Catching light Book 1

chapter 12

I was being rushed hurriedly through the building, passed the rooms, the kitchen, down some stairs and into an old unfamiliar room below the building. It was pitch black and dusty and smelled of antiseptics and alcohol.

" We need to keep her here for her safety. We don't know if whoever did this is planning to kill her in this weak state of hers." Fred who had rushed in as soon ad I had collapsed was now dictating instructions about my health and safety since he was studying medicine before he was sent here.

The pain was surging through every vein in my body, giving me a headache and teary eyes.

" Shut up and stop the pain!!" I was now in agony and in no mood for niceties.

" Just breathe, breathe Eve" there was something about Jack's calming voice that was familiar, it was as if I'd known him since I was a little girl, and it also reminded me of myself... Oh gosh! I was now hallucinating.

Aaron quickly switched on the light. The room had cupboards against every inch of the walls and each cupboard was filled with random items. We were in the storage room.

Aaron rolled the gurney I was on to the middle of the room.

" Why did you put me in this room. There is no sunlight," I yelled.

" I have observed you and tested the medicine that was in your system, because I was suspicious about it. It is enhancing your dark powers and weakening your light powers, and right now your body is not used to being full of dark power, so your body is slowly giving off your powers, and sunlight makes it worse. " he looked down for a minute.

" What is it?" I asked.

" If someone is to harm you and steal your powers, it would be extremely easy. " he said.

I could not even concentrate properly because I was so sleepy and in so much of intense pain.

Slowly I shut my eyes and fell off to a deep sleep, but during my sleep something strange happened, I felt hands touching my arms, and wherever they touched, I felt power being sucked out of me. The impact of the violent suction of my powers leaving me made me feel as if my whole body was about to explode. I couldn't open my eyes at all, but I could hear.

"Eve I'm so sorry for this, but he has my poor Selia and he's going to kill her. Look I know I am taking your powers from you but at least you can live. Her life is on the line, please...forgive me!" I was shocked to hear Jack's voice.

Slowly I fought to open my eyes, trying to fight the dark abyss that surrounded me, and slowly it was working. I could feel my eyelids fighting to open. The pale dimness of the dark room soon flooded my eyes, and so did the bewildered figure of Jack.

" J-jaaack," my throat ached as I forced the word out.

Jack turned and looked at me in shock, as if I was defying every known impossible obstacle.

" Eve? You are supposed to unconscious. I-i know what it looks like, but I have to do this. I'm really sorry," he said draining the last drop of power I possesed. The he stepped away. Guilt was clear on his face, but I could not bear to feel sympathy for him. He stole what was rightfully mine and he took my identity, my crown, my life.
                    
"I-I haaate y-yoouu," I said hoarsely.

His face fell and tears welled up in his eyes.

"I know."

"James what have you done!" Aaron's voiced boomed through the room making my ears pound in pain.

" You know it has to be done Aaron,"  and with that Jack vanished into thin air and Aaron was immediately by my side. But just before that, I could have sworn that I saw Aaron give Jack a curt nod. I just ignored it though. I was just too sick to care.

The last few words that Jack had said spiked up my curiousity levels. What did he mean by that? Why did he say it to Aaron? Did Aaron really nod?
I had a feeling that Aaron was somehow connected to what Jack had just done.

" Aaron-"

" Don't speak, your throat is raw." He said.

I nodded, then noticed something. I no longer just felt pain, but I also felt something worse- sick. I felt nauseous and feverish and light headed. I guessed that since my powers were gone, all my wounds that were healed were now here again. The bruise from a few days ago, wounds from the fights. I felt it all. Also now that my healing was gone all the bacteria in my body that once was defeated by my supernatural immune system were now back for revenge. And the revenge was having a major impact on me.

" You feel warm. What's wrong," he asked.

I looked at him and stated the grim fact.

" I aam siiicckkkk," I managed to groan before going into a non-stop fit of coughing. To be honest, it was not helping my already raw throat.

" Someone help! Help!"

Soon Fred and two doctors, Daniel and Danielle came rushing in with a needle, sleeping medicine and anesthetic.

I hadn't even known that I was sleeping until I woke up.

Aaron was sleeping peacefully on the floor. His arms were tucked under his head and his lips were parted slightly to allow him to breathe. I tried to sit up, but my body was paralysed, and I could only move my head slightly. The scariest thing was that I could not feel anything. My whole body was numb. The next thing I did was try to speak, but it was to no avail. No sound came from my throat. I was basically a live corpse, unmoving, mute, but breathing and seeing. I looked outside, assumed it was morning, but I could not be sure since we were underground. That was why no birds could be heard. I let out a breathy sigh and stared at the dim ceiling which looked black.

"Good morning," Aaron said.

Good morning, I mouthed.

" How are you feeling?"

I don't know, I can't feel a thing.        

"That's good!" He said smiling.

No, I mean I literally can't move...at all.

His eyes were now wide and alert.

" Oh goodness...maybe it's just the medicine?" He said nervously.

Poor Aaron was trying to make me feel better...Unfortunately he was not doing a good job of it.

I gave a small reassuring smile.

"Let me get you something to eat," he said.

How am I going to eat like this? It must have looked like I was playing
chirades with my mouth.

" I will make a plan," he gave an evil grin.

I could already tell that I was not going to like this "plan" of his.

He came back holdong a bottle of a mashed up substance and a straw.

" Here are your bacon and eggs," he said.

My mouth dropped to the floor. And I started mouthing sentences.

No way!

" Yes way, you can't take your medicine on an empty stomach can you?"

I shook my head at him and the bottle.

" I will force feed you if I have to! Now open your mouth and drink your breakfast!" He came closer to me with the bottle.

I sighed knowing that I could not argue with him.

Slowly I slurped up the breakfast concoction. I blocked my nose so I did not taste anything. When the breakfast was finished I nearly threw everything up, but not because of the taste. My body was now literally deteriorating.

" To be honest Eve, I don't know if you'll survive this." Aaron looked worse than I did. He had lost weight and was paler and had deep purple circles around his eyes. I sighed. I wasn't sure I was not going survive either.

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A/N. Yes! I have completed the book and will be updating the chapters slowly