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you.”

Gerald handed over the flowers; purple freesia sprinkled through white lilies and even a few peonies decorated the gift, “These are beautiful, thank you! I’ll have to ask a nurse for a vase. This is such a nice surprise, thank you both for coming to see me. Anything interesting happening?”

Vivian patted her hand, “Business is doing better, took a lot of the junk out of the store, it’s a lot more open now. Even took some of your advice, put in a coffee maker and an old arcade game for the kids to and from school, they clear out the stock in just a few days, I have to order more and more!”

“That’s amazing news,” she replied, elated, “you have too many customers to handle by the sounds of it!”

“Speaking of, customers miss you. They send their condolences and hope to see you back.”

The woman looked up at her boss, happy to hear the job she struggled with in the beginning became rewarding.

“C’mon, step aside, I gotta see my sugar!” The pair in front of her turned towards the new voice, opening a gap for Avie to see through.

“Sandy! Oh my stars, I’m so happy you came!” Setting the flowers off to the side, she opened her arms wide to receive Sandra’s incoming hug.

“How are you feelin’? You got the whole town a buzzin’.” They broke apart, Sandra taking the second seat, sitting beside Mrs. Harris while Gerald offered his seat and stood behind.

“I’m much better now. I had a pretty big scare for sure, I had to learn how to re-walk with a physical therapist and I am getting better every day.”

“Aww shit, no kidding, sugar. But I was more worried ‘bout how you were coping with… you know… Owen?”

Hearing his name caused her heart to twang sadly.

“Oh yeah, he was your little friend. If you ask me, he wasn’t well in the head to do that to such a sweet girl.” Vivian squeezed her hand.

“Right, yeah… If I’m honest, I’m not doing too well accepting what happened. I saw the signs of him changing, he started to act differently, but I thought it was something he would get over.”

“Don’t you blame yourself,” Gerald threw in his two cents, “he wasn’t that good of a person if he did this to you in the first place.”

Light lashes blinked away a few tears, “Right, you’re probably right.”

She chatted with her visitors for a few hours, happy to have familiar faces fill her in with their lives and entertain her. Avie always seemed to collect a distraction when things got difficult.

Six days later, she was discharged.

Heart knocking in her chest, she left the hospital in warm clothing Sandy gifted her, stepping from bright fluorescent bulbs and the scent of sterilization into the overcast November with crisp air meeting her lungs. Avie inhaled deeply, shuddering on the release.

Finally, she was going to Rhulle. The desperation consumed her, coursing through every fiber of her being to reunite with him as she clutched her winter jacket, boots crunching in the pillowed snow.

The woman could walk, and she could walk well, but she couldn’t walk the same as she did before. Taking frequent breaks on her trek past the treeline, the snow caused her to take larger steps, levels coming up to her calves in some areas. It took triple the time to finally trudge up to the manor, all circumstances working against her.

Lugging the heavy boots, Avie reached the front door, tripping and catching herself inside of the dwelling due to the change of environment. Lungs gasped for breath, her body combing through the sitting area, dining room, and kitchen, wheezing slightly and breaking a sweat despite the cold weather. The house was cold, no signs of a fire for possibly days, and absolutely no Rhulle.

She gulped in air, steadying her breathing, tackling the stairs to try and locate him upstairs.

“Rhulle?! Where-wh-where are you?” She was in his room, borderline hysterical at not finding him yet. That was until he swooped down from the rafters, capturing her in a flurry of his arms and wings.

“Avie… Oh, darling, I thought you were the officers again,” his voice shook, relief filling his tone.

“Rhulle, I’m so sorry, I wanted to see you so badly, I wanted to tell you what happened, but I… I just… I couldn’t…” her voice broke, letting out the welling tears while her hand came to cover the distraught sounds.

She wondered how he must have felt this whole time in the unknown.

“Shh, it is alright, you are safe, you are alive. That is all that matters now. Oh, stars above, I could smell your blood, it was everywhere in that building. I have been so worried!”

“I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m okay…” She kept repeating the words, face buried in his chest as they sank to the floor, wrapped together in each other, Rhulle stroking her hair as she held on tightly. They were together in the assurance that they were both alright after everything, reunited once again after all the pain and worry.

They sat in the other’s hold through endless minutes, each needing the contact.

“I-I am sorry, Avie. I held it off as long as I could, but I needed to feed while you were gone.”

Her eyes opened at his words, turning up to face him, “I didn’t even feel it… I have different blood running through my veins. There was nothing else that could have been done. But I… I told him, I told him this didn’t need to happen again but he—!” The sentence dropped into a disgusted grunt.

“… This all happened because of Owen, correct?” his voice was dark.

“He-he’s really gone, not even close to the same person I befriended. He tried to kill me that night,” she felt Rhulle tense, his grip tight on her arm. Avie continued calmly, “The police were asking me questions, I told them what he did. He will be locked up in no time; punished for his crime.”

“How are you not angry at him?”

“I

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