White Noise

Chapter 18 ; Birthday

The voices started getting clearer, clear enough that I could hear every word. I was finally calm but exhausted, I was awake but still sleeping, in the kind of way you can't shut the world out for a hour or two. It was never ending silence.

"How much more longer?" A clear and calm voice asked. It was a male so it had to be Russell, unless everybody else came back.

"A day or two." The soprano voice rang like wind chimes. Alice.

"I know, I mean for Valariee and her army."

Alice paused, making me curious, curious enough that I could have moved but if I did she would of kept quiet and have not answered the question.

"Eleven days. She has gathered more vampires, and the expirenced ones are fighting just to fight and a few have some gruge against us. But don't worry about not getting the people in time, and don't worry about Kennedy. She will be perfectly fine."

"Where's Jay?"

"He found Rose and Ian so he just helped them."

"Okay."

"I told you not to worry."

"I'm not."

"Well dont." She paused and it was silent for a moment and then she continued. "Ashanti will be here in ten minutes."

"Great. Could you...?"

"Yes, yes. I know you don't want to leave her."

"Thanks Alice."

"Yeah, yeah."

She must of left because it was quiet for a while. I felt a cold hand surround mine, making a shiver go down my body but I guess I didn't move because I'm sure he would have let go.

"How is she?" A fimiluar, sweet voice asked, and she was right next to me.

"She's fine Sarah. I'll call you in if anything happens."

"Okay."

It felt weird stalking all of these conversations, knowing almost everything that has happened without even moving or without opening my eyes to see where I was. But I was now able to feel. Feel Russell's hand wrapped around mine, feel a strange soreness on my side and stomach and a small pain coming fro my leg.

"Russell!" Alice was back but she seemed terrified. "Valariee and her army decided to come early, knowing that the rest of us is gone."

"Well how long do we have?"

"We only have five days now."

"Where are they coming from?"

"Pittsburgh. They are running, not taking a plane."

The soreness grew more painful, roaring up to my back, spreading like a wild fire. The pain in my leg just got more piercing, more real.

"Russell..."

"What?"

"She's waking up..."

"What? Already? I though she still had two days."

"Well I guess something triggered it. I'll get Sarah and Ashanti. I guess she would want to see them." Then the silence flooded the sound, over ruling it. But Russell interupted it. He interupted the beautiful silence.

"Kennedy? Are you alright? Do you hear me?"

'Yes I hear you Russell. I want to see you guys. Everybody.' I thought, wantng to say it so badly.

"Kennedy, your coming back. Just open your eyes."

'It's not that simple.'

"Everybody is waiting for you."