Wings of fate

Chapter 7

It was so fucking cold. I was shivering everywhere in my body. Relief of getting rid of the flames was gone because I was freezing. I opened my eyes and looked around expecting a snowstorm or something like that but there was no snow or rain or storm. That was when I saw the blackness where the sky should be and remembered that it would have been impossible to have rain or snow here. Then why was I shivering? The events of yesterday filled my mind. Or maybe it was just some minutes ago? Confused, I stood up and realized I was not on the bridge anymore but on a rooftop. With Jai. Looking down from the roof I realized that we are on the roof of the safehouse. As I was going to go down to get some blankets Jai woke up.

"Oh are you awake?" He rushed to me and put his hand on my forehead.

"Yes and I am freezing I am going to go get some blanket" I said

"You are burning with fever Rosalynn, I am not going to let you take a blanket. We need to take this fever down," he responded. So that's why I am freezing. I nodded and sat back down.

In the silence that followed I started examining Jai. He looked.. well not good. He looked like he had recently gotten out of a fight. I frowned when I saw all the burn marks on his body. They were everywhere. I thought of me burning and Jai trying to stop me beside the lake. Wasn't all the burning just a sensation? Did I really catch fire? I looked at my own body but there were no burn marks.

I was afraid to ask but I did it anyway. "What happened to you, you look like you got out of a fight," I said, trying to joke.

"Imm, you happened?" he answered hesitantly

"What do you mean by that?" I was not really sure if I wanted to know the answer.

"Is it ok if I tell what happened to Etetis simultaneously?" He answered me with another question. This was starting to get really awkward.

"Well, yes of course if it is something they should know".

He thanked me and went down to get the rest of the group. While I was waiting I tried to make sense of everything alone. I went out of the safehouse after arguing with Raiden and at the end of the valley I found myself in another place with a bridge and a lake even though I never saw a lake here. I started to think about Jai's scars and my mom and started to get very mad. And then I started to burn. After burning for a while I jumped to the lake and Jai found me. Then I passed out. I thought I was just feeling like I was burning but considering Jai's burning marks I was really burning the whole time. But how was I still alive then? Or how was my skin not burned? There was no sense in this.

The roof door opened and everyone came in. Everyone was looking at me with sorry eyes. What is it now? I tried to catch Raiden's eyes but he was the only one who was not looking at me. Onyx came to me and hugged me tightly.

"I don't really like hugging but Eleni likes to hug when she is upset or sick and you are both so I thought you would like a hug" he said with a childish voice. I laughed, hugging him back. I was kinda used to Onyx unexpected movements but what I did not expect was Xara who hugged me after Onyx.

"If you are just a little bit like your sister I bet you are emotional. In case you need a girl friend I am here" she said.

"I am not emotional," my sister said defensively.

"Guys this is starting to get awkward, I am okay can we get to topic?" I said looking at Jai to save me.

"I totally agree. Let's sit here and let me talk" said Jai with an imperative voice. Everyone sat down without saying anything more and I started to look at Jai with expectation.

"We have a Rheta in our group." He looked at everyone as if this explained everything but seeing everyone was still very confused he shrugged and continued.