I awoke the
next morning in my bed, unsure of exactly how I got here, but certain it
involved Rhoslyn and Tammy. Glancing around, I noticed I was tucked warmly in
between my two best friends- who were still sleeping silently. Their bodies,
covered by sheets and the thick comforter, rose and fell steadily with their
breathing. I let my head fall back and rest against the pillow. My hand reached
back and my fingers ran over the roughness of the scar. I wondered what people
saw. What they thought. What their assumption was when they saw my hairless
head and pasty skin. I had never been fair-skinned, my bronze skin always
radiating in the sunlight- a dark contrast from my blue-grey eyes.
Tammy
stirred slightly on my left, making the sheets rustle and the bed creak. She
rolled over and faced me, “Oh. Good morning, Sunshine. You were completely knocked out last night. We
pretty much had to carry you up the stairs.”
“Yeah, my
head is pounding,” I croaked. My mouth was wicked dry and I didn’t even dare to
open my eyes for fear of making my headache worse.
Tammy sat up and I heard a slight pat as her feet hit the floor “I’ll get
you some water and an aspirin, okay?”
I nodded and heard Rhoslyn groan. She rolled
over and I could feel her warmth as she got closer. Her arm slumped over my stomach
and she laughed, pressing her side against mine. The crook of my arm lay over
my eyes and I smiled, “Oh. My. God. I got so
trashed. It was awesome!”
Last night had been Rhoslyn’s first
time at Obscurum and she had turned
out to be a major lightweight- her max turned out to be a margarita and two
shots. I laughed and felt an ache run through my body, I knew that last night
would come back to haunt me. Tammy walked back in with a glass of water and two
aspirin. I took them and she and Rhoslyn recounted the night before- stopping
only to laugh and put in personal commentary on what had happened. A knocking
sound came from the kitchen- someone was here. It was then that I remembered
what Klaus had said last night.
He opened
the door and stepped inside, his smile spread wide across his face, “Good
morning, Meine Liebe, how do you feel today? Better than last night, I am
hoping.”
I looked up
at him, my eyes squinted because of the throbbing pain in my head, “Well, not
really…”
His lips
turned into a beautiful line across his face, “I am sorry to hear that. It is
your head, yes? Just let me know what I can do.”
I smiled, “Well,
I think these girls have it all taken care of. I’ll just call you later,
alright?”
Klaus leaned
forward and his hand rested on the side of my arm; he squeezed it slightly as
he pressed his lips against my forehead once more, “Of course, Love. I am going
into town this afternoon, but I would love to answer your call.” He turned to
Tammy and Rhoslyn, tipping his flatcap to them, “Until next time, ladies.”
He turned
and left just a moment later. There was no doubt that he had made all of us
swoon. And I knew that something big was coming. I could feel it echoing inside
me. Like a tiny dwindling spark becoming a flame, it was growing.
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