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32 | Chapter XXXII - Safety Is Underated

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Demons - Imagine Dragons
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     I smile at Saorsa and hold her tiny hand, only now noticing the bones that were clearly showing from her being extremely underweight. Her lightish-brown eyes lighting up.

     She looked so happy, but she looked so unhealthy.

     Her blond hair had some light traces of snow still clinging to it and she winced as I pulled it out gently. I watched her carefully as she moved her white hands to her head and gently massaged her scalp.

    I gave Jay a confused look and he raised an eyebrow at me. Slowly he made his way towards me and whispered quietly.

     "You know the creepy guy in the suit that was Catori's second in command?" He questioned me, bringing his face in very close to mine.

   I nodded.

      "Let's just say that he enjoyed dragging her by the hair. The creep was messed up." I sighed at Jay's response and made my way over to Saorsa, placing my hand lightly on her shoulder so I didn't inflict any pain on her.

       "Do you want to come back to my house?" I ask her, "I can give you a bath and wash some of the blood and who knows what else off of you." I smile. Pretending I don't have the image of her being dragged to Catori by the hair in my head.

      She wrapped both of her tiny arms around me   as she lightly cried to herself.

"I'd love that."

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     Turning the nozzle on the bath, I adjusted the temperature until it was slightly warm. Knowing Saorsa, I knew that she'd never really experienced anything warm. So putting her in hot water would probably burn her fragile skin.

       I watched as the water slowly filled, rising higher and higher with the many drops of water than entered it. It reminded me of something as my brain thought of a strange metaphor.

      What if the bath was like my brain? What if when Catori stole my energy she punctured a hole into it where some of my memories emptied out, but my brain managed to fix the hole before anything else could creep out.

    What if I truly did know Hunter well, what'd I felt about him the same way he felt about me?

    I was snapped back into reality when I noticed that the water was on the verge of rising over the edge of the bathtub. Another idea hit me.

      What if that was how we could take down Catori? What if she so full of energy that she 'over-flowed' herself and it killed her. No one could deal with too much energy? Right?

     Turning off the nozzle, I stand up from my seated position on the white bathroom floor and walk into my bedroom where I find Saorsa sitting on my bed, staring into space.

      I smile lightly at her and tell her that the bath is ready. Flashing me a smile back, she stands up and takes my hand - allowing me to direct her to the bathroom.

      I bring her in and check that the warm bubbles are thick enough. I turn around, and allow her to undress herself and enter the warm, soapy water.