Awakening Sheeple

~ Chapter 4 ~

'I need help! She is blocking my memories. She is stronger then I am!'

The pretty girl, jumped off the side of the bed looking enraged but never said a word aloud. Drew pulled her by the hand, "let's go." Kaysen offered to walk them out.

As the men towed her out of the room the girl spoke to my mind again, 'I will get help, I will be back Avery!' I felt exhilarated that something had finally gone my way and panicked knowing that I only had two days to figure this mess out. What if she didn't come back in time?

Harlee was relieved that they were gone. "What was that girls name? Let me think...."

She didn't hear that whole conversation I had in my mind with the girl. I asked Harlee, "can you hear all my thoughts and feelings?"

"What do you mean?" She snapped as I had broken her train of thought.

"I mean can you feel my anxiety? Do you feel my heart race or my panic?"

"All I know is that your heart is my heart now and it feels what I feel, you don't have anything but that annoying voice as far as I am concerned!"

"Do you hear my private thoughts?" I queried.

She answered impatiently, "thank goodness I only hear what you say out loud, otherwise I would go crazy with your drama and pathetic life."

That answered my question, I can mind-speak and she can't hear me or them. I wonder if everyone can mind-speak? If a thought is for me, not for Harlee, only I can hear it. I am getting some power after all. Plus I can see through my minds eye when her eyes are closed! Harlee dozed off again.

I saw the little old lady peek around the door to find my room empty, save me in my bed. She waddled in with an older native man in tow. He was only a few years younger than her, grey hair, deep wrinkles and dark heavy eyes. They came quietly to my bedside but my eyes were closed, Harlee was sleeping soundly. They stood silently seemingly praying, the old man looked down at me scowled and stood straight to nod to the old woman. They placed some kind of weeds or herbs and smelly water stuff on the corners of my bed then they turned a left as silently as they had entered.

It was a strange encounter, I wasn't sure what they were doing. Moments later Kaysen came back in, my heart fluttered but Harlee didn't stir. He spoke to me silently, 'Avery, I hope you can hear me Angel. Try to answer me if you can.'

'I want to answer you Kaysen, I have so many questions. She is clouding my memories...can you hear me?' My soul ached for answers, my aura yearned to mingle with his, my body craved his touch. But does he really feel the same for me or is it all one sided like she said?

'I hear you Avery,' his voice melted into my mind. 'It's going to be ok, I have got you, we are linked together, no one can sever that tie. Harlee cannot know we can speak. I will get you back, be patient and it will all be clear soon.'

I didn't answer, my mind was so mixed up with questions, each one like chocolate chips in thick dark brownie mix; coated, smothered and scattered in the gooey batter.... a dark mess. My thoughts were in a dark mess. Then he touched my hand, it sent electrical current up my arm, like ticklish tingles direct to my heart. My eyes opened to see his beautiful face looking down on me or should I say us. Harlee was fully awake and smiling. "Hello handsome," she beamed. "I really need to brush my teeth so I can kiss you the way you deserve. I can't wait to get out of here and make sweet, hot love to you, like we used to." she giggled seductively and tugged on Kaysens pant leg. That bitch was trying to feel him up! I was appalled and even jealous. Although, it was my hand she was using, I didn't want her near him. This was such a mess! I snapped at her, "would you stop trying to seduce him! You not only have bad breath but you stink too!"

She added out loud to my thought, "Maybe you could give me a shower Kaysen?"

He laughed and replied, "I don't think the nurses would like that too much. Besides we need to talk, seriously."

"Talking isn't as good as what I have in mind but it will do for now," she pouted.

He began, "so Avery, you know that you have been in a coma for a long time." He started to pace back and forth, his head down as he spoke to the floor.

Harlee replied, "yes...."

"I have an old friend that works here at the hospital. She got hurt and is now on life support. I have been leaving you to visit her. That was her grandmother that came to visit you the other day, remember?" He continued without a response, "my friends name is Harlee. She has been a very good friend to me while you were...gone. I have grown very attached to her." He began to speak faster, "I didn't know that you were going to come back to me. The doctors said there was little hope. I decided to move on. Harlee really needs me now and we have such a long history. She showed me how much she loves me....and....well....I am going to be with her now....and well I am so sorry. I will always love you but it's her I need to be with. You understand right?" He paused.

I felt her mouth drop open in shock, "you can't leave me for her! She isn't in that body! I mean, I mean, maybe she doesn't want to go back to that body... maybe she's dead....you said you loved me!"

Kaysen cut her off, pressing a finger to her mouth. "I do love you Avery, but things are different now. Harlee has so much to offer me and we have so much in common, I can heal her and we can be together." He turned abruptly and left the room.

I could feel her emotion erupting as the tears welled up and an explosive gasp escaped us and our lips began to quiver. My chest tightened and air came in small amounts as she wheezed with heavy exhalations of terror. "What have I done!?!" She screamed out in my mind.

"It's just like you said, he loved you but apparently he doesn't know you are in my body... so much for his amazing intuition." I spoke in a satisfied sarcastic tone at the irony of it all. Then her reply hit me right in the heart, he is leaving you too Avery. If I had control over my jaw it would have dropped open at this realization. My mind scanned desperately at our last conversation, I mean I hardly remembered this guy, why was I so panicked? He said he would get me back, what could I have done to him that he would want to hurt me? A big part of me wanted to trust him but if this was just a ploy to hurt me then why should I keep quiet about our conversation?

If I tell Harlee he can speak to my mind she might never leave my body. If I don't let him hurt me then he can't. If he wants her he can have her! Please take her!

"You can't be quiet in here forever Avery, you need to help me, we need to get him to stay with us in this body!" She was freaking out. "We need a plan."

My reply was simple, "you don't want me in here and he doesn't want me, so why should I help you at all?"

She blurted out a tidbit of important information in desperation, "you are married to him!"

I laughed, "now you are getting desperate. Besides it wouldn't matter, people get divorced all the time. He couldn't be all that if he fooled around with you when I wasn't even dead yet. Why would I want him?"

"You have to help me!" She pleaded.

"Why don't you just go back to your own body then? Just sayin'." I wondered if that was too obvious a suggestion.

"I can't.... I don't know how. Besides no one knows I am in here, how would I explain that? People would think you are crazy! They would lock us up in a loony bin for good!"

"Listen to me," I said, "you need to calm down. I can't think straight with you fogging my memories like you do. If he didn't know you are inside of me then he was telling me he loved me and was kissing me! Now he wants you?! I am so confused and pissed off and hurt right now. You have all the power and need to think this through on your own, you are gonna do whatever you want anyway. So why don't you just shut the fuck up!"

"Yeah, you're right, you are useless, you stupid Bitch," was her curt reply, at least we agreed on something.

Huh, I was hurt but she was right... to a point. What she didn't know might bite her right in the ass!