea. I lean into Ian and whisper it in his ear. He smiles and looks at me out of the corner of his eye, time to put the plan in action. I get up and run into the hall, screaming for David and Riley, I find them in the waiting room, and I know they have been there for a long time.
‘Riley!’ I scream. A huge smile on my face. She nearly falls out of her seat, and throws me a very disturbed look when she sees the smile on my face.
‘Come quick.’ I tell her, and motion for David to come too, before running back to Ian’s room. Ian was standing by the door, and when I ran in I almost fell on top of him. He caught me though. David and Riley come to a halt right in front of the door, and I though Riley was going to pass out, but she composes herself, and before she can ask, I start explaining. By the time I am done I sounded insane, and I knew it. I didn’t care anymore than Riley did. She leaned over to hug Ian, and David and him, were too manly to hug. So I gave him a hug for him. He smiled, and so did I. for the first time in a while I was truly happy to be in a hospital.
When the doctors found out that Aaron was miraculously alive, they wanted to do tests. Lots and lots of tests, fortunately we talked them out of It., the nice, way.
We stepped out of the hospital and into the crisp morning air. My car, lucky enough for David, was intact and even parked neatly in a space. I walk up to it, dragging my fingers along the body, before stepping in. I pull out my Mp3 and find a good song that fit the day just fine, cranked it up, and rolled the windows down so the music crowded the air in the streets.
We drove for a long time, before stumbling upon, a small, rundown, gas station in the middle of nowhere. I pulled up to it to see a group of men by the door. I could tell they were in a gang; by the way they stood, and dressed, even the way they looked at my car. Like they wanted to steal it. They wouldn’t get the chance. I motion for Aaron to stay in the car, although he looks uneasy, and I step out. Surprise flashed across the boy’s faces, at the sight of a girl coming out of that car. They were maybe, twenty or so, not much older than me, but they didn’t intimidate me. I walk up to the door of the shop, and they step in front of it. I can see it in his eyes that he is considering touching me. Better not. I think toward him. I can’t stop him if you do. I know he can’t hear me, they way my family does, but I hope for his sake, all their sakes, that it sets off an alarm system in his brain. Instantly I can tell it doesn’t, or he just wasn’t listening to it. He reaches for my waist. Why always the waist? Come on. I think to myself, and step just out of reach of his long muscular arms. I glance at the car and realize they don’t know Ian is here, at all. He tries again, and his fingertips brush my hip. Idiot! I mentally scream. I couldn’t help him now. His body was yanked back, and he was no longer standing by me, but when I turn to face them, it wasnt Ian who pulled him back, it was Riley. I almost start laughing and then I look at Ian, who was being viciously held back by David. I turn back to Riley, who was mumbling things in the boy’s ear, probably of pain, if he ever tried that ever again. He smirked. He still couldn’t see the boys standing over by the cars. I make a split second decision, for Ian’s sake. I pull my fist back, and snap it in his face. He gasps in shock and pain, and staggers back. I look straight into his eyes, and shifted my gaze to the others. They don’t understand his pain, understandably. I was only a short seventeen year old girl at one glance. To the untrained eye, and I had just trained him. The boy runs off his ‘posse’ speeding after him mocking him, because he got beat up by girls. Although we were no ordinary every day girls, but they didn’t know that, and I wasn’t about to tell them. Not even close. I just smiled sweetly, and turned to go into the store.
The shelves were bare and sullen; only one man was in the store, an elderly gentleman, who had a glum look on his face. I walk up to him, and hand him the money for both mine and Riley’s cars, and a very, very generous tip. That brought a smile to his face. That was all I could do to help the sad store. If I ever visited again, I would see. I didn’t plan on visiting again, once was enough. When I exit the small convenient store there is a man, with thick cowboy boots and a hat to match examining my car. He kicks my tires and I flinch. I approach him, determined to know why he was abusing my mechanical baby.
‘What the hell do you think you are doing?’ I ask, causing the man to jump.
‘Examining this car, it is a very nice…’ He starts.
‘Corvette.’ I finish and push him aside. He couldn’t impress me with car know how. He looks at me shocked, as I fill both Riley’s car and my own. I call Riley and David over who were running in the distance, and Ian who was admiring the most of the scenery, sagebrush, very not so colorful sage brush. He was quiet as he ran over to me, speeding up his pace to slightly when he saw the man, who was still standing in awe next to me. He comes to a stop beside me, is colorful hair wind blown and tousled. I could sit and stare at him for hours, but I thought better of it. Much better. We had to go; for all we knew this man could be one of the people after us. And we wouldn’t want that. But we had to make an inconspicuous exit.
‘Hi.’ I say and very dramatically kiss Ian, letting him in on the silent plan as Riley and David walk over.
Once back in the car I could relax. I was comfortable in the dark and almost silent purring of my car, it was calming. I put on an acceptable song, and follow Riley up a dirt mountain trial for a few miles, and then there was no trail to follow. I wasn’t sure f I wanted to drive my corvette literally ‘where no man has gone before’, but Riley went right for it so I figured why not, and followed her. After a while a clear road emerged, and I wondered if there was some other way to get there or something. Perhaps others like us would be here, maybe not. I wasn’t sure until a small field came into view. It was large and tall grass grew around it wildly. There were many trees and there was a house in the middle. It was made entirely of stone, and not yard stone, cut stone like you would find in a store. It was beautiful and deep in the trees I could see a large pond that shimmered like glass. I step out of the car, and stretch,