Another World

Chapter 25

The wind whips through my hair and yanks at my clothing as we enter the main gate. As soon as we stop, I slide off Zetora's back and run to reception to look for help. Nobody's here! Where are they? I sense Austin walking towards me. "What do we do now? Where is everyone?" He doesn't answer me at first. He looks panicked and confused. He's quite frightening in a weird-kind'a way. Then he speaks.

"Isabelle, what happens on the occasion of an attack?"

"They kill each other," he gives me a frustrated frown. "They hurt each other?"

"Yes! Where do you go if you're hurt?"

"To my brother."

"Dammit,princess! To a hospital!" he laughs pleasingly and we run. Through the northern wing, across the southern and reach the other end of the castle. We run directly to the reception at the hospital where the receptionist is awaiting our presence. She leads us to ward 7. That's ICU. They must be hurt terribly. We enter through the automatic doors and there all of them lie. Some covered in blood, others with bones sticking out of their body-parts. Those creatures do not tolerate mercy.

"Oh my-" I start.

"They were defeated by a woman?" Austin asks vaguely.

"And hybrids!" I defend. It actually sounds like I'm desperate for belief!

So that it looks like I have sorrow in my heart, I walk up to some of my soldiers and ask them if they're OK. All of them having the same answer, 'it could have been worse.' Then I spot Jake sitting on a bed in the corner, staring out the window. I can't just imagine how he must feel, Jolene betraying him.

"Hey, how are you?" I say from behind but he doesn't answer me. "I'm sorry about what happened. If I could do anything to-"

"What you actually can do is believe what I said. Don't you see, there is no more scheming and plans to kidnap you!" I sit next to him and stare at the gardens beneath us.

"I'm sorry. My behavior is unacceptable. Ishould have given you a second chance. I just don't know how to handle things,you know? I'm not used to attention at all. At school everyone would look at meand laugh! They enjoy seeing me struggle." I pause before I take his hand inmine and look directly into his sparkling hazel brown eyes. "My mind is clearnow. I know you mean it when you say you're sorry. We're all human here, well Ihope so!" we laugh together. "Jake, this is one strange world. I need your helpto survive every day from now on. I need your guidance, leadership, effect andyour love." I smile sweetly and squeeze his hand even tighter.com|vic^]