The Devil in Me

The Devil in Me Ch. 5

Chapter Five:

Noah:

I felt guilty.

There was no reason I should, but I did.

It was like this unpleasant feeling settling in the pit of my stomach.

It almost made me sick.

I glanced over at the alarm clock on the small nightstand next to my bed.

Wednesday morning, 7:57 AM.

It had been a while, but I guess Dr. Odell was right.

I just needed to get laid.

Only, it didn't feel so great in the morning.

I rubbed over the burn on my chest. I forgot how aggressive Raisa is.

You could almost make out a full handprint burned into my chest.

The spot where her three center fingers were, held the more prominent burns. The pinky was barely visible, as was the thumb.

Almost like you could tell that she was on top of me.

I had to shake the thought. I didn't want to go back to her anytime soon.

I needed to see Dr. Gardiner about getting something for this burn.

I forced my body to sit up, and I could feel last night's activity in my joints.

She didn't let up.

It was like she was trying to break me on purpose.

I got to my feet and made sure I dressed before I went to see Dr. Gardiner.

It didn't take that long to get to the small room Dr. Gardiner worked out of.

The red ring was up outside his door, which meant he was with another patient.

Damn it.

I sat outside in the hallway. The only thing I could do now was wait.

I wasn't sure how long I waited, but the door finally opened. It honestly felt like half an hour, at least.

Breena was the first person I saw.

I didn't know precisely what ethnicity she was, but I knew at least one of her parents was Asian. She had short dark brown hair, currently up in a messy ponytail. Her eyes were dark hazel.

She met my gaze and simply nodded. That's when I noticed the child in her arms. It was her daughter, Melody.

"Is everything alright?" I asked her.

"She has a fever," Breena said.

I stood up to look at the sleeping toddler. Her white hair was shorter than I remember. I think Griff said something about her figuring out how to use scissors.

"I hope she feels better," I said, placing my hand gently on her back.

Breena only nodded before walking off.

I could feel the fever, just by touching her.

"Noah," Dr. Gardiner greeted, "What brings you here so early?"

"I could use a burn cream," I stated.

"Come on in," he said, gesturing for me to head inside.

I walked in and sat on the exam bed.

"Let's see the burn," Dr. Gardiner said while putting on gloves.

I pulled my shirt over my head.