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chapter 19 (Behind the falls)

ZELFELIA

When I woke up the first thing I saw was Jerome my head was on his lap we where in the back seat of the car. My head hurt I couldn't move .

"Don't move you're bleeding " he said . When my vision cleared up I noticed that he's eyes had turned red.

"Are you okay? " I asked.

" You're bleeding " I quickly realized and got up, I opened the door and jumped out of the car.

" There's  a bottle of water can you pass it!  " I shouted ,and he threw it at me ,I used it to rinse off the blood, I ripped the bottom piece of my black flannel up and tied it around my head. Jerome got out of the car, he's hands coverd in my blood.

"You can just lick it off you know " I said sarcastically.

" Your blood is the last thing I want in my body " he said.

"Ouch " I dramatically place my hand over my heart.

" Oh no, don't take it personal, I saw it in your house the last time I was there," he said I looked at him with confusion, I really didn't know what he was talking about ."The vervain " he said, it had totally slipped my mind, my mum always infused the tea leaves with vervain since I was little it had become a habit, and I drank tea almost every morning.

"It's not intentional, it's just always been a habit " I said to him. " how long was I out? " I asked.

"Twenty minutes give or take, that low laying branch fell on your head " he said. " your probably concussed " he said.

"What are you, my doctor? " I sarcastically said.

"Actually I did get my degree in medicine in the 60s " he said. I rolled my eyes and got into the car and so did he.

"Drive left " I directed him.

"Are just an idiot or you don't see the freaking trees ahead " he snapped.

"It a clocked path, in my world the people can make such and sometimes it occurs naturally either someone is protecting what's beyond or the place is protecting it self " I explained to him, we drove through and the path cleared, and as we looked back the trees resurfaced covering the place we had left.

The drive was long the GPS approximated we'd be there in two hours, and it was quite for the first few minutes, till Jerome decided to speak.

"You were crying yesterday " he said.

" Your point exactly " I spat knowing I didn't want to talk about it.

" You can tell me if you want, but it's not like I'm remotely interested, actually I thought about it you can keep it to yourself " he said.

" That's not going to work, " I said to him. " I'm not stupid, I see what you're doing "

"I'm not interested anymore " he said and kept he's eyes on the road.

"Walt found he's mate" I told him.

"Oh so he dumped you " he said letting out a small laugh.

"He didn't dump me, we weren't together "I said.

"It's not what it looked like ," he said. " But look, you probably knew how the little Wolfy clans work, it was a waste of time thinking you had a chance " he said.

"Katherine? " I asked " You really did fall in love "

"Two good years of my immortal life, and just one visit to another pack and boom " he said dramatically. " And now I look the same age as her kid ,ain't life swell "