Revenge of the wolf

Chapter 15 - Everybody Hurts

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Revenge of the wolf

Chapter 15 – Everybody Hurts

No One's POV.

After her shower, Jade felt clean for the first time in weeks. Any other time, any other day, that would normally be a good feeling. But the feeling of being clean and refreshed, barely registered in Jade's mind.

Stepping out of the shower, she noticed that either Victoria or Jadelyn had placed some clean underwear, a bra, socks, black sweatpants and a t-shirt for her to wear. Jade quickly concluded it was Victoria, judging by the neat way they were folded. She quickly put them on.

Emerging from the bathroom, she could smell the beginnings of a taco dinner.

"Jade, dinner will be ready in a short bit." Came Victoria's voice from the kitchen, which caused Jade to briefly reminisce about all the times Tori had said the same thing. It occurred to her, just then, that she rarely offered to help, yet Tori never complained.

"Can I help?" Jade found herself saying.

Popping her head out of the kitchen, Victoria looked her over. "Are you sure, you could barely stand a short while ago."

"I kind of just need to do something. Anything to get my mind off of..."

Victoria nodded. "I was just about to brown the beef. You can do that. The beef is in a package in the fridge, the pan is on the stove and the taco seasonings are next to the stove. Oh...you need a fork to break up the beef. Get the meat and I'll get you a fork."

Feeling the need to get busy and not wanting any more guilt today, Jade mechanically started her task. It was a simple one, brown the beef and break it into small chunks. Then drain the fat, put the taco seasonings on it and reheat. Jade didn't even have to move around much.

Jade set about her task, using it to for a few seconds keep her distracted. Finishing it, Victoria thanked her and told her to sit down at the table.

Dinner was served shortly after. The food was good but the atmosphere was both awkward and a bit tense. Jadelyn was moody, sullen and barely said anything. Tori was her normal friendly self, but not all that talkative either. She was more concerned about Jadelyn. Jade, not sure of what she should say if anything, just concentrated on her food. It was the best plan considering she had no desire to antagonize Jadelyn any further and still could not look Victoria in the eye.

Once dinner was done, Victoria and Jadelyn cleaned things up, while Jade sat on the couch flipping channels.

When things were cleaned up, Victoria came out.

"It's only about 6:00, but Jadelyn and I are going to be in our room for the rest of the night. If you need anything, knock. If you don't knock first....I can't be responsible for what Jadelyn will do to you."

"Got it."

The two went into their bedroom, leaving Jade alone.

Jade spent the rest of the evening, watching TV, practicing walking again and for a time, sat on their balcony. Though she was up and around, Jade felt barely functional.

She knew she needed to, get busy living, but other than moving around and taking care of herself, she barely knew how. In fact, the longer Jade thought about it, sitting on that patio, the more she felt this feeling of hopelessness. She didn't feel she had the strength to do what was needed and, in her mind, coming back and setting things right seemed utterly impossible.