Rose starts shaking and crying. "What's wrong Rose?" She curls up in a ball on the sofa and doesn't move. "Rose tell me what's wrong!" I shout. What the heck is happening to her? I bend down to pick her up and she pushes me away. "Rose I can't help you unless you let me." I say. She just shakes her head. "Rose I'm going to get you help whether you like it or not." I say. I pick her up and carry her bridal style to my car. I gently lay her in the backseat and then get in. About halfway to the hunting lodge she starts screaming. Once I get there I get Rose and carry her to Ron's house behind the lodge. Please be home. I kick open the door and Ron jumps out of his chair where he was watching tv. "Holy crap!" He shouts. "Nick, could you at least knock before you come barging in here?" I roll my eyes. "Sorry Ron but this is urgent." Ron finally notices Rose. "Who is that?" He asks. "Her name is Rose. I found her in the woods last night." Ron stares at her for a second. "Get her on the sofa and go find Henry." He says. I put Rose down and run out the door.
"You think she's alright?" I ask. Ron shakes his head. "She should have woken up by now. It almost been four days." "What happened to her?" I ask. "I don't know." He says. "Nick, if she doesn't wake up soon you should take her to the hospital." I shake my head. "That isn't happening. She told me that someone will find her if I did that." Ron sighs. "I don't know who's looking for her, but is it really worth her life?" I ignore him. "I'm going to get more medicine. I'll be back in two hours." He says. Ron walks out the door leaving me alone with Rose. "Please don't die."
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Withering Roses
FantasyEverything changes when Nick finds a scared girl in the woods. She refuses to speak, and shows constant fear of everything and everyone around her. Nick thinks she's had a horrible past, but nothing he does will get her to tell him. He finds himself...
