Destiny's sight

Chapter 8- Llama

When I woke up again I was disorientated and confused. It wasn't like I woke up and everything came rushing back, I just woke upstill disbelieving that Joseph hadn't seen the girl while me and Lorcan did. To be honest I was terrified. What if the girl was dead now. She looked as if she should be dead by then but I'm no medical expert so maybe it wasn't as serious as it appeared.doesn't blood make everything look worse anyway?

I looked around. I was expecting to still be at the zoo or in hostpital so I was shocked to see that I was in someone's bedrrom. I was on a twin sized bed covered with silky, white bedding. I looked around the room and saw the wall were painted a soothing forest green colour with a few pictures of animals here and there. A desk was placed in the corner with a laptop and lots of random stuff dotted around. I looked at the lone photograph of humans on the desk that was sat next to a purple dinosaur toy (I have no idea.) I reconised Joseph but I had no idea who the woman with her arm around his shoulders was. Was that his girlfriend. Despite my traumatic experience my stomach dropped at the thought of him having a girlfriend and I felt a little jelous.

Just then Joseph walked in looking concered as he talked to someone on the phone. As soon as he saw me sat up and concious he dropped his phone on the desk and came over to me. "Are you ok? Does anything hurt? How are you feeling?" He asked not giving me time to answer. I raised an eyebrow at him and he blushed. The boy actually blushed! "Sorry." He said smiling but looking embarrased at the same time. How come I never noticed he had dimples before? I think my heart just melted.

"I'm fine." I responded with a smile. He pressed the back of his hand against my forehead and my mouth went dry. Was I missing something? Did somebody just pour a desert into my mouth. "W... what are you d...doing?" I choked out nervously. I mentally facepalmed. He was obviously just checking my temperature and I was behaving like he had just kissed me. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks.

"I'm checking your temperature." He told me oblivious to the affect he had on me. I bit my lip to keep from saying anything else that could, potentially, cause more embarrassment or akwardness. I sat there silently as he checked things like my heart rate, which must have been like a drum while he was touching me, my temperature and my reactions to certain things (e.g. images, colours, lighting.) After he had finished making sure I was fine he pulled me into an unexpected hug.

I wasn't really a big hugger so I was shocked when I realized I liked it. I was going to pull away but Joseph started stroking my hair and I just stayed in his warm arms. It was like he was more afraid than me as he whispered soothing words. I didn't know if he was trying to soothe me or himself so I just buried my head in his chest. He rested his chin on the top of my head. I was even more surprised when he kissed the top of my head. Tingles raced through my body. In minutes I was asleep again but this time I was still in his arms. The last thing I heard before drifting off to sleep was the steady thud of his heart. I was strangely comforted by the sound. For the first time in years I slept dreamlessly...