Come Together (Joger & Frian Book 3)

30

Freddie's P.O.V

I was just starting to come to and wake to see Brian sitting by my side watching over me.

"How long have I been out?" I rubbed my eyes

"About thirty minutes. Jency will be back in a bit with some herbal remedies that will help with your recovery."

"In the meantime can you get me something to eat, I'm starving for some reason, but yet I still feel nauseous?"

Brian said "That's one of the symptoms of mild to moderate hypothermia. Hang tight here and I'll go search the kitchen for anything to eat that's Light on your stomach."

As soon as Brian got up and left for the kitchen I felt a sudden need to vomit and could taste and feel my stomach acid coming up my throat.

I rushed to stand and run to the closest bathroom and puked my guts out.

Brian returned from the kitchen with a plate of food and saw that I was in the bathroom, so he sat the plate down on the coffee table and came to me in the bathroom to help me up and get back to the sofa.

He wrapped one arm around my back under my arms to support me and thankfully he did because I had an awful head rush and could barely walk.

I made it to the sofa and saw Brian had made me a plate with a variety of crackers.

Brian said, "You should probably start with some light crackers to settle your stomach before trying to eat anything heavier."

I grabbed a handful of crackers and started eating them slowly one at a time.

I heard a knock at the door, and Brian got up to answer it.

He opened the door to find Jency with a bag of different herbs.

Jency walked in went over to the coffee table and sat on it facing me.

"I have a few herbal sedatives to help keep you relaxed. There are five different strengths and I'll have you start with the weakest, and if it isn't helping Brian can bump you up to the next strength."

Brian said. "Let's get you started now."

Jency explains to us how to administer the sedatives.

"You are going to place two to four drops under the tongue and allow it to be absorbed."

"The effects should kick in immediately."

Jency placed the drops under my tongue and I immediately felt nothing different but slightly more relaxed than before.

Fifty-five minutes later we moved up to the more potent bottle.

This time the effects kicked in immediately and my head felt strange in a relaxing way.

Sure enough, the effects wore off in about an hour so we had to move up to the third bottle.

This one also kicked in immediately and I felt relaxed and calm for about 3 hours before my anxiety came back in full force and I started to panic.

The whole scene came racing back through my mind and I could feel the fear and panic of everyone.

Brian brought over the fourth bottle to me on the sofa and placed the drops under my tongue.

I felt my anxiety begin to ease up and the room began to spin and I could see glimpses of Brian and Jency's faces distorted and stretched out.

I closed my eyes to stop the spinning fell into deep relaxation and fell fast asleep.

Two hours pass and I wake up to the room spinning again and can hear the screams of the boyfriend yelling for help, and I can barely catch my breath.

Brian spoke sharply and said. "Calm down, calm down Freddie!"

Hearing Brian's voice helped me take a deep breath and I was able to stop the spinning.

"Are you alright?"

"I just can't shake the flashbacks of the incident."

Jency spoke up and said. "It might be time to move up to the fifth bottle, but I have to tell you it comes with a warning."

"It is a mix of the strongest herbs in their strongest form, so you have to start with only two drops."

Brian asked her "What could happen if he takes more than two drops."

"It ranges from a severe paranoid low to a distorted high, so there's no telling how it will affect you"

Brian places two drops under his tongue.

I immediately am out...

"Freddie...Freddie...Freddie! " I look around to see who was calling my name and I realize I was in Rhye and see my sister calling out for me over by the village square.

The place has changed since I was last here.

I begin to walk towards my sister as she turns and runs away. I begin to pick up the pace after, now calling out her name and trying not to lose sight of her.

Every corner I turn I just catch a glimpse of her turning another corner. I continue to call out her name now asking her to slow down or stop.

At the next corner, I turned after her, she was gone, and standing there was the profile of the white queen and the black queen staring at each other.

They were about ten feet from me, I slowly approached them and they both turned to look at me and said my name in unison.

"Have you seen Kash?" Again in unison, they respond

"No, but we know where you can find her. She's waiting for you at your favorite pub". 

"Thank you!" I headed left towards the pub.

I approach the front door and see Kash through the window sitting at a nearby booth. I opened the door to enter and once inside I looked at the booth and she was gone again.

Then the floor beneath me opened up and I fell into dark space.

"Freddie, Freddie" Brian's voice rang in my ears as I gasped and sat up.

"How long have I been out?"

"Almost six hours!"

"I think it's time I eat something and try and regain my strength so I can get up and move a little."