As I opened my eyes, I could hear what sounded like Derek crying. I jumped up quickly but soon regretted it as my head throbbed and the room began spinning.
“Derek,” I moaned instead.
“Isabella,” he moved quickly next to me and took my hand in his.
“You were crying,” I wiped beneath his eyes gently with my fingers and he tensed slightly but did not protest.
“I am sorry,” is all he said.
“For what?”
“I never should have let you...,”
I reached my hand up to his mouth to quiet him as my other hand covered his. It was not his fault. I’m hard-headed too.
“They didn’t harm me, but I think the dimension travel or whatever it was is having some effects on me,” I said.
“You have been in and out the last few hours. Dimension travel. Izzy, where were you?” he asked me.
I explained ever
