Chapter 14 (Trauma)

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All I'm going to say is I needed this image to be shared with the world.

...Guys...I think I'm obsessed with Bulbasaur.

I was released from the Healing Centre a few days after the emotional rollercoaster that was me waking up.

I headed home to Rivershine, and I was met with a super sad Linh.

I tried to make her feel better, but she insisted on taking care of me. It was quite a lot and I felt terrible.

I was not allowed to go back to Foxfire that week. I was super tired and mostly stayed in bed. Marla sometimes came to visit me, but she looked very shaken every time like I was still covered in blood.

What shook me most of all was the memories. The memories that haunted every waking hour, and every nightmare. 

Guess you caught us, puppet.

 That was the word I was stuck on. Puppet. Why did he call me that? It sent shivers down my spine that reverberated throughout my entire body.

One day, Sophie paid a visit.

"I need to know what happened," she said, "to keep everyone safe."

My breathing quickened. Sweat appeared on my brow.

"Ok," I agreed, "I went into the forest, to a pond that I'd found before. When I sat down, I smelled ash. Then Gethen spoke to me. I told him to show himself, and he just appeared. He pulled down his hood and smiled at me, and then he said 'Did you really think the Moonlark could defeat us?' He practically spat the word 'Moonlark'. Four other members appeared behind him, and next, he said he'd be back for me and 'Pheonix'. Then, I had a throwing star in my arm. That's all before I woke up in the Healing Centre."

Sophie nodded, pale.

"I would check your memories," she said, "but we know what happened last time..."

Yeah. My brain has a weird defense mechanism that acts like a stormy sea. It practically broke Fitz.

I pulled my knees up to my chest.

"I'm scared," I whispered.

Sophie nodded.

"I was scared too. I still am. But, it gets better with time."

"Does this mean I need a bodyguard?" I asked, "Since he said he'd be back?"

Sophie knit her eyebrow together.

"I hadn't thought of that...Perhaps it's for the best we do just that. I'll talk to the Council and see what they think."

I nodded in response and she left, leaving me alone.

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