You Are Loved

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Cause I cried all the summer away

Ooh you left me waiting on a heartbreak

I just cried all the summer away

Now I'm drunk and screaming your name

-Scarlett by Holly Humberstone

Morgan slowly opened her eyes, turning over in the bed to see Marian asleep in a chair next to her. Morgan was confused, why would she be at Marian's? She slowly sat up in the bed, the blanket falling to her waist to reveal that she was in a clean loose night shift. She could feel that her torso was bandaged as well. Her brain took a moment to process this information before she started to panic, realizing someone had undressed her and knew she was a woman. Suddenly with that thought, everything came back to her, the convoy, the fight with Robin, the banishment. 'No! It has to have been a nightmare. Robin will come through that door any moment now to make sure I'm alright.' Morgan thought, trying to fool herself.

As if sensing that Morgan was awake, Marian opened her eyes, she seemed surprised that Morgan was sitting up. "Morgan, I'm glad to see you are finally awake. How do you feel?" She asked.

"I think I'm ok, but where's Robin? Why am I here?" Morgan responded.

Marian looked uncomfortable at the questions, "Robin and the rest of the gang have gone to the holy lands, and as to why you are here; I was hoping you could tell me. You showed up on my doorstep over a week ago; it was the middle of the night and pouring rain. My father and I weren't sure you were going to make it; you had such a high fever and were delirious, your wounds were severely infected."

"So, it wasn't a nightmare then, it was all real," Morgan whispered to herself and was unable to stop the tears that started to fall. She brought her knees up to her chest and bent her head into them, sobbing. The reality of her situation hit her full force, she was homeless now with no family and no friends in this land. What was she going to do, and how was she going to survive?