Summer Camp

Chapter Twenty Five

  Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it, in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you then I know you
Won't tell what I said
'Cause two can keep a secret
If one of them is dead?  

~ Secret, The Pierces 

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**Alex's POV** 

I sobbed as Dr. Landon took a brake from cleaning up my back. I sit up, putting my face in my hands.

"I'm sorry," he told me, "I know that it hurts."

Harry loosened his grip on my, and looked at me sympathetically. 

"What did you do," he asked.

"I-I," I starting, trying to calm myself. "We were in his room, and I moved something on his desk.

"Wow," said Harry, "I bet he's pretty angry."

"I-I didn't know," I said, "N-not to t-touch it."

"I'm sorry," said Dr. Landon, "Don't you think the King was a little harsh, Harry?"

"I don't know," said Harry, "He's done worse for less."

Suddenly there is a tender touch on my back, where Dr. Landon is touching. I shy away from his touch, worried that the pain will come back again.

"I think that we need to continue," said Dr. Landon, "Please lay back down."

I lay back down, pulling up the blue hospital shirt to expose my back. 

Harry moved in front of me, his hands hovering over my shoulders to grab me if I squirmed too much. I had been at the hospital for 2 hours, cleaning up my back. 

I braced myself as Dr. Landon pressed the wet cloth against one of the lash wounds. I cried out, biting my tougue. I tasted blood in my mouth as Dr. Landon dabbed the wound over and over making sure that I wouldn't get an infection.

"Were almost done," said Dr. Landon.

"I don't beleive you," I wheezed.

Dr. Landon laughed, and started cleaning another cut.

3 hours later Dr. Landon told me that all of the cuts were clean. Harry helped me up, and I cried out as my back was hit by air from the door opening. 

Dr. Landon left the room we were in and came back in with a metal case. 

"We just have to wrap up your back now," he told me. He opened the case showing me a long wrap of gauze. He picked up a spray bottle of something.

"I'm going to spray this on your back, It shouldn't hurt."

Dr. Landon moved behind me and a winced as the stuff hit my back.

Dr. Landon and Harry laid gazes all over my back before wraping my entire torso. 

"Take these," said Dr. Landon handing me a handful of pills and a cup of water.

"And this," said Harry adding a blue pill to my hand, "It's a sleeping pill."

"Thank you," I said, swallowing the pills and gulping down the water. It hurt to move my arms, but I ignored the thumping pain in my back. 

I immediately felt drowsy. 

"Do you want me to take her to her room," asked Harry.

"Sure," said Dr. Landon, cleaning up, "Thank you."

Harry took my arm, and started walking me to the door. I laughed at him, and followed him through the halls. I drug my nails into his shirt, leaned my head against his shoulder. 

"I'm tired, " I said all loopy.

"I know," said Harry, "Me too." 

At one point I stopped and  kicked the wall laughing. I told Harry that my brain felt funny, and he picked me up, carrying me the rest of the way to my room. I fell asleep the minute I hit the bed, feeling numb.