Amor Enim Bellum

11

After the funeral, Doctor Luke was checking on Nova to see if there were any signs of her waking up.
Just as he was about leave, her eyes fly open and she screams.

Elias' phone started to ring, so without looking he answered. Immediately a panicked voice appeared on the other end.

"MY KING, YOU NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE INFIRMARY RIGHT NOW!!"

"Why? What happened Doctor Luke?"

"Just get down here!" Then the phone line went dead.

He immediately grabbed Benjamin, pulling him to the side and quickly explained to him what just transpired on the phone.
Thinking something was terribly wrong, they ran without saying anything to anyone else the infirmary to check on Luke.

In record time they arrived, Elias threw the doors open and rammed straight into one of the male nurses.

"I'm sorry but where is Doctor Luke? Is he ok?"

Nodding, the nurse pointed to the far left where both his and Benjamin's gave was greeted by Luke, who looked perfectly fine.

Scowling, they made their way over to him. He smiled back at them and dabbed his hanker chief onto his forehead.

"What the fuck was all that panic on the phone Fang?" Elias demanded.

Flinching back, he answered, "I was panicking because the girl woke up, screaming her head off. I don't know what was going on inside of her head. Whatever it was must have been horrendous cause we had to sedate her, she would not calm down and when I say that girl could scream, i mean it. She screams like a banshee."

"Take us to her."

Leading the way, the trio arrived at Nova's hospital room.
Pushing the door slightly ajar, they all peeked in.

She laid there, almost lifeless but you could see that physically her body was a shit ton better than when she arrived.
Closing the door again, Benjamin asked, "How is her physical condition Doctor?"

Grabbing her chart that was placed right outside her door, he flipped it open.

"Everything has either healed fully or is almost there. The most alarming thing was her brain activity."

Motioning for him to go, the three sat down on the seats that were right outside of her Nova's room.

"We did an MRI and CT Scan to check for any internal brain injuries. There was none but it seemed like at one point in her coma, the brain was going into overdrive. I'll have to wait till the sedative wears off for me to ask her."

"Ok, thank you Doctor Luke. When should it be worn off?" Elias inquired.

"In about another hour or so. It was a strong dose because she needed to calm. The young lady started attacking herself and rubbing her skin harshly. It seemed like she was attempting to scrub away someone or several persons touch. My King, this girl has seen some horrific things. Be careful."

Smiling he said, "I will."

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Inside Nova's mind was a war zone. She was fighting extremely hard against the sedative, wanting- no needing to wake up.